claim: "more than 260,000 americans are employed by the domestic solar industry — three times as many workers as employed by the entire coal mining industry."
author: brad schneider
evidence_1: apr 25, 2017 ... home page · world ... last year, the solar industry employed many more  americans than ... full time in solar energy, and just over 260,000 of them – or  about 70 ... if non-traditional energy workers are included in the mix – those ... or  3 percent – were employed in coal power generation and mining last year.
evidence_2: "more than 260,000 americans are employed by the domestic solar industry —  three times as many workers as employed by the entire coal mining industry.".
evidence_3: the latest solar jobs census found that 250,271 americans work in solar as of  2017. ... it includes details on solar jobs by employment sector; solar workforce ...  yet it employs twice as many workers as the coal industry, almost five times as  many ... veterans made up 9% of solar workers, which is 2% more than the  overall ...
evidence_4: apr 20, 2017 ... already more than 3 million people work in green energy jobs. more than  260,000 americans are employed by the domestic solar industry — three times  as many workers as employed by the entire coal mining industry. america is  home to the best researchers, advanced manufacturers, and entrepreneurs ...
evidence_5: feb 7, 2017 ... if you had to bet, this is what will transform climate politics in this ... 1.3 percent —  the industry now employs more than 260,000 people, ... over twice as many as  coal, over three times that of wind energy, and ... “only oil/petroleum has more  employment (by 38%) than solar. .... it's full of sex and dark as hell.