Yoga employs more Americans than coal. But compare and contrast 1/2
and 2/2
I think many of us carry in our minds an image of the US economy that looks like this
when the reality is this
and this
and this
and this
and this
and this
Let's all resolve to live in the now

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One more detail.
Pre-pandemic, solar installation employed some 240,000 Americans - 5x the number employed by coal https://www.seia.org/news/united-states-surpasses-2-million-solar-installations
United States Surpasses 2 Million Solar Installations | SEIA

The U.S. is now home to more than 2 million solar PV installations, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced today.

https://www.seia.org/news/united-states-surpasses-2-million-solar-installations
Sorry, I can't seem to let this go ... one more point ...
Journalists are fascinated by the unexpected. What happened in 2016 was a surprise, so the people who did it drew disproportionate attention.

But surprises are surprising precisely because they are unusual.
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