It's not a surprising decision. While other sectors have contracted or slowed, he says, renewable energy is "building momentum," supported not just by a pressing environmental imperative but by investments such as federal solar energy rebates and Ontario's Green Energy Act, which promises to create 50,000 jobs within three years, support alternative energy industries and make the province North America's renewable energy leader. "The possibilities of sustainable energy are enormous," agrees Guy Dauncey, president of the B. C. Sustainable Energy Association. "[U. S. President Barack] Obama's plan in America has a potential of creating two million green jobs in two years. Our equivalent in Canada is 200,000 jobs within two years, if we had a green economic recovery plan. There's job potential for everyone."

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