But doesn't he ever envy some of the salaries paid to executives in other, supposedly more glamorous sectors?
Defining a "green" or "clean" economy as the sector that produces goods and services with an environmental benefit, the study amassed numbers on mascots of green like wind, solar and hydropower and less glamorous sectors like public mass transit and waste management and treatment.
Though all the main indexes posted gains yesterday, Mr. Fries noted that there still appeared to be a continuation of the market's division between technology and telecommunications stocks on the one hand and, on the other hand, cyclical stocks and less glamorous sectors that fell out of favor last year.
Venture capitalists have long ignored energy because of regulatory concerns, lack of expertise and interest in more glamorous sectors.
"On the other side, there is a much less glamorous services sector which depends on barriers to entry, subsidies and not developing and reaching out for new activities".
Craig: In the early 90s, working on the agency side was seen as the most glamorous and energising sector for graduates to work in.
Its main reason was to be closer to its growing number of clients in Asia, but London's range of professional services was part of the attraction.The less glamorous business-services sector is a child of the 1980s.
After a recent frenzy of hotel, retail and office development, the emphasis in 2008 may turn to the less glamorous but steady industrial sector, which includes warehouses and distribution centers.
Traditionally one of the least glamorous jobs in the sector, these staff are in hot demand at a time when nearly all other parts of the banking industry are getting cut.
People often view the municipal finance sector as less glamorous than the corporate one.
Edgar Jr. got much attention more than he wanted in 2000 for trading in the family's liquor business for a stake in the more glamorous but less profitable entertainment sector (the family's net worth dropped from $6.5 billion to $2.9 billion in two years).
