It was a slow stat week here at the Arc, but we were able to manage a few factoids for this, the first Friday in August.

• Jobs lost in July is at its lowest since August 2008, Unemployment down from 9.5 to 9.4:  CNN
• Small scale wind is 8 times more costly than small scale solar: Treehugger.com
• In a study of venture capitalists, 90%  are predicting growth in the cleantech sector within one year, 31% said the growth is already here. Cleantechbrief.com
• When are the jobs coming back?  Two stat-laced arguments are at Reuters
• $200 million in stimulus funds gets smart meters installed one year faster.  Who knew?  Energy Business Review