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Event Spotlight: The Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference To Provide Real Solutions to Industry and Regional Governments

By Tracey de Morsella on April 27, 2010 3 Comments Achim Steiner, American Wind Energy Association, Amy Klobuchar, Bill Ritter, Blue Green Alliance, clean energy jobs, Debbie Stabenow, Denise Bode, environmental security, EPA, Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference, green career center, green economy, Green Innovation Expo, Hilda L. Solis, Jeff Merkley, John Kerry, ken salazar, Leo W. Gerard, Lisa P. Jackson, Michael Brune, Nancy Pelosi, Sherrod Brown, Sierra Club, Steven Chu, United Steelworkers International

Event Spotlight: The Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference To Provide Real Solutions to Industry and Regional Governments

The Blue Green Alliance is sponsoring the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, which will be held May 4-6 in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Hilton. The event focuses on transforming ideas into action and revitalizing the nation by building a green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and preserves America’s economic and environmental security.

Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation? The Ball is in Your Court Washington

By Michael D Tam on March 6, 2010 5 Comments Anne Stausboll, California Public Employees Retirement System, CalPERS, carbon emissions, CEOs, clean energy race, Climate Change, climate legislation, Colorado, Congress, Deutsche Bank, economic growth, energy independence, energy policy, global warming, green collar jobs, green economy, green jobs, innovation, job growth, Kevin Parker, legislation, low-carbon economy, Michael Brune, New Hampshire, NIKE, Obama, Oregon Ohio, Pew Research Center, Race for American Jobs & Clean Energy Leadership, renewable energy, Senate, Sierra Club, University of California, Washington, We Can Lead

Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation? The Ball is in Your Court Washington

Job creation. Innovation. U.S. competitiveness. In the eyes of the top CEOs in the U.S., before these goals become reality, the foundation of policies and comprehensive climate and energy legislation needs to be laid by those who reside in Washington D.C. As such, more than 80 CEOs from U.S. businesses, from eBay to PG&E to Virgin America, have sent a letter to President Obama and members of Congress asking them to create the impetus to achieve these goals by enacting climate and energy legislation.