January 31, 2012
January 26, 2012
The BlueGreen Alliance explains the Advanced Energy Project Credit, also known as Section 48C, which $2.3 billion for qualified investments in advanced, clean energy projects, to support new, expanded, or re‐equipped domestic manufacturing facilities.
The Ohio BlueGreen Apollo Alliance has released a report that provides a roadmap to create thousands of jobs in Ohio, ensuring the state remains competitive in the global marketplace as America’s Energy Gateway. Existing factors identified in a new report, The Ohio Green Manufacturing Action Plan (GreenMAP), such as Ohio’s 630,000 skilled workers and strong manufacturing infrastructure, make it one of the best states in the nation for clean energy manufacturers to make new investments.
January 17, 2012
BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster joined United Auto Workers President Bob King and National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Larry Schweiger to testify at a joint EPA-NHTSA hearing in Detroit in support the proposed 54.5 mpg fuel economy standard, saying it will create jobs and protect our environment. Below is Foster's testimony submitted for the hearing.
June 10, 2010
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the United Steelworkers (USW) today released a joint “Framework Agreement” to create a “Partnership for Progress” in accelerating the development and deployment of wind energy production in the U.S.
January 21, 2010
The Sierra Club joined the Rainforest Action Network and the Environmental Investigation Agency in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to support investigating potential illegal logging practices in Indonesia.
October 29, 2009
Dave Johnson, the organizing director for LIUNA's Eastern Region, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.
September 02, 2009
Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers, penned this op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explaining how the green revolution could revive the U.S. and world economy.
