March 04, 2010
The Blue Green Alliance, Communications Workers of America, Sierra Club, and Progressive States Network have released a report entitled "Networking the Green Economy: How Broadband and Related Technologies Can Build a Green Economic Future."
March 01, 2010 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance sent a letter to the Senate today urging a new jobs bill that shapes and grows the economy while benefiting workers and the environment. Provisions to save and create jobs must include proper investments and incentives in clean energy, transportation, infrastructure, manufacturing, and state fiscal relief.
February 01, 2010 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance sent a letter to the United States Senate today urging that comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation be put at the top of the agenda in coming weeks.
January 26, 2010
Clean Sweep: How a New Approach to Cleaning Commercial Buildings in the Twin Cities Can Protect Our Health and the Environment while Securing Jobs and Saving Money examines the benefits of Day Shift and Green Cleaning to our environment and our economy.
January 20, 2010 | Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
A new report, "The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act" by Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, says "the U.S. has the opportunity to prevent rising rates of chronic disease and reduce health care costs by overhauling federal chemical policy. Evidence is strong and growing that chemical exposures contribute significantly to the rise in many chronic diseases, according to this new report synthesizing peer-reviewed science."
January 08, 2010 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance joined with environmental organizations on January 8 to urge Senators to oppose the Murkowski Amendment.
December 07, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance released this policy statement as world leaders gather this week to negotiate a global agreement on climate change.
December 03, 2009 | Sierra Club, Demos, EDF, NWF, NRDC and UCS
Six major environmental organizations sent this letter to the Senate in December outlining their desire for climate legislation that prevents carbon pollution leakage and assures international competitiveness.
December 02, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance, New Jersey Work Environment Council
The Blue Green Alliance and the New Jersey Work Environment Council, along with more than 100 prominent labor and environmental organizations, are asking U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to enforce an existing law encouraging worker and union participation during EPA inspections of facilities using extremely hazardous substances.
December 01, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance is holding several events throughout the COP 15 meetings in Copenhagen. Check out the attached flyer for more information.
November 30, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance is bringing jump drives to COP 15. Check out some of what is on them here.
November 05, 2009
November 04, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance, Renewable Energy Policy Project
The Blue Green Alliance released a set of policy recommendations aimed at creating hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs through development of a clean energy economy in the United States.
October 29, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
The Mayors' Green Manufacturing Initiative, led by Mayor Christopher B. Coleman, Mayor RT Rybak and the Blue Green Alliance, is working to make Minneapolis and Saint Paul a green manufacturing center.
October 28, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
BGA Executive Director David Foster will testify on Wednesday, October 28, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.
October 23, 2009 | BLUE GREEN ALLIANCE
September 22, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
On September 22, Blue Green Alliance Executive Director David Foster penned a letter to the Senate urging opposition to Sen. Murkowski’s amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill, which would hamper the EPA's ability to implement climate change legislation passed by Congress.
July 07, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
BGA sent a letter to members of Congress on July 7 thanking them for voting in favor of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
June 26, 2009 | United Steelworkers
The United Steelworkers and Aluminum producer Alcoa sent a letter to members of Congress encouraging them to pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
June 25, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance sent a letter today to members of Congress asking them to pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act when it comes up for a vote this week.
June 22, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance and its labor and environmental partners are running ads this week in the Politico, CongressDaily, the Hill and CQ encouraging Congress to strengthen and pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
On June 22, BGA sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives to encourage them to strengthen and pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
June 15, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance, REPP
More than 850,000 manufacturing jobs at firms already in existence across all 50 states could be created with the enactment of a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) of 25 percent by 2025.
May 29, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance, Communications Workers of America
The Blue Green Alliance is pleased to join with CWA's Speed Matters campaign to make affordable high-speed Internet accessible to everyone - reducing our carbon footprint while promising substantial economic pay-offs.
May 21, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance, along with an array of labor unions and environmental organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress May 21 to encourage them to support the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act.
Blue Green Alliance partners sent this letter to members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on May 21 to encourage passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
April 22, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
BGA Director of Legislation and Intergovernmental Affairs Yvette Pena Lopes delivered testimony April 22 on behalf of Executive David Foster urging clean energy legislation in 2009 that creates good, family-sustaining green jobs.
March 27, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance
The four labor unions and two environmental organizations that make up the Blue Green Alliance announced their support for comprehensive cap-and-trade climate change legislation in 2009.
March 24, 2009 | Blue Green Alliance, USW, Sierra Club, and Partners
On March 24, BGA joined with the United Steelworkers, Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, Friends of the Earth, OxFam America and the Washington Office on Latin Amerca in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.
September 09, 2008 | Green Jobs for America
This report by the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) and Center for American Progress shows that a rapid investment in six global warming strategies will create nearly 2 million jobs in two years.
June 03, 2008 | Green Jobs for America
This report, released in June 2008, examines 12 states and the people employed in occupations affected by six green economic strategies: building retrofitting, mass transit, energy-efficient automobiles, wind power, solar power and cellulosic biofuels.
April 22, 2008 | Blue Green Alliance
A recent study provides a blueprint for both cities to pursue green manufacturing opportunities and take advantage of the expanding business sectors around green products and design.
November 11, 2007 | Blue Green Alliance
This report shows the potential of a national Renewable Electricity Standard to create thousands of jobs making parts for wind turbines, solar panels and other clean energy technologies.
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