April 8 - The United Steelworkers (USW), the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Blue Green Alliance, a partnership of the USW and Sierra Club, today launched the national Green Jobs for America campaign. The campaign will focus on a commitment to clean, renewable energy to make the U.S. more energy-independent, to help end our dependence on fossil fuels and to create hundreds of thousands of green jobs nationwide.  Read our press release.

 

 

 

 

 

News

Gore Launches Ambitious
Advocacy Campaign on Climate

Washington Post,
March 31.
The Blue Green Alliance
has teamed with the Alliance for Climate Protection as part of
The We Campaign to solve the
climate crisis.  Read our Press Release and coverage in PR Week.

The Growth in 'Green Collar' Jobs
Newsweek, April 8. 

Millions of Jobs of a Different Collar
New York Times, March 26.
"Everyone knows what blue-collar and white-collar jobs are, but now a job of another hue -- green -- has entered the lexicon."

How Green is Your Collar?
The Nation, March 26.

A Green Deal?
Carl Pope's Taking the Initiative
Huffington Post, March 13.

Earth Wind and Hire

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 12.

More News

New Report: Making it Green

On Earth Day, the Blue Green Alliance joined with the cities of
Minneapolis and Saint Paul to release "Making it Green in Minneapolis
 Saint Paul," a report providing a blueprint for pursuing green
manufacturing and taking advantage of the expanding business
sectors related to green products and design.  Read the 
press release and report.

National Conference                                              



Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Good Jobs, Green Jobs
conference.  If you would like to attend the 2009 event, or if you
want more information about the Blue Green Alliance, please join
our mailing list. 
See a brief ABC News broadcast about the event.

State "Green Jobs" Reports

The Blue Green Alliance and The Renewable Energy Policy
Project
have documented 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.
See summary reports for
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, LouisianaMichigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Jersey
, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina
, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin.  See more
detailed reports and a fact sheet on the report's methodology. 

Blue and Green in Bali

Read dispatches from climate talks in Indonesia sent by David
Foster
, Blue Green Alliance Executive Director, and Roxanne
Brown
, Steering Committee Member.

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