As Congress continues to debate an aid package for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, the BlueGreen Alliance urged President Obama to bring the issue of climate change to the forefront of national debate.

As Congress continues to debate an aid package for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, the BlueGreen Alliance urged President Obama to bring the issue of climate change to the forefront of national debate in a joint statement from its partners.

Under threat of passage of a so-called “right-to-work” measure by the Michigan Legislature, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director David Foster.

At the conclusion of the COP 18 in Doha, Qatar, BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster today released a statement on the progress made and the need for further action to address climate change.

After the Labor Department announced that the U.S. gained 146,000 jobs in November, the BlueGreen Alliance said today that more action is needed to stave off concerns about the looming fiscal cliff and to renew critical renewable energy tax incentives.

A new Economic Policy Institute paper finds that job loss from cuts in clean-technology investment are as large as losses from proposed defense sequester.

Already, hundreds of wind industry workers across the country have been affected by the expiring Production Tax Credit (PTC). Meet some of the wind industry workers who face losing their job if the PTC is not renewed by Congress over the next few weeks.

In the final days before the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy expires this month, industry workers from Pennsylvania and Indiana will travel to Washington, D.C. to meet with lawmakers about the importance of the PTC.

If federal investment in clean technology returned to its 2009 levels in 2013, the job gains would almost equal the job gains from canceling the $54 billion cut to defense spending scheduled for 2013 under the Budget Control Act, a new EPI paper finds.

2012 Saw Release of Historic Fuel Standards and Gains in California SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 30, 2012) – At the 4th annual The Right Stuff Awards dinner, the Apollo Alliance Project of the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation honored state and national leaders for their work to drive a national transportation policy that is good for the environment…

The BlueGreen Alliance called on the U.S. envoys to the international climate talks to take the lead in negotiating a strong climate agreement.

The BlueGreen Alliance urged the United States to take a critical leadership role in advancing global climate change solutions and urged negotiators to take crucial steps forward in moving toward a cleaner economy.