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BlueGreen Alliance 2026 Federal Policy Playbook

Sep 14, 2026

This playbook is intended to guide federal policymakers in the development of legislation to build a worker and community-centered clean economy. It first lays out high-road recommendations that should be applied across legislation, then lays out specific policy recommendations for seven areas:

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Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

Jul 25, 2019

Manufacturing towns dot the nation, and advanced manufacturing helps provide the foundation for the economy in major regions of the United States. Industries like the steel and automotive industries supported good-paying jobs, middle-class families, and prosperous communities for decades, while also spurring American leadership in innovation and technology. That’s still true in some areas. But in many others, factories have closed or new industries offer jobs that all too often are poorly paid, insecure, or unsafe.

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Uniting, Relighting and Employing Ohio

Sep 13, 2008

Wearing green hardhats, Governor Ted Strickland and Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy joined labor, environmental and community leaders to raise a wind turbine on the front lawn of the Statehouse in Columbus.

Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs

Job Opportunities in the Green Economy

Jul 03, 2008

This report, released in June 2008, examined 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.

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Canton Leaders See Promise of New ‘Green’ Jobs With Targeted Investment in Renewable Energy

Jun 26, 2008

Increasing investment in the “green” economy could produce tens of thousands of new Ohio manufacturing jobs in the coming years. That was the consensus of more than 75 people who attended a town hall Wednesday night hosted by USW, BGA and the We Campaign.

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Green Jobs for America: Millions of U.S. Workers Stand to Gain from Green Industries

Jun 03, 2008

Workers at every skill level will be in high demand and enjoy greater job security in key industries essential to building a clean energy economy, according to a report from a coalition of conservation and labor groups.

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Road to Energy Independence

Nov 11, 2007

A national Renewable Electricity Standard would create thousands of manufacturing jobs at existing firms making parts for wind turbines, solar panels and other clean energy technologies.

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BlueGreen Alliance 2026 Federal Policy Playbook

Solidarity for Climate Action: The Plan We Need to Get American Manufacturing Back on Track

All Updates & Resources

Uniting, Relighting and Employing Ohio

Job Opportunities in the Green Economy

Canton Leaders See Promise of New ‘Green’ Jobs With Targeted Investment in Renewable Energy

Green Jobs for America: Millions of U.S. Workers Stand to Gain from Green Industries

Road to Energy Independence