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Building Clean: Buy Local, Buy Healthy

Sep 12, 2016

The Energy Efficiency Products Database is supported by the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and it highlights a broad range of energy efficiency housing products and forms part of a larger national initiative to accelerate the retrofit of multifamily, low-income facilities.

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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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Ratification of Kigali Amendment Marks Significant Step in Fight Against Climate Change

Sep 22, 2022

The U.S. Senate yesterday voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment Montreal Protocol. The amendment phases down production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—powerful climate pollutants and is expected to avoid up to 0.5℃ of warming by 2100.

Global Climate Change

Biden Administration Agency Climate Plans Leave Nation Better Prepared

Oct 11, 2021

The White House today released climate adaptation and resilience plans for 23 federal agencies. The plans includes efforts to develop a more resilient supply chain; enhance protections for workers and communities; build a more equitable future; safeguard federal investments; and create leadership and accountability structures to ensure that these actions are led from the top.

Letters / Global Climate Change

The BlueGreen Alliance writes letter in full support of the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director of the Bureau of Land Management

Jul 19, 2021

Tracy Stone-Manning is uniquely qualified to provide the leadership the agency desperately needs and the stewardship that our public lands require.

Global Climate Change

Paris Agreement Withdrawal is Both Stupid and Shameful

Nov 04, 2019

The Trump administration today began the formal process to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. The BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:

Blog / Global Climate Change

It’s Time for Bold Action to Reduce Emissions

Jul 11, 2019

Any plan to address climate change that is not in line with what the science calls for is doomed to fail. That’s why when the BlueGreen Alliance and our labor and environmental partners drafted Solidarity for Climate Action science was front and center, and that’s why we’ve called for the United States to be on a path to net zero emissions by 2050.

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

Labor, Environmental Leaders Release Historic “Solidarity for Climate Action” Platform

Jun 24, 2019

Groups Say Platform Will Create Good-Paying Jobs, Address Income Inequality and the Climate Crisis

Global Climate Change

BlueGreen Alliance Supports International Climate Accountability Act

Jun 06, 2019

Yesterday, Senate Democrats, led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Tom Carper (D-Del), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the International Climate Accountability Act, which would ensure the United States remains a party to the Paris Agreement and works to meet its commitments under the agreement. The bill is a companion to H.R. 9, which passed the House of Representative in early May.

Global Climate Change

STATEMENTS: Leaders from BlueGreen Alliance React to House Passage of Climate Action Now Act

May 02, 2019

The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to pass H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which would ensure the United States remains a party to the Paris Agreement and work to meet its commitments under the agreement. In response, The BlueGreen Alliance released the following statements from United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, and BlueGreen Alliance Interim Co-Executive Director Mike Williams:

Letters / Global Climate Change

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to U.S. House of Representatives in Support of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act

Apr 30, 2019

The BlueGreen Alliance urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act.

Climate Change & the Clean Economy

STATEMENT: BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Support for Climate Action

Mar 27, 2019

This morning, House Democrats introduced H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, reiterating their support for the Paris Agreement and global climate action. The BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Deputy Director Mike Williams:

Blog / Global Climate Change

COP24: Two Days Left and Many Unresolved Issues

Dec 13, 2018

Two days remain at the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Katowice, Poland. Much remains to be done to ensure that efforts to address climate change meet the current challenge and create and secure quality jobs and economic opportunities worldwide.

Global Climate Change

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Anniversary of Withdrawal of U.S. from Paris Agreement

Jun 01, 2018

One year ago today President Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

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Building Clean: Buy Local, Buy Healthy

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

All Updates & Resources

Ratification of Kigali Amendment Marks Significant Step in Fight Against Climate Change

Biden Administration Agency Climate Plans Leave Nation Better Prepared

The BlueGreen Alliance writes letter in full support of the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director of the Bureau of Land Management

Paris Agreement Withdrawal is Both Stupid and Shameful

It’s Time for Bold Action to Reduce Emissions

Labor, Environmental Leaders Release Historic “Solidarity for Climate Action” Platform

BlueGreen Alliance Supports International Climate Accountability Act

STATEMENTS: Leaders from BlueGreen Alliance React to House Passage of Climate Action Now Act

BlueGreen Alliance Letter to U.S. House of Representatives in Support of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act

STATEMENT: BlueGreen Alliance Welcomes Support for Climate Action

COP24: Two Days Left and Many Unresolved Issues

BlueGreen Alliance Statement on Anniversary of Withdrawal of U.S. from Paris Agreement