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2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference

Register now for May 4-6 event in Washington, D.C.

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The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference promises to be an extraordinary event, with three days of keynotes, plenary sessions and workshops dedicated to transforming our ideas into action and building a revitalized, green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and preserves America’s economic and environmental security.

The goals of the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference are to:

·    Provide a forum for labor, environment and businesses to turn ideas into action and build a revitalized, green economy in the United States;
·    Demonstrate the diversity of the coalition supporting the creation of good, green jobs;
·    Showcase the successes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the ideas and strategies that have already been implemented;
·    Underscore the breadth of private-sector green investment and job creation;
·    Identify additional federal and state policy tools to accelerate the growth of the green economy and the creation of clean energy jobs;
·    Highlight strategies for rebuilding the middle class and creating opportunities for underserved and underemployed communities with clean energy investments; and
·    Model partnerships between federal agencies, the private sector and local interests.

The 2010 Conference will feature two and a half days of exciting plenary and informative workshops, as well as the Green Innovation Expo on May 5. For registration and information on the Program, please see Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference.

Featured speakers include Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers, Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office and Research and Development, Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia, Robert Stanton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget, Rick Fedrizzi, President and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council, and George H. Miller, President of the American Institute of Architects.

The more than 100 workshops at this year’s Conference will focus on topics ranging from green manufacturing to environmental and occupational health and safety to transportation to business, investment and new markets. Federal agencies including the Departments of Energy, Labor, Interior and the U.S. EPA will cover issues ranging from “Women in Green,” “Workforce Development and Strategies for Youth,” and “Youth in the Great Outdoors: Laying the Foundation for Green Careers.”

This year's Conference will also feature the second Green Jobs Expo, showcasing corporations, manufacturers, governmental agencies, academic institutions, non-profit agencies, and training programs that represent the vast array of green job careers and services.

The Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, now in its third year, is the premier event for bringing together key stakeholders - including union, environmental, business and elected leaders - to share ideas and strategies for building the new, green economy.

The 2008 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference, which took place in Pittsburgh, was attended by nearly 1,000 union, environmental, business and elected leaders. The 2009 Conference, Feb. 4-6, 2009, in Washington, D.C., featured U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, then-Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, Senators Amy Klobuchar, Debbie Stabenow and Sherrod Brown, and many other prominent administration and congressional leaders. All told, nearly 3,000 people came together to share ideas and strategies to fashion a new, green economy.

Information reprinted from 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference and the Blue Green Alliance.

The Blue Green Alliance Foundation is a non-profit, 501 c (3) organization dedicated to research and education about the job-creating potential of global warming solutions and other environmental investments. The Foundation works with the Blue Green Alliance to achieve its mission. The Blue Green Alliance is a national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to expanding the number and quality of jobs in the green economy, and includes the United Steelworkers, Sierra Club, Communications Workers of America, Natural Resources Defense Council, Service Employees International Union, Laborers’ International Union of America, Utility Workers Union of America, American Federation of Teachers and the Amalgamated Transit Union.