Colleagues, The Blue-Green Alliance is a collaborative effort of the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club to promote the development of "green jobs" in America. They are holding their second annual conference in Washington, D.C., 4-6 February of next year. I've been asked (informally) to share information about this conference with fellow ecologists who might be interested. I have pasted some information and a link to the conference website below.
Jim Crants Mark Your Calendars *February 4 – 6, 2009 Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D.C.* *An Agenda So Significant, It Can Change Everything.* Transforming the economy through environmental solutions — creating good jobs and exploring green technologies that reduce global warming and increase energy independence — is key to our future. Solving global warming can now be centered on *reinvigorating disadvantaged communities*. The economy can be focused on *buildups rather than bailouts*. And the focus of *energy independence will shift to clean energy and new technologies*. Connect with 2,000 government leaders and decision-makers, as well as business, labor and environmental organizations at the *Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference*<http://www.greenjobsconference.org/site/lookup.asp?c=rvI3IiNWJqE&b=3833693>for three days of exceptional educational programs, renowned speakers and extensive networking opportunities. Join us for the *Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference*<http://www.greenjobsconference.org/site/lookup.asp?c=rvI3IiNWJqE&b=3833693>— *the leading forum in 2009* for shaping the national debate about investment in clean energy and green technologies.
