Van Jones is a great guy - but I'm sorry to say that this, too, is long on rhetoric and short on specifics. Who is going to do what to get 2 million people working in green jobs?
Jim Sconyers
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--- On Thu, 1/15/09, Grubb, Karen Karen.Grubb@fairmontstate.edu wrote: From: Grubb, Karen Karen.Grubb@fairmontstate.edu Subject: [EC] FW: Green For All testifies in Congress To: wvec-board@yahoogroups.com, ec@osenergy.org Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 3:33 PM
From: Julian McQueen, Green For All [mailto:team@greenforall.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:07 PM
To: Grubb, Karen
Subject: Green For All testifies in Congress
Karen,
Right now, Green For All's President Van Jones is testifying before Congress at a hearing on green jobs and the economic stimulus.
Read his testimony here.
At the hearing, Jones will dispel several myths about green jobs, and urge Congress to "move aggressively from inspiration to implementation" - starting with fully funding the Green Jobs Act.
The hearing is held by the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, chaired by climate champion Rep. Ed Markey, and will focus on creating jobs and stimulating the economy through renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Join Green For All in telling Congress to Green the Stimulus. More than 11,000 people have already sent letters to their representatives. Take Action today, and pass along to your friends.
The Top 10 Green For All Highlights of 2008
Here at Green For All, we took a moment to reflect on all the amazing things that, together with you and our other allies, we were able to accomplish in 2008. From The Dream Reborn to the Clean Energy Corps, here's our list:
Read our top 10 Highlights of 2008
New funding opportunity for green jobs training
A grant from the Living Cities initiative will award up to $300,000 to collaborative efforts in green jobs training programs. Funds will be given to private/public partnerships that prepare workers for employment in energy efficiency, retrofitting, renewable energy, and/or green building.
The deadline for email notifications of intent is January 23rd, 2009.
Learn more and download The Clean Energy Sector Jobs Initiative Request for Proposals.
Julian Mocine-McQueen
Green For All
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