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Download the Green Jobs Now conference call here
On Thursday, July 24th, 2008, Green For All President Van Jones and 1Sky Campaign Director Gillian Caldwell hosted a national conference call to announce Green Jobs Now: A Day to Build the New Economy.
Listen to the conference call (streaming audio):
Download the audio file: here
Live from Netroots Nation, Van delivers closing keynote
I'm here at Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. Van will be delivering the closing keynote speech this morning. It's a pretty amazing conference to close out, especially because of Al Gore's surprise appearance with Nancy Pelosi yesterday morning.
Here's a live stream of Van's address. The keynote is scheduled to start at 10am central time, but things are running late...
Update 8/7/08: We're waiting for the full video of Van's speech, but here is a news clip of it in the meantime:
Join our national conference call next Thursday
Join Van Jones and 1Sky Campaign Director Gillian Caldwell for a national conference call next Thursday as we announce Green Jobs Now! Come hear what it's all about, what kind of events people are already planning, and why we need you to get involved right now.
Get Ready...9.27.08
On Saturday, September 27th, 2008, one day after the first Presidential Debate of the most important election in our lifetime, join Green For All, 1Sky, and tens of thousands of Americans for: Green Jobs Now! A Day to Build the New Economy.
Gore challenges America: carbon-free electricity in 10 years
Yesterday, in a landmark speech, Vice President Al Gore set forth a challenge to America to transition to 100% carbon-free electricity in the United States within a decade. In addition to addressing environmental, economic, and national security concerns, this effort has the potential to lift people out of poverty and into prosperity.
Rep. Solis leads the charge for the Green Jobs Act of 2007 (video)
Earlier today, Representative Hilda Solis (D - Ca) called on Congress to fully fund the Green Jobs Act of 2007, and brought a big poster of our friends at RichmondBUILD/Solar Richmond /GRID Alternatives to illustrate her point.
Green Jobs Act Appropriations: The struggle continues
Our fight to win full funding for the Green Jobs Act this year has been a back-and-forth battle. Recently, we have endured some setbacks and learned some tough lessons. Green For All and our allies will continue the fight – and accelerate it. But a complete victory now looks unlikely until the next president takes office. Nonetheless, we are confident that we will successfully secure some federal funds in this year’s appropriations bill for green-collar job training – though less money than we had desired (and the bill itself may get vetoed if it even gets to the President’s desk). Next year, we will win more – under much more favorable circumstances. In the meantime, here is some insight into our journey so far.
Visionary green business ventures at BALLE
A couple of weeks ago, wearing my new hat of Community and Business Partners Manager for Green For All, I had the chance to go to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Conference in Boston, MA. I was excited to hear, from both seasoned and emerging entrepreneurs, their stories of sacrifice, dedication and vision in creating locally-based, socially-responsible and ecologically-motivated business ventures in cities across the United States and Canada. I was most moved by a few of the business leaders who have implemented businesses in urban areas, and have committed to hiring people from disenfranchised neighborhoods and those who have been formerly incarcerated.
Green Collar Jobs, Industrial Policy and a Society with a Future
Interesting article on green-collar jobs and industrial policy, by Bernard Marszalek.
Last week in Chicago (video)
Van Jones and Jeremy Hays traveled to Chicago to meet with the people and organizations that are spearheading a flurry of activity to build the green economy from the ground up. Here are some highlights from the trip...
