February 3 through 6, 2009, people interested or involved in the “green industry” met in Washington, D.C., for the 3rd annual Good Jobs/Green Jobs Conference. Over 2,500 people attended from every field – members of the United Steel Workers Union, teachers and college professors, members of both federal and local governments, scientists, environmentalists, carpenters, builders, electricians, farmers, geeks, and more.
Just looking at the list of Conference sponsors is enlightening and very encouraging: the Blue Green Alliance, the Sierra Club, the United Steelworkers Union, the Communications Workers of America Union, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Service Employees International Union, and the Laborers’ International Union of North America. What an amazing collection of people and varied nterests!
My Take-Aways from the Conference:
There are big opportunities for all of us.
This is really a win/win – people work (and the economy improves) and we take better care of the environment (and the environment improves).
More education will be needed in the future. Some of it could be self-paced or even just done by reading up on the topics now.
Also, many opportunities for people right now, with little extra training – carpenters, electricians, plumbers for the weatherization, construction and de-construction, and installation of solar systems in both homes and buildings.
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