Southern Sierran
Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference, Feb 4-6

BY Joan Holtz

On February 4-6, the Sierra Club and the United Steel Workers working together as the Blue Green Alliance, will once again partner with dozens of other organizations to host the second annual Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this conference is to launch a nationwide discussion about how we can solve global warming, end American dependence on foreign oil, and transition from our overuse of toxic chemicals by creating an economy based on clean energy, green buildings and green manufacturing that embraces innovation, brings communities back to life and creates new, good-paying jobs.Regional Group election process is also underway. The election of Regional groupsí own executive committees will take place simultaneously with the Chapter Executive Committee election. The ballots for these elections will be included in the November issue of the Southern Sierran, except for those regional groups which choose to handle their own balloting

Last year’s conference held in Pittsburgh, attracted around 1000 people from union, human rights, industry, and environmental groups, and was considered a huge success. About 100 of those in attendance from the Sierra Club. This year we hope to have at least 250 Sierra Club members attending the conference.

Check out the March issue of Southern Sierran for more coverage of the conference.