{"id":2804,"date":"2008-03-10T00:39:25","date_gmt":"2008-03-10T06:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/2008\/03\/10\/good-jobs-green-jobs-a-national-green-jobs-conference\/"},"modified":"2008-03-10T00:39:25","modified_gmt":"2008-03-10T06:39:25","slug":"good-jobs-green-jobs-a-national-green-jobs-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/good-jobs-green-jobs-a-national-green-jobs-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Jobs, Green Jobs: A National Green Jobs Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/03\/goodjobsgreenjobs_2.gif\" alt=\"Good Jobs, Green Jobs: A National Green Jobs Conference\" \/><strong>Later this week I&#8217;ll be attending the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenjobsconference.org\/site\/c.rvI3IiNWJqE\/b.3820537\/\">Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference<\/strong><\/a> in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Karin Marcus, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greencareercentral.com\">Green Career Central&#8217;s<\/a> Green Niche Coach.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nBlue Green Alliance, a strategic partnership between the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club,<\/strong> is coordinating this \tconference to bring together a variety of stakeholders including: local, state and federal policy makers; labor; business; the environment and public health; economic and workforce development specialists; investors; and scientists and technology experts.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nThe goal of the conference is to help jump-start a nationwide green economic renaissance<\/strong> by finding a way to blend environmental solutions with business solutions. 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