2011 Conference Agenda

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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Working Together
Reducing Costs and Emissions: Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector
Leveling the Playing Field: Trade and the Clean Energy Economy
Building the Wind Energy Supply Chain: Moving from Rhetoric to Reality
How Strong Safety and Health Policies Ensure a Safer Environment
Making it in America: Policies Necessary to Spur Investment in Clean Energy Manufacturing
Leading the Way: Manufacturers and Workers Playing a Role in the Clean Energy Economy*
Sowing the Seeds for a Greener Future: Preparing Youth for the Green Economy
Partnerships and Pathways: Keys to Success in Regional Green Jobs Training and Placement
Better Buildings, Green Jobs: Why Building Energy Codes Matter
Workforce Training for LID, Weatherization, and Solar in the Nation's Capital
Growing the Green Revolution Through Community Gardening
Certification and Credentialing to Meet Industry and Regulatory Demand
Forgotten Communities: Environmental Justice and Building a Green Society
The State of Sustainability in Local Government
Creating Jobs by Revitalizing Brownfields with Renewable Energy
Women Going Green: Preparing for Good Jobs and Successful Careers in the Green Economy
Smart Growth, Transit and Construction Jobs
Ensuring Green Jobs are Good Jobs Through Good Policy
Wind Manufacturing Opportunities in the U.S.: An Interactive Workshop
Green Chemistry and Greening the Shop Floor
Building a Movement to Change America: Strategies to Forge Ahead to Create Good, Green Jobs
Cleaning Up the Environment is Good for Jobs: Countering Industry Claims of Economic Ruin
11 Workers Killed and the Worst Environmental Disaster Ever: How do we respond to the Deepwater Horizon explosion?
Advancing the Capability of U.S. Cities to Support the Deployment of Electric Vehicles
High-Road Contracting: Using the Federal Government’s Purchasing Power to Create Good Jobs and Prevent Environmental Catastrophes
Green Jobs, Education and Training in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Expanding Green Career Pathways with Community Colleges
Pathways to Somewhere: Linking Educational Pathways, Apprenticeships Pathways and Demand Creation Strategies
Recycling Works – Principled Coalitions for Clean Air, Good Jobs and Justice
Labor on the Cutting Edge: Our Best Efforts to Grow Clean Energy Jobs and Reduce Carbon
Building Opportunities for Latinos in the Green Economy
Leaving Prop 23 Behind and Forging Ahead in California: The Fight to Defend California’s Landmark Clean Energy Policies
Confronting the Energy Crisis by Inspiring Innovation
Good Schools, Green Schools
Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing Through Industrial Energy Efficiency
The Telepresence Revolution: How Travel Substitution Technology is Driving Economy-Wide Financial and Environmental Benefits
Giving Energy a Green Light: The Case for Public Ownership of Utilities and Reform of Power Generation
Coalition Building 101
Good Green Jobs in Residential Energy Efficiency: Lessons Learned at the Starting Gate
Transforming Pink to Green: Women are Good for Green Jobs
Water Jobs from Pipelines to Landscapes
State DOT Fiscal Crisis as a Lever for Transportation Reform
American Jobs on American Lands: Revitalizing Local Economies Through Restoring Our Public Lands
Protecting Workers, Families and the Environment from Toxic Chemicals
Low-Carbon Fuels and Job Creation
Increasing Supply Chain Transparency: Revealing Chemical Ingredients in Products
Connecting Urban Youth to Careers in the Green Economy*
Confronting Science Deniers: Lessons from Minnesota’s Sixth District*
Central Appalachia in Transition and the Need for Economic Revitalization
Urban Forests, Urban Jobs: Innovative Partnerships to Secure the Domestic Supply Chain
Building a Green Economy: Strategies for Cities *
Creating Value and Policy through Green Jobs
Greening Healthcare at the Front Lines
Building Bridges: Labor-Management Innovation in the Green Economy*
Town by Town: A New Model for Greening America*
How Equitable Development Supports the New Green Economy
Job Creation in the Renewable Energy Sector
Measuring Green Jobs
Education, Training, and Untapped Labor Pools in the Green Economy*
The New Electric Vehicle Industry: Where Are the Jobs?
Building a CLEAN Economy: States Taking the Lead on Energy
Promoting Major Utility Investments in Energy Efficiency through an Energy Efficiency Resource Standard
Raising the Colorado Renewable Energy Standard: Lessons Learned from a Blue-Green Collaboration
Solving Poverty, Pollution, and the Misclassification of Truck Drivers at America’s Ports
Thriving Communities
Financial Strategies for Building the Green Economy: The Basics
Commercial Building Retrofits: Demand Generation and Financing Strategies
The Global Clean Energy Race: Policy Matters
Sustainable Agribusiness: A Win for Workers, Business and the Planet
Employee Participation and Sustainable Business Management
Measuring and Supporting Clean Energy Economic Development in the Inner City
Partnerships that Work: How the LEED “Tool” Enhances Successful Labor Strategies
The Role of Local Markets on U.S. Manufacturing
The Role of Business in Building a Just, Vibrant and Sustainable Economy

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Creating Good Jobs and Reducing Global Warming Pollution: How Transportation Can Deliver
Faces of the New Green: Innovative Models in Green Jobs Development Among Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color
Going to Africa: Can We Reach an International Climate Change Agreement?
Fueling American Industry with Recycled Energy
Taking it to the States: Advancing the Green Economy in the Face of Federal Inaction
Easing the Transition Home for Veterans through Good, Green Jobs
The Case for Recycling: More Jobs, Cleaner Environment
Restructuring Transit Workforce Development in a Tough Economy
EPA‘s Eight Great Recovery Act Projects: Creating Green Jobs and Changing America
Pathways Partnership: Good Jobs + Efficient Housing = A Stronger Economy
Green Chemistry and Design for Environment: Challenges, Needs and Opportunities for Greater Application Across Supply Chains and Sectors
The Future of High-Speed Rail
Greener Skills 2.0: Advances in Clean Energy Credentialing
Regional Cap and Invest: Funding the Green Economy with the RGGI and EE Funding Model
WeatherizeDC: Leveraging Community Assets to Drive Demand for Building Efficiency and Creating Good Green Jobs
Transportation Reauthorization and the Opportunity to Generate Transit and Component-Part Manufacturing Jobs
Making it Green: Three Case Studies of Planning to Create Green Jobs
Women’s Leadership in the Green Economy
Innovative Partnerships with Career Technical Educators (K-12 and Community College) to Bring Green Jobs Training to Scale
A Fresh Look at the Green Economy: Climate Change Resilience and Job Creation
Environmental Justice at Work: Engaging Communities and Hard-to-Reach Populations in the Green Energy and Utility Industries
Property Service Workers: Reports from the Frontlines of Energy Efficiency and Green Cleaning
Offshore Wind Power and its Green Jobs Potential
Greening the Job Corps Curriculum: Synergy in Action
Recycling Works: Principled Coalitions for Clean Air, Good Jobs and Justice
Making More Efficient Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Perspectives on Proposed Federal Standards and Their Benefits
Green or Not: Safety is the Law
Capture the Imagination of Students to Power the Future
Sustainable Manufacturing Training
Thriving Communities
Investing in Our Future: A Sustainable Economy, a Secure Retirement, and Good Jobs
Financing Building Retrofits: Triggering a Step Change in Efficiency and Green Jobs
Capturing Building Energy Efficiency Potential: Creating New Jobs and Markets through Federal Policies
Greening Your Small Business: EPA Partnership Programs and Tools to Help Businesses Go Green