2012 Conference Agenda

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Opening Plenary Session - Thursday, March 15, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

8:00 am - Opening Plenary -

Workshop Session I: Thursday, March 15, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Business, Investments and New Markets
People and Environment Over Profits: How Investor Rights Threaten Democracy, Human Rights and Degrade the Environment
Clean Energy Manufacturing
U.S. Manufacturing in the Clean Energy Economy: State-Level Efforts to Ensure a Domestic Clean Energy Supply Chain
Emerging Green Sectors
Making Chemicals Safer Through Policy and Practice
Infrastructure and Cleaner, More Efficient Transportation
Green Jobs Engines: High Speed Rail and Sustainable Transit
Regional, State and Local Initiatives and Partnerships
Job Opportunities from Greening Policies
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Integrating Job Creation with Renewable Goals
City-Scale Retrofit Initiatives: Public, Private and Hybrid Strategies
Responsible Investment
Responsible Investment in Sustainable Businesses
Responsible Investment in Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency and Retrofitting: The Emerging Role of Workers’ Capital
Workforce and Economic Development
Supporting Good Jobs in the Implementation of State Energy and Environmental Policy

Lunch On Your Own: Thursday, March 15, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

12:00 pm - Lunch Break -

Workshop Session II: Thursday, March 15, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Clean Energy Manufacturing
Establishing the U.S. as a Clean Energy Leader: How U.S. Trade Laws Can Help Level the Playing Field
Emerging Green Sectors
Reclaiming Good Jobs in Recycling
Green or Not: Safety is the Law
Infrastructure and Cleaner, More Efficient Transportation
Building Equity through Transit-Oriented Development in Denver and Seattle
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Engaging Workers in Manufacturing Energy Audits
Responsible Investment
Responsible Investments in Renewable and Clean Energy: The Emerging Role of Workers’ Capital
Responsible Investments in Sustainable Cities – Responsible Property Investment and the Integration of ESG into Real Estate Investment Strategies
Workforce and Economic Development
Jobs21!: Taking a National Jobs Agenda to Western States
The Original Green Jobs: Local Food Systems
Youth, Education and Green Schools - Building a Clean Energy Movement
Taking a Global Approach at the Grassroots Level: The ICD Model of Building a Clean Energy Movement through Worker Education
Innovative Approaches for Engaging Women in the Emerging Green Economy
The Green Schools Movement: Saving Energy, Creating Jobs, Helping Kids

Day One Closing Plenary Session: Thursday, March 15, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

3:30 pm - Day One Closing Plenary -

Networking Reception: Thursday, March 15, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. -

6:00 pm - Reception -

Friday, March 16, 2012

Day Two Opening Plenary

8:00 am - Day Two Opening Plenary Session, March 16, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. -

Workshop Session I: Friday, March 16, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Business, Investments and New Markets
The Role of Business in Building a Sustainable Economy
Funding and Finance for Clean Energy
Clean Energy Manufacturing
The California BlueGreen Apollo Green Manufacturing Action Plan
Infrastructure and Cleaner, More Efficient Transportation
From Green Cars to Green Jobs
Livable, Affordable Communities for All: How Cities can Create Jobs and Reduce Oil Dependence
Regional, State and Local Initiatives and Partnerships
Democracy in Crisis and What We Can Do about It
Good Jobs and Healthy Environment - Working Together at the State and Local Levels
Making Climate Sense: Creating "Climate Jobs" and Advancing Climate Protection Locally and Globally
Developing a Pacific Northwest "Smarter Grid" Workforce
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Growing Jobs in Wind Turbine Manufacturing and Wind Projects in the West
Residential, Commercial and Utility Scale Solar Industry Job Creation
Workforce and Economic Development
Labor and Community: Building Green Pathways into Construction Careers

Lunch On Your Own: Friday, March 16, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. -

12:00 pm - Lunch Break -

Workshop Session II: Friday, March 16, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Emerging Green Sectors
Oil Spills, Twisters, Hurricanes and Other Hazards: Responding to Workplace and Environmental Dangers
Infrastructure and Cleaner, More Efficient Transportation
Sustainable Local Water Supplies = Job Creation
The Drive for Good Green Jobs in the Global Logistics Industry
Regional, State and Local Initiatives and Partnerships
Playing Clean Energy Offense: How to Take On Clean Energy Bashers and Climate Deniers
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Solutions for Scaling Up Home Energy Efficiency Retrofits
State and Regional Solutions to Grow Renewable Energy Jobs in the West
On Bill Repayment Solves the Financing Puzzle
Opportunity Knocking: Successful Outreach Strategies for Community-Based Energy Efficiency
Workforce and Economic Development
Connecting the Dots for Veterans and Green Jobs: Job Placement, Zero Waste Businesses and the Great Outdoors
Indigenous Advances Towards Green Jobs: Case Studies from the Washoe Tribe and the Navajo Nation
High Road Agreements: Creating Economic Opportunity through Energy Efficiency
Innovative Strategies to Expand the Role of Apprenticeship in Green

Workshop Session III: Friday, March 16, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Infrastructure and Cleaner, More Efficient Transportation
Clean Transportation Manufacturing Action Plan
Regional, State and Local Initiatives and Partnerships
Good Jobs, Green Jobs, Real Jobs: Lessons from Los Angeles
Including the 99 Percent: The Community Fight against Prop 23 and Strategies for Successful Ballot Initiative Campaigns
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Building the Green Economy: Los Angeles' Effort to Build a Clean Technology Cluster
Workforce and Economic Development
RePowering Los Angeles: Creating Green Job Pathways in a Modernizing Utility
Greening Healthcare and Advancing Careers: A Labor-Management Approach
Community Choice Energy: A Vehicle for Local Jobs Development
Youth, Education and Green Schools - Building a Clean Energy Movement
Green Jobs for Youth: You Can't Improve What You Don't Measure