Reports & Fact Sheets / Workers' Rights
Fighting for a Better Michigan
To protect hard working, middle class individuals, Michigan needs to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the state constitution.
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Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Renewing Michigan’s Economy
This fall, Michigan residents could have an opportunity to adopt a measure that will create and sustain good jobs for Michigan workers and protect the Great Lakes State’s environmental beauty.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Carbon Pollution Standard For New Power Plants
18President Obama recently announced that new power plants would have to meet a stronger standard when it comes to the amount of pollution they put out into the air. The standard will require new plants to emit fewer greenhouse gases, or carbon pollution, into the air when they operate. And what this means is that new plants will…
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Green Jobs Growing Pennsylvania’s Economy
Despite the economic recession of the late 2000s, which confronted Americans with unemployment, stagnant wages, and rising fuel costs, there was one sector that outshone the rest: the clean economy. Pennsylvania is poised to gain from
investing in green.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Production Tax Credit Fact Sheet
The Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a proven job creator that is essential to the growth of the American wind industry. We need to take action now to extend the Production Tax Credit, save jobs, and compete in the global clean energy economy.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Can the U.S. Compete in the Global Clean Economy?
In this fact sheet, the BlueGreen Alliance explains how supporting clean industry can create American jobs and keep the U.S. competitive.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Green Jobs are Growing California’s Economy
Despite the recent economic recession, which confronted Americans with unemployment, stagnant wages, and rising fuel costs, there was one sector that outshone the rest: the clean economy.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
GREEN FILES: Building a Sustainable Food Chain from Pennsylvania to Michigan
“We are very proud of what our members at Knouse Foods are doing,” said John Cakmakci, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 951 Secretary-Treasurer.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Green Jobs Are Growing in Georgia
With Georgia’s unemployment rate hovering around 10 percent for over two years, Georgia is poised to gain from investing in green. This report looks at the state of the clean energy economy in Georgia and the opportunities for growth in it.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Blueprint for Creating Green Manufacturing Jobs in Ohio
The Ohio BlueGreen Apollo Alliance released a report providing a road map to create thousands of jobs in Ohio and positioning the state as America’s Energy Gateway.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Advanced Energy Project Credit (Section 48C)
The Advanced Energy Project Credit, or Section 48C, provided $2.3 billion for qualified investments in advanced, clean energy projects, to support new, expanded, or re-equipped domestic manufacturing facilities, creating jobs and spurring economic growth.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Strong Vehicle Standards: A Win for the Economy & Environment
Building cleaner vehicles will make the U.S. more competitive in the global economy. The BlueGreen Alliance takes a look at how proposed fuel efficiency standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles will put thousands of Americans to work.