Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Offshore Wind Energy Expansion Could Mean Billions in New Income for Maryland Workers
The BlueGreen Alliance has released a new study on the economic impacts of growing offshore wind in Maryland.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The BlueGreen Alliance has released a new study on the economic impacts of growing offshore wind in Maryland.
Testimony & Comments / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The BlueGreen Alliance’s Deputy Director Michael Williams today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change at a hearing entitled, “Time for Action: Addressing the Environmental and Economic Effects of Climate Change.”
Testimony & Comments / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Mike Williams, Deputy Director of the BlueGreen Alliance, testified at a House Committee on Energy & Commerce focused on how climate change is impacting our environment and economy.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The BlueGreen Alliance today announced the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has joined the national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations. This announcement comes at a crucial moment in the effort to address climate change. A new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released earlier this week showed limiting global warming to 1.5oC would require rapid changes to all aspects of society, but that those changes could go hand-in-hand with ensuring a more sustainable and equitable future.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The BlueGreen Alliance urged the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to require that the record be fully developed to reflect demonstrated impacts of this project for workers and communities prior to considering final approval.
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Congress passed today an appropriations package funding several government agencies for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of Energy and Appalachian Regional Commission. The bill squarely rejects the deep funding cuts for clean energy and advanced manufacturing programs that were included in the president’s fiscal year 2019 budget request.
Blog / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The Environmental Protection Agency is finally free of former Administrator Scott Pruitt, but the damage he did while at the helm of the agency lingers. Under Pruitt’s leadership, the EPA veered wildly off course, betraying its mission to protect public health and the environment every step of the way. With Pruitt gone it’s time to right the ship and get the agency back on track. However, with Andrew Wheeler now leading the agency—and given his professional history—significant change in a positive direction is up in the air.
Blog / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
The future of American energy is located right off our coasts. But, will we be ready to seize the opportunity to generate the energy to power millions of homes with a resource that will never run out? And, how can we make sure we have the workforce we need to get the job done?
Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Governor Tom Wolf today signed Senate Bill 234, establishing Pennsylvania’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, a financing mechanism that enables low-cost, long-term funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation upgrades to commercial or industrial properties.
Reports & Fact Sheets / Climate Change & the Clean Economy
Working people are worried about the availability of good-paying jobs in their communities, they are concerned about wages falling behind the cost of living, and they believe corporate greed and outsourcing are the biggest reasons America is losing good-paying jobs.