Posted by David Pettit in Moving Beyond Oil
I'm flying home from the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference in D.C., enjoying having a row of three seats to myself. Yes, a person who is 6-4 can nap successfully athwart three airline seats, at least until the flight attendant...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Green Enterprise
That's what Congressman Blumenauer of Portland, Ore., was quoted as saying today, talking about the convergence of the climate change emergency and the economic crisis: "We've got 'em right where we want 'em." What he means by that (I think)...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Green Enterprise
It's a bit cool here for a California boy: 16 degrees and the wind is blowing. Fortunately, there is an Irish bar near the hotel. Wednesday afternoon I attended two workshops: building a sustainable supply chain, and state and regional...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Green Enterprise
Good Jobs, Green Jobs - Wednesday Plenary As NRDC's Peter Lehner pointed out during today's session, our economic system is part of the world's ecosystem, and both are in trouble now. Creating low-wage, dead-end jobs are not the answer to...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Green Enterprise
I'm going to be posting a series of notes on the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference that opens today in Washington, D.C. The conference could not be more timely given the pace at which Congress is working on the stimulus...continued→
