Posted in green jobs, tagged climate change, documentary, karaoke, Las Vegas, Melissa Sanchez, netroots nation 2010, NN10, patriots, public citizen texas, speaking in tongues, Texas, van jones on July 23, 2010 |
Melissa Sanchez of Public Citizen Texas tells us about karaoke last night, Van Jones, and lots of good panels today.
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Links:
Van Jones Breakfast Keynote this morning
Speaking in Tongues movie site
Se y’all tomorrow for our final update from Vegas.
Posted in Consumers, Efficiency, Global Warming, tagged ap, bush administration, dina cappiello, Energy Efficiency, green economy, green jobs, Obama administration, Public Citizen, solar, special advisor, Texas, texas energy future, Texas Impact, van jones, white house council on environmental quality, wind on March 10, 2009 |
This just in from the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON – Author and activist Van Jones will be a special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation in the Obama administration.
Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, said in a release Monday that Jones will start work next week to help direct the administration’s efforts to create jobs and help the environment. Sutley said Jones will work on “vulnerable communities.”
Jones founded Green for All, a national organization that promises environmentally friendly jobs to help lift people out of poverty. He wrote the New York Times best-seller “The Green Collar Economy.”
Anyone who heard Van Jones’ keynote address at our Texas Energy Future conference knows what fantastic news it is that this man now has the ear of the President and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. At the conference Van Jones gave an amazing speech to a packed house on the potential of the new green economy. For a taste of the kind of green jobs messaging the Obama Administration will hear from now on, check out this trailer — courtesy of Texas Impact.
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For the full speech, check out the streaming google video after the jump. (more…)
Posted in Global Warming, tagged 81st Texas Legislative Session, alliance for a clean texas, California, clean jobs, climate change, denver museum of nature, Energy Efficiency, green power, Lloyd Doggett, mark strama, obama, Rodney Ellis, solar, state legislature, State Representative Mark Strama, Texas, texas capitol, van jones, wind energy on February 19, 2009 |
Bright and early yesterday morning, US Representative Lloyd Doggett, State Senator Rodney Ellis, State Representative Mark Strama, and environmental and civil rights advocate Van Jones stood together to tout the Alliance for a Clean Texas’ Texas Energy Future: Clean Jobs, Green Power Conference.
Rodney Ellis opened up the press conference, stating that this year’s legislative session looks to be a very green session. He also mentioned, as he has before, that the legislature is at a crucial moment in terms of climate change action. If the legislature doesn’t act this year, the federal government will likely pass and begin implementing comprehensive global warming legislation before the state legislature will have a chance to meet again. If Texas is not prepared for this kind of drastic policy change, we may not have a chance to address these issues again until 2011.
Senator Ellis then gave the mic over to the group he termed the “Dapper Three” (swoon!).
Continue Reading and watch video of Van Jones after the jump! (more…)
Posted in Global Warming, tagged ACT, advocacy training, alliance for a clean texas, clean power, conference, Energy Efficiency, green jobs, lobby day, Public Citizen, Texas, texas energy future, Texas Energy Future Conference Join Public Citizen, University Presbyterian Church, van jones on February 16, 2009 |
Join Public Citizen and the other Alliance for a Clean Texas member organizations in promoting a create a clean energy economy in Texas! We will lobby the Legislature to promote energy efficiency and renewables and implement a moratorium on coal. By working together, we can keep Texas clean, reduce risks to human health, and create sustainable jobs.
Register now for this free event!
Advocacy Training
WHEN: Tuesday, February 17, 5-9 PM
WHERE: University Presbyterian Church, 2203 San Antonio St, Austin, TX 78705
Parking available in University Co-op Garage across the street.
Your favorite lobbyists (that’s us!) will provide information, training, and a box dinner.
Lobby Day
WHEN: Wednesday, February 18, 8 AM-Noon
WHERE: Legislative Conference Center, Texas State Capitol, E2.002
Parking available in Capitol Visitors parking garage at 1201 San Jacinto located between Trinity and San Jacinto Streets at 12th and 13th Streets.
Following check-in, Lobby Day participants will visit their Texas State Representative and Senator and ask them to support clean energy legislation. They will also invite them to the Texas Energy Future conference later that morning in the Legislative Auditorium.
After lobbying, participants can attend the Texas Energy Future: Clean Power, Green Jobs conference with keynote speaker Van Jones and business leaders in the fields of energy efficiency and renewables. See the conference website for more information and to register today.
Following the conference, Public Citizen will host a mixer outside our office on 1303 San Antonio St. We hope to see you there!
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