03/12 Conf. Call: Networking the Green Economy

Progressive States Network hosted a national conference call on Friday, March 12th at 1:00 pm EST announcing the release of a new joint report, Networking the Green Economy: How Broadband & Related Technologies Can Build a Green Economic Future. 

Written together with the Communications Workers of America, Sierra Club and the Blue Green Alliance, Networking the Green Economy highlights how new communication technologies are a critical part of making our energy-hungry economy more sustainable and energy-efficient.  The report and the alliance between technology, environmental and labor groups to create it, demonstrate that building a green economy goes hand-in-hand with investing in broadband and overcoming the growing digital divide in our society.

To download a copy of the report or the executive summary, please visit www.progressivestates.org/greeneconomy.

On Friday's call, speakers from each organization discussed how smart buildings, smart grids, digital education, and other components of a highly-networked economy can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy resources, and promote good green jobs.

Speakers included:

• North Carolina state Senator Joe Sam Queen
• Allison Chin, President, Sierra Club
• Debbie Goldman, Telecommunications Policy Director and Research Economist, Communications Workers of America
• David Foster, Executive Director, Blue Green Alliance
• Nathan Newman, Executive Director, Progressive States Network

To read our related Dispatch, "Networking the Green Economy: How Broadband and Related Technologies Can Build a Green Economic Future", please visit www.progressivestates.org/node/24677.