{"id":22527,"date":"2013-11-12T20:22:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T20:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=22527"},"modified":"2013-11-12T20:22:23","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T20:22:23","slug":"smart-takes-part-in-michigan-blue-green-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/smart-takes-part-in-michigan-blue-green-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"SMART Takes Part In Michigan Blue Green Initiative","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_22528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22528\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1456572_10152038921174274_848625073_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22528\" style=\"margin: 4px;border: 2px solid black\" alt=\"1456572_10152038921174274_848625073_n\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1456572_10152038921174274_848625073_n-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1456572_10152038921174274_848625073_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1456572_10152038921174274_848625073_n.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of the Blue Green Alliance. Vist them at bluegreenalliance.org.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOn the heels of a state report on renewable energy and energy efficiency in Michigan, local labor and environmental leaders got together in Troy, MI to discuss how Michigan workers and the environment are benefitting from renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in the state.<br \/>\nFocusing on how priorities in President Obama\u2019s climate action plan are spurring investments in the clean economy, <strong>Bob Donaldson<\/strong>, Business Manager\/Financial Secretary Treasurer, SMART Local 292 commented that they \u201care the family-sustaining, proven effective investments that will continue to create economic growth<strong> <\/strong>over the long term.\u201d He continued that \u201cmaking the transformation to cleaner sources of energy will ensure that we maintain our global leadership in clean energy innovation.\u201d<br \/>\nMichigan\u2019s high renewable energy standards have resulted in $1.79 billion in investment through 2012 with 76,000 workers employed in the state\u2019s green economy.\u00a0 Those 76,000 workers account for 2 percent of the entire Michigan workforce.<br \/>\nParticipants expressed that expanding clean, renewable energy has enormous potential to further create good jobs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and our dependence on foreign sources of energy\u2014building a cleaner, more efficient and more competitive economy in Michigan and also throughout the United States.<br \/>\n\u201cIncentivizing energy efficiency improvements is something we can all agree on,\u201d said <strong>Jim Shaw<\/strong>, Business Representative, SMART Local 7. \u201cEncouraging the development of these markets will mean increased competitiveness and more job creation as we stake our claim as leaders in the global clean energy economy.\u201d<br \/>\nSheet metal leaders were joined by representatives of groups as diverse as the Sierra Club, American Federation of Teachers, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the heels of a state report on renewable energy and energy efficiency in Michigan, local labor and environmental leaders got together in Troy, MI to discuss how Michigan workers and the environment are benefitting from renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in the state. 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