The more economic development Rhode Island can realize through green initiatives, the better, so this seems like a good thing.
STATE HOUSE – Rep. David A. Segal (D-Dist. 2, Providence, East Providence), Rep. Raymond J. Sullivan Jr. (D-Dist. 29, Coventry, West Greenwich), Sen. Paul E. Moura (D-Dist. 18, East Providence) and Sen. Joshua Miller (D-Dist. 28, Cranston, Warwick) will hold a news conference tomorrow to announce the formation of the “Green Jobs Alliance,” a coalition of labor unions, environmental advocates and anti-poverty groups that have come together to promote a green economy that improves the environment and creates middle-class jobs.
The news conference is scheduled tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11, at 3 p.m. in the House lounge on the second floor of the State House.
The legislators will be joined by advocates from environmental, labor and anti-poverty organizations in the state, including George Nee, secretary-treasurer of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO; Sheila Dormody of Clean Water Action; Chris Wilhite of the Sierra Club; and Aden Van Noppen of the Rhode Island Student Climate Coalition. The alliance expects also to announce its legislative platform for the year at the event.