Washington State BlueGreen Alliance

10/24/2022

NW Energy Coalition's Fall Conference, "Delivering Community Clean Energy" has been announced! Come learn about how historic federal investments will shape the clean energy future of our region, and how equity can - and should - be centered in our energy planning.

Plus, you can enter to win a free entry! Our friends at are giving away three free entries to their virtual fall conference! Enter to win one registration here: https://nwenergy.org/featured/enter-to-win-free-entry-to-our-fall-conference/?fbclid=IwAR0jJ6bUrlwMSJ5mRjtdFbEHo1WoK7nwrjrroF-AMhIPD3SNxR2ppuXFxA4

03/22/2022

Renewable energy should benefit communities and workers, as well as the climate. But the Clearwater Wind Farm is being built with out-of-state workers, leaving skilled workers in Colstrip and Miles City out in the cold. Tell Blattner Energy and NextEra Energy to sign a Community Workforce Agreement now!
Click here to send a message: https://www.justrenewables.org/

Local projects like the Clearwater Wind Farm should provide local jobs. Make your voice heard today!

10/01/2021

Happy Manufacuturing Day! Check out this great piece from the Washington State Labor Council celebrating Washington's culture of innovation and all the good jobs it creates.

By CHELSEA MASON-PLACEK (Oct. 1, 2021) — It’s national Manufacturing Day today, when manufacturers, educators and trade groups leverage the day — and the month of October — to showcase factory floors and promote careers in manufacturing to the next generation of manufacturing workers. Also t...

07/13/2021

Our Washington State Team wrapped up the State Legislative Session and we want to share some of the highlights and progress we made this year. The clean manufacturing revolution is in full force in Washington State!

Read the full recap in our Washington State Legislative Recap 2020-2021

Washington State Legislative Recap 20-21 Share Twitter Facebook Email July 13, 2021 Legislators Take Steps To Make Washington A Leader In Clean Manufacturing A robust manufacturing sector is vital to meeting state, national, and global climate goals. Achieving net-zero emissions economy-wide require...

05/20/2021

GOOD NEWS: includes two and provisos in the final state budgets! Shout out to Representative Davina Duerr and Sen. Derek Stanford for their leadership on these issues. Washington House Democrats

https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/the-latest/statement-washington-makes-critical-progress-on-buy-clean-and-buy-fair/

05/13/2021

A huge shoutout to agricultural workers, UFW, Familias Unidas por la Justicia and the hardworking labor and community advocates who made this victory possible! We love to see this win get the national attention it deserves.

04/22/2021

Happy Earth Day! Take a deep read of how we can make Washington State a national leader on clean manufacturing and industrial transformation.

By JESSICA KOSKI (April 22, 2021) — Limiting global warming to 1.5°C demands rapid and bold industrial transformation. The industrial sector accounts for approximately one quarter of our global carbon footprint. The roadmap to net zero emissions by 2050 requires accelerating the production of nex...

04/15/2021

BGA partner NW Energy Coalition is hosting the virtual 2021 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference on June 2nd and June 10th. This two-day conference will feature panel discussions on salmon recovery, advancing equity in the energy space, addressing regulatory barriers to decarbonizing utilities, and the NW Power Council’s 2021 plan. You can register online at http://bit.ly/nwec2021.

01/26/2021

Want to make sure that your tax dollars are spent in a way that lifts up workers and the environment? Check this out to learn more!

Support ‘Buy Clean, Buy Fair’ legislation to promote high labor and environmental standards. Hearing today in the House.   OLYMPIA (Jan. 26, 2021) — Washington state should leverage its public purchasing to promote good labor and environmental standards. That’s why the Washington State Labo...

01/25/2021

The House Committee on Capital Budget will hear Buy Clean and Buy Fair (HB 1103) tomorrow. Show your support by signing in PRO at http://bit.ly/supporthb1103.

12/09/2020

Powerful call to action from USW District 12 Director Gaylan Prescott: It’s time to put Washingtonians’ tax dollars to work with businesses that share Washingtonians’ values. Proposed legislation would do just that.

‘Buy Clean and Buy Fair Washington Act’ would use our state tax dollars to support our labor, environmental values   By GAYLAN Z. PRESCOTT (Dec. 8, 2020) — Washington state has an opportunity to set the stage for a more socially responsible use of its tax revenue in its future. The proposed l...