Excitement Builds for Green Jobs Conference; Last Day to Register

There's still one day left to register online for next week's jam-packed "Good Jobs, Green Jobs" conference in Washington, D.C., where participants from unions, environmental groups, business and government will work together on ways to build a true green economy.

The conference, sponsored by the BlueGreen Alliance, begins Tuesday, Feb. 8, and runs through Thursday at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

The agenda features dozens of dynamic workshops and speakers, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Mich.), EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and, appearing together on a panel, journalist Bill Press, Sierra Club Chairman Carl Pope, Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry and CWA President Larry Cohen.

Last year's conference drew 3,000 participants. To learn more and register by Friday, Feb. 4, go to www.greenjobsconference.org or click on the image above. For up-to-the-minute details and posts from people planning to attend, search Facebook for "green jobs conference" or Twitter for "gjgjconference."