You are all invited to the fourth Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) Issues Forum. 
 
TOPIC:         Climate Change: Green Jobs, Good Jobs, and
                    Reindustrialization

SPEAKERS:   Bob Baugh, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union
                    Council
                    George Sterzinger, Executive Director, Renewable
                    Energy Policy Project
        
TIME:           10:30 until 12:00, Tuesday April 8

PLACE:         Offices of Wiley Rein LLP
                    1776 K Street, NW
                    Main Conference Room (street level)

                    Washington, DC 20006

COST:           $10 for CPA members                 

$20 for non-CPA members DETAILS:  Climate change is driving the environmental and energy debate in Congress. “Green jobs” is becoming the mantra of every political candidate for office. What are the issues driving the debate in Congress and what are the chances that a climate change policy can help create an industrial revival in manufacturing? Come join in a discussion with two experts deeply involved with these issues to explore the challenges and opportunities that climate change raises for the country.

Attached are three good primers on the issues we will discuss:
* Energizing Prosperity: Renewable Energy and Re-Industrialization, an Economic Policy Institute discussion paper by George Sterzinger - Click HERE
* Greening the Economy: A Climate Change and Jobs Strategy that Works for All, an AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement - Click HERE
* Is Deindustrialization Inevitable? by Bob Baugh and Joel Yudken - Click HERE

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The CPA is a unique grass-roots coalition of agricultural, labor and manufacturing interests.  The Issues Forum is a seminar open to all, members and non-members alike.  The Forum seeks to facilitate informed discussion of a wide range of public policy issues that impact American competitiveness. For more information on the CPA, visit www.prosperousamerica.org <http://www.prosperousamerica.org> .
 
We hope to see you on the 8th.
  
Charles H. Blum
Executive Director
CPA Issues Forum
666 11th Street, NW
Suite 810
Washington, DC 20001