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Green Jobs Conference in Toronto Sold Out
November 08, 2009
TORONTO — How to stimulate Ontario’s economy while protecting the environment at the same time was the focus of the Good Green Jobs for All conference in Toronto on Saturday.
About 550 environmentalists, members of the labour movement and people interested in social justice attended the sold-out conference which featured speeches and workshops.
“There’s a huge opportunity out there to put people back to work and to rebuild Ontario’s industrial base, its manufacturing base,” said Ontario New Democrat environment critic Peter Tabuns, who was one of the speakers at the gathering.
In an interview, Tabuns said 250,000 people in Germany work in renewable power, while in Toledo, Ohio, 6,000 people work in the solar industry - many of whom used to make windshields for cars.
Read the full article at The Canadian Press Syndicate
