Before embarking on a trip to Dublin, Ireland, to plan for the rescheduled SustaiNext|EU Summit (October 11 & 12), we thought we'd publish a 2 part series that has us pondering the upcoming trip. How far has this 'green economy' come in the last 3 years. How is its implementation different in the international scene than here in the US? Who will we meet and what perspective will they give us?
Over the next week we plan on sharing thought in those areas and to introduce those queries are these essays. One composed three years ago and the others completed now in the present space and time of June 16th, 2012. Below is a bit more on the source of these writing....
When we saw that Van Jones would speak in Portland, OR for the Sustainable Industries Economic Forum, we gladly shelled out a couple bucks to go see him speak.
Having gone to the Good Jobs Green Jobs conference in 2009 (the 1st official 2 Miles business trip!) and being inspired by Van Jones' keynote then, it seemed so very appropriate that an opportunity to see him speak 3 years later would arise. A lot has happened since 2009. A quick look at any news headline can confirm that.
2 Miles did a write up of that conference and infused perspective from that time in the writing. One might say, it's like a snap shot back in time. We had a lot of hope and big plans back then. Have we accomplished those goals? What un/progress have we accomplished?
Part 1 of this series, is the write up from 2009 on the Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference.
Part 2 of this series, is the write-up from Forum, where in addition to speaking on the current state of green affairs, Mr. Jones was publicizing his new book, Rebuilding The Dream.
And so we ask, how successful have our renovations of that dream been?
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