Event: GJ/GNY Statewide Stakeholder’s meeting in Buffalo

The Center for Working Families’ Green Jobs/Green NY Statewide Stakeholders Meeting will be held on Monday, November 9th in Buffalo. In October, New York State Governor David Paterson signed the Green Jobs/Green New York Act of 2009 into law. This act represents exciting new development in a state that has already shown a strong commitment to energy efficiency and innovation.

Here’s some information about the act from the Center for Working Families:

“Green Jobs/Green Homes NY (GJ/GH NY) is a blueprint for an unprecedented statewide initiative to retrofit one million homes in five years. The program will make New York homes energy efficient, lower fossil fuel emissions, and combat climate change….This public/private initiative will be the largest residential retrofit program ever initiated: a model for the nation at a critical moment in national energy planning.”

The event should be a great way to see how New York is encouraging modern, green development in the city. The meeting will bring together non-government stakeholders to identify recommendations for program regulations and implementation.