Christina Erickson: Clean and Green: The New Voice of American Business

By Christina Erickson, Huffington Post

The assumption that a sound economic foundation and a strong environmental policy are somehow at odds with each other is now being understood by a growing number of businesses for what it really is: an urban legend that belongs back in the 20th century. Many American businesses - big and small - have begun to make the case for the economic opportunities posed by a comprehensive federal climate policy.

Proponents of this type of policy are now standing behind a Senate bill called the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. For a peek at the jobs a clean economy brings with it, see Stacey Williams' video clips of average Americans speaking in their own words about the their jobs in the clean economy.

Business voices are coming together in Washington, D.C. before members of Congress and the Administration to lobby for passage of the Senate bill. Leaders are making the case that it meets our country's need for good jobs, technological innovation as well as a more holistic national security strategy. Exemplified by the We Can Lead initiative, business leaders are finding that they are now a part of a diverse coalition of military hawks, environmentalists, evangelicals, veterans groups and labor coming together to support American energy independence.

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