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applaud TUC Call for Green Jobs
20th March 2009
The Green party has
praised the TUC for calling for bold government action to set
tougher environmental targets across the economy and invest in
the skills, research and development needed to make the economy
greener. They say this would help create new jobs and cut carbon
emissions.
Green Party Parliamentary Candidate Bernard
Little said, "The TUC has called on Gordon Brown to make
a commitment to a Green New Deal. But the Government has just
caved in to the demands of the nuclear power lobby for government
money meant for developing renewable energy. This is the same
Brown Old Deal who does not understand that in these dangerous
times we need action for jobs that will make the economy resilient
and help save the planet."
ENDS
For the full story on the TUC's demands, see
developments.
http://charliemarks.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/tuc-calls-for-green-new-deal
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