BEAVERTON, OR -- Executives from Northwest clean energy and consumer companies will unite with labor leaders at Nike's headquarters today to advocate national climate and energy policies to create new jobs, restore America's competitiveness and provide for our economic and national security.
The interactive panel discussion will be followed by a 20-minute tour of Nike's state-of-the-art green building, the C. Vivian Stringer Center, which embodies many of the carbon-cutting features on Nike's energy efficient campus.
Speakers at the event, which will also be Web cast live, include:
-- Sarah Severn, Director of Stakeholder Mobilization for NIKE, Inc.
-- Jim Hanna, Director, Environmental Impact, Starbucks Coffee Company
-- Mark Edlen, Managing Principal, Gerding Edlen
-- Chandra Brown, President, United Streetcar
-- Joe Esmonde, Renewable Energy Liaison, IBEW Local 48
-- Garett Brennan, Executive Director, Focus the Nation
-- Congressman Earl Blumenauer
The event will kickoff We Can Lead's Race for American Jobs, a campaign focused on the urgency of passing national climate and energy legislation. The virtual Race will continue to Colorado, Ohio and New Hampshire, gathering business leader endorsements along the way, before sprinting to the finish line in Washington, D.C. for meetings with U.S. Senators and the Obama Administration on March 10.
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