The Big Idea In Denver: Green-Collar Jobs

In all the buzz of ideas and activism going on outside the convention hall, the rise of green-collar jobs as a signature progressive idea is inescapable. With the potential to help solve our economic, environmental and national security weaknesses, investing in a clean energy economy is quickly becoming a no-brainer which only conservative brains refuse to embrace.

I had the opportunity to talk with Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire [1] about her record on clean energy and green jobs. Watch our interview below. [1]

And I also interviewed David Roberts of Grist.org [2], who was very impressed with the "sophistication" of the green jobs discussion outside the convention hall, yet felt it was only getting cursory mentions inside the hall.