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Sep 24, 2009

Capitol Hill Summit on Sustainable Communities, Environmental Justice and the New Economy

The Capitol Hill Summit will convene on October 15-16, 2009 seizing this moment to impact the new green economy.
 
CONFERENCE TOPICS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
SUSTAINABILITY AND SHARED PROSPERITY:  INCLUSION IN THE GREEN ECONOMY
-Achieving Sustainable Communities: Equity and Public Policy
-Enterprise and Employment for the 21st Century
-Wall Street, Credit, Green Jobs and Entrepreneurship
-Mayors Roundtable:  Localizing the Green Economy

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, FEDERAL COLLABORATION AND THE GREEN ECONOMY
-Community Revitalization, Building Local Capacity and Promoting Engagement
-Renewing the Built Environment:National Livability Strategy
-The Federal Inter-Agency Workgroup on Sustainability:  Linking US HUD, US DOT and US EPA 
-Environmental Roundtable: Eco-Leadership in the Green Economy
-Achieving Community Vitality:  Environmental Justice in the Green Economy
-Networking Reception
 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009
WELL-BEING AND THE GREEN ECONOMY 
-Healthy Communities
-Equitable Development and the Color of Green
-Transportation, Smart Growth and the New Energy Future
-Climate Change:  Moving Towards a National Policy
 
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND THE  GREEN ECONOMY 
-Climate Change, Public Health and Sustainability
-Achieving Climate Justice:  Protecting Vulnerable Communities
-Climate Change Roundtable