,GRE5 5]GY & GOOD JOBS = ,V]MONT]S 

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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 

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,AN OP5 LETT] TO ! PEOPLE ( ,V]MONT1 ,GOV4 ,PET] ,%UML9 & O!R 9T]E/$ P>TIES .<#a.>3 

,V]MONT'S LEAD+ VOICES = WORK+ FAMILIES & ! 5VIRONM5T >E UNIT$ & SPEAK ) ONE VOICE :5 IT COMES TO R5EWABLE 9-/ATE 5]GY PRODUCTION4 ,WE AGREE ?AT R5EWABLE 5]GY PRODUCTION IS NECESS>Y IF WE >E TO BECOME 5]GY 9DEP5D5T1 5VIRONM5TALLY RESPONSIBLE & C>BON NEUTRAL4 ,WE ALSO COMPREH5D ! BUILD+ ( !SE NEW 5]GY FACILITIES AS A S\RCE ( CON/RUCTION JOBS = WORK+ PEOPLE4 ,H[EV]1 ! QUE/ION BECOMES1 WILL !SE JOBS GO TO \T-(-/ATE CORPORATIONS1 WILL !Y GO TO IRRESPONSIBLE 9-/ATE COMPANIES OR WILL !Y PROVIDE LIVABLE WAGES1 GOOD B5EFITS & FAMILY-SU/A9ABLE EMPLOYM5T = A G5]ATION ( ,V]MONT]S8 

,IT IS \R COMMON ASS]TION ?AT ! 5VIRONM5TAL & ECONOMIC ISSUES RELAT$ TO NEW 5]GY DEVELOPM5T CANNOT BE SEP>AT$4 ,CREAT+ GRE5 5]GY )\T ALSO SUPPORT+ A /RONG LOCAL ECONOMY1 OR AGGRESSIVELY SEEK+ JOB CREATION )\T ADDRESS+ BASIC 5VIRONM5TAL ISSUES1 UND]M9ES ! FUTURE UPON :I* \R ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,/ATE IS PR$ICAT$4 ,AS ,V]MONT]S1 AS ! LEAD]S ( ORGANIZ$ LABOR1 AS 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 WE DO NOT & CANNOT ACCEPT A DISJUNCTION BETWE5 !SE TWO F\NDATIONAL BELIEFS4 ,9 BRIEF1 WE NE$ GRE5 5]GY1 & WE NE$ GOOD GRE5 JOBS6 

,AS ! /ATE ( ,V]MONT MOVES =W>D ) ITS COMPREH5SIVE 5]GY PLAN1 WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY GU>ANTEE ,V]MONT'S PLACE ( HONOR AS A LEAD] 9 ! GLOBAL /RUGGLE AGA9/ CLIMATE *ANGE BUT ALSO AS A LEAD] 9 LOCAL GRE5-JOB CREATION4 ,IT WILL BE BY VIRTUE ( ?IS MULTIPLI] EFFECT1 BY VIRTUE ( BREAK+ D[N ! FALSE DI*OTOMY BETWE5 5VIRONM5TAL CONC]NS & ECONOMIC CONC]NS1 ?AT WE WILL FIRMLY E/ABLI% ! CULTURAL %IFT NECESS>Y TO A*IEVE SU/A9ABILITY1 SELF-RELIANCE & TO FUR!R ! COMMON GOOD 9 ,V]MONT & BEYOND4 ,ONCE AGA91 HI/ORY CALLS = ,V]MONT TO LEAD ! WAY4 ,WILL WE HE$ ?IS HI/ORIC CALL AS WE SO (T5 HAVE 9 \R PR\D PA/8 ,?AT IS ! QUE/ION BE=E US TODAY4 

,!RE=E1 WE1 ! UND]SIGN$ LEAD]S ( ,V]MONT'S LABOR & 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5TS1 ) A COMB9$ MEMB]%IP 9 ! T5S-(-?\S&S1 CALL ON ! .<,V]MONT.> ,PUBLIC ,S]VICE ,BO>D TO MAKE LOCAL JOB CREATION1 LIVABLE WAGES & GOOD B5EFITS A BASIC1 B9D+ & NON-NEGOTIABLE PR]EQUISITE PRIOR TO ISSU+ A ,C]TIFICATE ( ,PUBLIC ,GOOD = R5EWABLE 5]GY PROJECTS4 ,WE FUR!R CALL ON \R GOV]NOR1 ,PET] ,%UML91 TO CONT9UE TO BE A /RONG VOICE 9 SUPPORT ( HIR+ LOCAL1 IDEALLY UNION1 = !SE GRE5 5]GY PROJECTS4 

,WE LOOK =W>D TO WORK+ 9 P>TN]%IP ) SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE R5EWABLE 5]GY DEVELOP]S1 ! ,PUBLIC ,S]VICE ,BO>D1 \R GOV]NOR & ! ,/ATE ( ,V]MONT T[>DS A GRE5 5]GY & GRE5 ECONOMIC FUTURE4 ,H[EV]1 LET IT BE KN[N ?AT WE WILL PUBLICLY RESI/ ANY & ALL NEW 5]GY PROJECTS ?AT DO NOT ADDRESS ! NE$S ( ! PEOPLE ( ,V]MONT1 >TICULAT$ AS GOOD JOBS & A GRE5 5VIRONM5T4 

,FRE$OM @& ,UNITY1 

,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS51 

,CONS]VATION ,ORGANIZ]1 

,V]MONT ,SI]RA ,CLUB 

.<,?IS /ATEM5T IS 5DORS$ BY ! FOLL[+ ,V]MONT LABOR & 5VIRONM5TAL LEAD]S.> 

,B5 ,JOHNSON1 ,PRESID5T ( ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O 

,JEFF ,POTV91 ,PRESID5T ( ! ,V]MONT ,BUILD+ & ,CON/RUCTION ,TRADES ,C\NCIL 

,MI*AEL ,MORELLI1 ,BUS9ESS ,AG5T = ! ,V]MONT ,IRON ,WORK]S ,LOCAL #g 

,JAMES ,HASLAM1 ,DIRECTOR ( ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S' ,C5T] 

,ZAK ,GRIEF51 ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,V]MONT ,SI]RA ,CLUB 

,/EVE ,CR[LEY1 ,5]GY ,COMMITTEE ,*AIR ( ! ,V]MONT ,SI]RA ,CLUB 

,DAVID ,/EMB]1 ,ORGANIZ] = #c#e,V]MONT 

.<#a.> ,NOTE ,FROM ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 7,CO-,F\ND] ( ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE73 ,?IS LETT] WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ,V,T ,DIGG]1 ,OCTOB]1 #b#a#a4 ,:ILE WORK+ = ! ,V]MONT ,SI]RA ,CLUB IT WAS PLEASURE TO HELP =GE A BETT] S5SE ( SOLID>ITY BETWE5 5VIRONM5TALI/S & LABOR4 ,AS ! ,SI]RA ,CLUB WE WORK$ ) ! ,IRON ,WORK]S ,LOCAL #g TO SECURE UNION ,IRON ,WORK] JOBS ON MAJOR W9D F>M PROJECTS ?AT W]E !N 9 ! WORKS4 ,9 RETURN ! ,IRON ,WORK]S 7& LABOR 9 G5]AL7 SUPPORT$ US 9 \R EF=TS TO BUILD SUPPORT = NEW CONS]VATION PROJECTS SU* AS ! ,NULHEGAN ,AB5AKI ,TRIBAL ,=E/4 

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