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• Sierra Club: Green Jobs for the Steel City – Join the Blue-Green Alliance to discuss local, state and national efforts to create green jobs, boost the economy, reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and combat global warming. Come hear about the work that many organizations are doing and learn more about what opportunities and challenges lay ahead.

  The evening will begin with an opportunity to enjoy refreshments and to learn about the many organizations and businesses in the Pittsburgh area that are working to create a greener city. Then you will have the chance to hear from national, state and regional presenters who will provide us with new examples of clean energy solutions that are shaping our future.

  When:

  Tuesday, September 9th

  7:00pm to 9:00pm

  Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers – Local 400 MAP
  10 S Nineteenth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203

• Events – With today’s market realities – rising energy costs; shrinking power and space capacity; increased regulatory scrutiny and higher customer expectations – going green is not only socially responsible, it’s an economic imperative. This event will address how to get started, green benefits being achieved today and thoughtful approach to building a green strategy for your entire organization. The event features keynote speaker, Charles Lockwood, green real estate authority and author of the article “Building the Green Way”, published in the June 2006 Harvard Business Review and reprinted in 2008 as the first chapter of its book "Harvard Business Review on Green Business Strategy." Presented in partnership with IBM and the Pittsburgh Technology Council.
  Date: Wed., Sept. 17
  Time:
  7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

  Venue: Carnegie Science Center
  Cost: Free

• Elections board throws out both drink-tax referendums – The Allegheny County Board of Elections today ruled that neither ballot initiative on the drink tax is valid.

  The effort by local bars and restaurants to roll back the levy is legally insufficient because only the county council has the right to raise or lower taxation, the board ruled.

  The county council ballot question asking whether voters wanted to increase the property tax to compensate for eliminating the drink tax also was rejected. The board said the question was advisory but the law requires questions about taxation to be binding.

  The board was made up of three county judges picked to replace the three-member board for this issue because all the regular members had already declared positions on the measures.