New Mexico conference focuses on green economy

Bioneers Dreaming New Mexico Project, New Energy Economy, the Regional Development Corporation and the state departments of Economic Development and Workforce Solutions developed a two-day conference that began Wednesday in Santa Fe to talk about opportunities for attracting green jobs to New Mexico and legislation that would encourage the state's green economy.

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The head of New Energy Economy wants businesses, universities and governments to create partnerships and put New Mexico in a position "to capture the green wave of investment that's out there."

One of the first jobs is to train workers for the jobs of the future green economy, said John Fogarty, a medical doctor who heads New Energy Economy, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities through solutions to global warming.