Topic: Discussion on CEJA (Clean Energy Jobs Act)
Speaker: Christina Krost, Southern Illinois Outreach Coordinator, Faith in Place (in partnership with the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition)
Christina Krost is the Southern Illinois Outreach Coordinator with Faith in Place –which describes itself as an organization of “diverse people of all faiths sharing the commitment to care for the Earth”. Faith in Place is a participant with the Clean Jobs Coalition, which is made up of “environmental justice” groups, faith-based institutions, consumer watchdogs, public health entities, student activists, clean technology businesses, entrepreneurs and labor voices. The coalition works with community and civic leaders to advance clean energy jobs across Illinois. This objective is reflected in, and associated with, Illinois State legislative discussions on a CEJA, as a successor to FEJA (Future Energy Jobs Act) currently in place.
