January 16, 2010 Mr. Costello was born in Boston on June 13, 1945 to Thomas and Claire (MacPhee) Costello, and raised in Dedham, MA. As a teenager he worked with his father as a construction laborer and learned from him the value of worker organization, often typing the correspondence of the Brotherhood of Railway… Read More »
UNIONS CALL FOR SCIENCE-BASED REDUCTIONS IN GREENHOUSE GASSES
January 15, 2010 Cross-Posted with the Labor Network for Sustainability and Huffington Post Over the past couple of years, the American labor movement has become an enthusiastic supporter of expanding “green jobs” that fight global warming. But policies to reduce carbon emissions scientists say are safe have been a harder pill to swallow. Now,… Read More »
PETER WATERMAN – “TIM WAS A NATURAL-BORN INTERNATIONALIST”
January 3, 2010 The news of Tim’s death reached me when I was sorting out my computers after a three-month absence. I recall sending a short note of condolence to Jeremy and Brendan but cannot now find it. Tim has continued to be on my mind with the passage of time and I have… Read More »
FREEZING THE GREENHOUSE: THE SNOWBALL STRATEGY
January 8, 2010 While world leaders play the blame game and politicians dither, deadly carbon emissions grow without restraint. The official US government “business as usual” projection is for a 39 percent increase in carbon emissions worldwide by 2030, roughly two percent a year. Given the apparent deadlocks in Copenhagen and Washington, is there… Read More »
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