February 20, 2013 As our country is devastated by more and more severe droughts, floods, fires, and superstorms, the public is demanding regulation of the greenhouse gasses that cause climate change. The corporations that profit from coal, oil, and gas fear such regulation will reduce their profits and the value of their investments. They… Read More »
JOBS BEYOND COAL: A MANUAL FOR COMMUNITIES, WORKERS, AND ENVIRONMENTISTS
February 10, 2013 This manual is intended for anyone—communities, unions, environmentalists, native tribes, public officials, and others—involved with or affected by the retirement of coal-fired power plants. It is designed as a guide for those who wish to make the transition away from coal in a way that is most beneficial and least threatening… Read More »
DO THE MATH: INVEST WHILE WE DIVEST
November 21, 2012 by Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith Do you want your college tuition or tax dollars invested to increase droughts, storms, forest fires, and crop failures — and an unending series of Katrinas and Sandys? Or do you want them used to lower greenhouse gases on your campus and in your… Read More »
THE BLUE-GREEN ALLIANCE
November 20, 2012 In the most recent post in our series on Labor and Global Warming, we looked at the United Steelworkers’ extraordinary stand against global warming. In this post we examine the alliance developed between the Steelworkers and the Sierra Club. The United Steelworkers, the largest private sector manufacturing union in North America,… Read More »
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