by BrendanS | Jul 30, 2015 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, post
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to issue the final text of a regulation called the Clean Power Plan (CPP) whose purpose is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) that climate scientists say are causing global warming. There is already...
by BrendanS | Jun 18, 2015 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, Just Transition, post
How can the United States actually meet the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that climate scientists say are necessary to forestall catastrophic climate change without catastrophic economic impacts on American workers? Green Growth: A U.S. Program for...
by BrendanS | Mar 6, 2015 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, LNS News, Local Organizing, post
While global cooperation is required to address global warming, national governments are so far failing to adopt the necessary agreements and policies. Therefore people and governments have had to take the initiative for protecting the climate by reducing greenhouse...
by BrendanS | Jan 20, 2015 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, Local Organizing, post, Reports
[Like other states, Connecticut has an electric system based on a one-way flow of energy from a central generating stations to consumers — and this model is now obsolete. It is failing to capture new opportunities for distributed renewable energy, and it is...
by BrendanS | Oct 24, 2014 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, post
[Nurses are asking all Americans to sign a petition demanding protection for frontline health care workers who are protecting us all from the threat of Ebola. Tamanna Rahman and Brendan Smith tell us why.] As the Ebola outbreak continues to dominate headlines, so too...
by BrendanS | Aug 22, 2014 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, Local Organizing
Eight Connecticut labor organizations, including the state AFL-CIO, have endorsed the People’s Climate March in New York City on Sunday, September 21: 32BJ SEIU CT American Federation of Teachers – CT CT AFL-CIO CT Education Association CT State Council...
