by Ming | Jun 5, 2010 | Just Transition, post
by Joe Uehlein “There are no jobs on a dead planet.” That’s how one union leader answered those who say that unions should be concerned only about jobs, and leave the planet to someone else to take care of. Many unions and both labor federations...
by BrendanS | Apr 9, 2010 | Jobs and Climate, post
By Brendan Smith Thanks to greenhouse gas emissions, it’s looking like my days as a commercial fisherman are numbered. I’ve been working the sea on-and-off my whole life. At 15 years old I quit high school to work the lobster boats out of Lynn, MA; later I...
by BrendanS | Apr 7, 2010 | post
Transportation is the second biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions after electricity generation. The US transportation system alone produces more greenhouse gasses than any country in the world except China. About one half of the transportation emissions...
by BrendanS | Apr 1, 2010 | Just Transition, post
Today the American labor movement””like the rest of American society and like labor movements throughout the world””is being forced to grapple with climate change and climate change mitigation. Organized labor’s approach to climate change is...
by BrendanS | Mar 31, 2010 | Jobs and Climate, Just Transition, Labor and Climage Action, post
[This is the first in a series of posts designed to provide a strategy for addressing organized labor’s stake in climate change. Its goal is to provide activists inside and outside the labor movement with the information they need to help shape effective,...
by BrendanS | Mar 9, 2010 | post
[Cross-posted with Huffingtonpost.com] In 2005 General Electric launched their “EcoMagination” campaign, a marketing effort built around selling products that help solve environmental problems and create green jobs. According to GE’s CEO Jeffery...
