by Jeremy Brecher | Oct 8, 2021 | Reports
In the early days of the Great Depression of the 1930s, hundreds of thousands of people participated in street protests, anti-eviction “riots,” strikes, marches, and occupations of city halls and state capitals. Sometimes their actions won immediate relief. They also...
by Jeremy Brecher | Jun 8, 2021 | Reports
As storms, heat waves, fires, floods, and other devastating effects of global warming have grown, more and more people have become convinced of the need to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted into the atmosphere. The Paris Agreement defined the goal of limiting...
by Jeremy Brecher | May 13, 2021 | Reports
The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for conversation in the LNS community and the broader labor and climate movements. We hope it will be a living document that continues to evolve as the knowledge and insight of additional dialogue partners contribute...
by Jeremy Brecher | Nov 9, 2020 | Reports
With the likelihood of a federal government sharply divided between Republicans and Democrats, states are likely to play an expanded role in shaping the American future. The aspirations for a Green New Deal may have support from the presidency and the House, but they...
by BrendanS | Nov 19, 2015 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, Local Organizing, Reports
What can one state contribute to protecting the global climate? According to a new report “Connecticut’s Clean Energy Future: Climate goals and employment benefits,” Connecticut can realize its official climate goal – reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80 percent...
by Jeremy Brecher | Oct 21, 2015 | Reports
This report presents a Clean Energy Future plan for the United States to reduce greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions 80 percent by 2050 – whileadding half a million jobs and saving Americans billions of dollars on their electrical, heating, and transportation costs....
