by BrendanS | Feb 20, 2013 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, post
by Brendan Smith The American labor movement is once again facing a most controversial issue — the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. While the KXL debate has largely centered around the environmental risks, from labor’s perspective opening up the...
by BrendanS | Feb 20, 2013 | Jobs and Climate, post
by Jeremy Brecher 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...
by Ming | May 16, 2012 | Infographic, Jobs and Climate, post
LNS and 350.org teamed up to design this infographic exposing the false job creation claims of the fossil fuel industry. Join us in support of the “End Polluter Welfare Act” that would cut $113 billion in subsidies to the coal, oil and gas lobby over the...
by BrendanS | Apr 13, 2012 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, post
[by May Boeve and Brendan Smith; original published by Grist] How many lobbyists does it take to defend billions in subsidies for one of the most profitable industries in the world? 786. That’s the size of the army that oil and gas companies maintain in...
by Ming | Sep 26, 2011 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, Just Transition, Labor and Climage Action
[Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith] Climate change has arrived in America. What will it mean for your job? Climate change affecting my job? Many people have never even considered the possibility. They have been misled by false assurances like the testimony of Douglas...
