by BrendanS | Apr 22, 2014 | Articles, Jobs and Climate, Just Transition, Politics of Climate Change
[by Jeremy Brecher, original posted at the Nation.com] In an era in which our political system is dominated by plutocracy, grassroots social movements are essential for progressive change. But too often our movements find themselves at loggerheads over the seemingly...
by BrendanS | Feb 5, 2014 | Jobs and Climate, Just Transition, Politics of Climate Change, Uncategorized
[by Brendan Smith, May Boeve and and Kristen Sheeran] In the coming months, President Obama will decide whether to approve the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude tar-sands oil from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico. We know that the pipeline...
by BrendanS | Dec 13, 2013 | Politics of Climate Change, Uncategorized
Scientists and climate protection advocates once expected that rational leaders and institutions would respond appropriately to the common threat of climate change. As Bill McKibben said of Jim Hansen and himself, “I think he thought, as did I, If we get this...
by BrendanS | Nov 18, 2013 | Jobs and Climate, Just Transition, Politics of Climate Change, Reports
According to a new report released today by the E3 Network and the Labor Network for Sustainability, replacing aging wastewater, drinking water, and gas distribution pipes in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas can create more jobs and better jobs in...
by BrendanS | Sep 30, 2013 | Politics of Climate Change, post
LNS’s Jeremy Brecher and AIDS policy expert Kevin Fisher maintain in a new commentary in NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE that governments have ceased any serious individual or collective effort for climate protection. Yet there is no vehicle or venue to draw together...
