by Ming | Sep 9, 2011 | Labor and Climage Action, Labor-Environmental Cooperation, pdf, post
Globalization and free-market economics made great promises to create a better life for everyone. Instead they have produced an economy that is increasingly unjust and unsustainable. Indeed, they have produced twin catastrophes — the economic crisis and the...
by Ming | Apr 21, 2011 | Labor and Climage Action, Labor-Environmental Cooperation, post
by Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith At the start of 2011, as the energy corporations, the US Chamber of Commerce, and the Tea Party right launched their assault on environmental protection and the EPA, it looked like public opinion and organized labor might just be...
by BrendanS | Feb 15, 2011 | Just Transition, Labor-Environmental Cooperation, post
Advocates for sustainability, under assault from climate deniers and drill-baby-drillers, are struggling to protect the earth from global warming, desertification, extinction of plants and animals, and other looming threats. Why should they also be concerned about...
by BrendanS | Mar 8, 2010 | Labor-Environmental Cooperation, post
[LNS has been hearing from members that some in the environmental movement have been struggling with how to talk with labor allies about climate change. So we decided to put together some talking points to help enviros jump start these vital conversations. Next up...
by BrendanS | Feb 9, 2010 | Just Transition, Labor-Environmental Cooperation, post
By Joe Uehlein, Labor Network for Sustainability [PDF version of this report is available here] Thousands of “green jobs” have been created by President Obama’s stimulus package; millions more will be created by proposed climate legislation; tens of...
