by Ming | Jan 18, 2012 | Articles, Politics of Climate Change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Labor Network For Sustainability is deeply encouraged by the Obama Administration’s decision to oppose the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. According to LNS Executive Director Joe Uehlein, “It’s an encouraging...
by Ming | Nov 14, 2011 | Articles, Politics of Climate Change
“Occupy Wall Street” is inspiring a broad movement for the interests of the “99 percent” against domination of our country and the world by corporate greed. That movement is challenging the sacrifice of the common interests of ordinary people...
by Ming | Nov 10, 2011 | Labor and Climage Action, Politics of Climate Change, post
LNS has been actively involved in shaping and organizing support for a “Statement of Our Nation’s Moral Obligation to Address Climate Change.” We hope LNS members will sign. To do so, click here: Climate Ethics Campaign We firmly believe that...
by Ming | Oct 18, 2011 | Articles, Politics of Climate Change
[The following petition, initiated by Tar Sands Action, calls on the labor movement to oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline.] Dear sisters and brothers: Recently we signed this on-line petition “Labor Movement Against the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline” and we...
by Ming | Sep 19, 2011 | Articles, Politics of Climate Change, post
[by Brendan Smith and Jeremy Brecher] The Keystone XL pipeline, recently approved by the US State Department and awaiting President Obama’s declaration that it is in the “national interest,” will carry oil that is too dirty for the US government to...
by BrendanS | Aug 18, 2011 | Politics of Climate Change, post
by Joe Uehlein Sometimes a decision forces you to think deeply about what you believe in and how you act on those beliefs. It was like that when the climate protection leader Bill McKibben asked me to sign a letter calling for civil disobedience to block the building...
