Climate Change
At Paris Trade Union Forum: A call to ban fracking worldwide
December 4, 2015Over 40 percent of natural gas comes from shale gas, which is such a driver for climate change because of methane -- 120 times more powerful than carbon.
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COP 21: Unions sow the seeds of labor to yield green jobs
December 3, 2015Labor leaders presented real plans and logical solutions for creating clean jobs that sustain the labor movement and reduce or eliminate harm to the environment.
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At COP 21, indigenous people wield voices in fight for justice
December 3, 2015The Indigenous Environmental Network focuses on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, calling for moratoriums on new fossil fuel development, and fighting against "false solutions," like fracking and nuclear energy.
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New Yorkers join worldwide climate marchers
December 2, 2015New Yorkers joined hundreds of thousands around the world who are showing solidarity with the climate demonstrators in Paris.
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All eyes are on Paris
December 1, 2015We recently attended the NorCal climate march in Oakland, where we asked those who attended why the issue of climate change is so important and what needed to be done.
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