energy
Unsafe buses being built in LA with $1.50-per-hour Chinese labor
October 30, 2013The workers have been living in dormitory-style housing for up to six months, getting paid only $1.50 per hour and a $50 a day allowance.
Read moreObama at UN
September 27, 2013President Obama strained in Monday's United Nations speech to explain the rationale behind U.S. foreign policy.
Read moreNew divestment movement targets fossil fuel giants
September 20, 2013The movement, called Fossil Free, features the motto, "It's wrong to profit from wrecking the climate."
Read moreToday in labor history: Power blackout saps Northeast
August 14, 2013On this day in 2003, the Northeast of the United States and Canada experienced a massive blackout, which affected 50 million people.
Read moreObama talks clean energy jobs, LA launches solar rooftop program
June 28, 2013President Obama included job creation in his climate change speech June 25, while Los Angeles launched the largest-ever urban solar rooftop program.
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