Environment
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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U.S. labor leader in Paris talks about eco-crisis challenges facing unions
December 1, 2015In this episode of Peoples World Podcasts, PW co-editor, Teresa Albano, interviews Sean Sweeney, coordinator for Trade Unions for Energy Democracy. Sweeney, who is in Paris.
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“Paris, a beacon of hope”: Words of solidarity as COP 21 opens
November 30, 2015Leaders from all over the world gathered today in the suburb of Le Bourget for the opening of the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 21).
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