February Issue - Saturday, February 4, 2012
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Blue Green Alliance Merges with Apollo Alliance
By BlueGreen Alliance Joing forces for good, clean energy jobs for America's 21st century economyCiting Jobs and Environment, More Unions Backing EPA
By Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith Labor Network for SustainabilityChernobyl: 25 Years After
By Jerry Brown Some consequences of Chernobyl 25 years after the world's worst industrial accidentWhat You Can Do to Protect Yourself from Radiation
By Beth DiLuglio and Julie Brown Bioaccumulation concentrates toxins up the food chainAFT President's Appeal Letter
By Randi Weingarten Time to Stand Together as the AFT faces the perfect stormFrom Honolulu to Savannah "We Are One" Actions Continue
By Mike Hall We Are One solidarity actions continue throughout the nationThe Attack on Labor
By Labor Network for Sustainability Six Reasons Sustainability Activists Should CareNew Report Shows Private Investments in Green Sectors Top $2 Trillion
By Ethical Markets Media GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD Report tracks private investments in green companies and technologies globally since 2007A Labor Guide to Renewable Energy Standards
By Joe Uehlein Currently 29 states have RES policiesUnion Plus News: Save Energy and Money
By Jennifer Dorr When you Go Green with Union PlusClimate Protection Strategy: Beyond Business-as-Usual
By Jeremy Brecher An in-depth discussion paper and win-win strategy prepared for the Labor Network for SustainabilityRegister Now: Feb. 2011 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference, Washington, D.C.
By BlueGreen Alliance See Workshop Program and Conference AgendaComing Now to a Job Near You!
By Labor Network for Sustainability Why Climate Change Matters for California WorkersGE Data Visualizations
By Jerry Brown On Home Appliance Energy Use, Electric Vehicles...and More
Making Climate Protection Worker Friendly
By Joe Uehlein A just transition to a low-carbon economyNext Up, AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit, June 10-13
By Richard Trumka Remarks by AFL-CIO President Richard L. TrumkaLeo Gerard on American Power Act
By Leo Gerard USW stresses need for energy, climate legislation to create jobsAFL-CIO Young Workers Summit, June 10-13, Washington, D.C.
By Jerry Brown "Next up is you" - Registration: FREENational Workers Memorial
By Tom Kriger NLC celebrates Workers Memorial Day, April 28, 20102010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference
By Jerry Brown Register now for May 4-6 event in Washington, D.C.Labor Network For Sustainability
By Joe UehleinUnions call for science-based reductions in greenhouse gases
Benefits of Building Green
By Jerry Brown Carbon, energy and water savings - by the numbersObama to Attend Climate Change Summit
By Jerry Brown China-United States global warming "hot war" defused2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference
By Jerry Brown May 2010 event to expand agenda for new green economy.Green For All Joins "Journal"
By Green For All Green jobs advocate Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins to contribute monthly column.Senate Debates Climate Bill
By Jerry Brown Labor endorses balanced cap-and-trade legislation.Subscribe to the Green Labor Journal,
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