by Hendrik | Oct 16, 2024 | Energy Democracy, Fight The Bad, Uncategorized
Summary Over the summer, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (EPRA). This proposal guts bedrock environmental legislation that provides safeguards to communities from dangerous health risks,...
by Hendrik | Dec 12, 2019 | Build The Bigger We, Energy Democracy, Fight The Bad, Timeline
Ahead of UNFCC COP25 Indigenous Environmental Network & Climate Justice Alliance Launch Carbon Pricing Toolkit Volume 2 November 18, 2019: Today the Indigenous Environmental Network and Climate Justice Alliance launched their Carbon Pricing Toolkit Volume Two....
by Hendrik | Nov 16, 2017 | Energy Democracy, Fight The Bad, It Takes Roots, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 16, 2017 PRESS CONTACT: Jade Begay, Communications Coordinator Indigenous Environmental Network [email protected], whatsapp +1 505 699 4791 Groundbreaking “Carbon Pricing Report” Released by Indigenous Environmental...
by Hendrik | Dec 28, 2016 | Blog Post, Build The New, Energy Democracy, It Takes Roots
Twenty-four U.S. states called on Trump to “kill the Clean Power Plan” and issue an Executive Order to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing similar legislation in the future. While the Clean Power Plan and EPA are far from perfect,...
by Hendrik | Nov 23, 2016 | Blog Post, Energy Democracy, It Takes Roots
November 19th, 2016 This COP22 nicknamed the “Action COP” was meant to focus on the implementation needed to get the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Close to 200 countries and 25,000 people came...
by Hendrik | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog Post, Energy Democracy, Fight The Bad
Dear AFL-CIO President Trumka and Our Sisters & Brothers in the Labor Movement: In 2013, on the eve of the AFL-CIO convention we wrote a letter to you calling for a dialogue between environmental justice organizations and the AFL-CIO. Although our communications...
