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EcoUnionist News #17
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, January 4, 2015 (Image: IWW leaflet by Judi Bari, November 1989)
Disclaimer: The views expressed here are not the official position of the IWW (or even the IWW’s EUC) and do not necessarily represent the views of anyone but the author’s.
The following news items feature issues, discussions, campaigns, or information potentially relevant to green unionists:
Lead Stories:
- New Study Says US Fracking Boom Will Fade Quickly After 2020 - By Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, December 6, 2014
- Saudis Tell Shale Industry It Will Break Them, Plans to Keep Pumping Even at $20 a Barrel - By Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, December 23, 2014
Railroad Workers, Safety, and the Environment:
- Alberta Leads Provinces in Train Derailments - Railroaded Blog, December 30, 2014
- A crude proposal: The pros and cons of a controversial Phillips 66 oil-by-rail project - By Rhys Heyden, New Times, December 31, 2014
- Dangerous Oil Trains To Return to Lac-Megantic While Town Still Recovers - By Justin Mikulka, DeSmog Blog, January 1, 2015
- Safety Information For Alhambra Trestle In Martinez and Other Bridges Kept By The Railroads, Part 2 Of 3 - By Jeffrey Shaub and Giancarlo Rulli, KCBS, December 30, 2014
- Local Emergency Plans Stall Out For Trains Transporting Bakken Crude Oil In The Bay Area, Part 3 Of 3 - By Jeffrey Shaub and Giancarlo Rulli, KCBS, December 31, 2014
- Trains plus crude oil equals trouble down the track - By Curtis Tate, Miami Herald, January 2, 2015
- Union decries decrease in railroad maintenance crews - By Jessica Holdman, Bismark Tribune, January 1, 2015
Other News of Interest:
- Environment Agency investing pension fund in industries it regulates is ‘clear conflict of interest’ - Fracking Free Ireland, December 31, 2014
- Fewer workers expected at the oil patch next year, lodging firm says - By Collin Eaton, Fuel Fix, December 30, 2014
- The 9 Most Important Victories for Workers in 2014 - By Amien Essif, In These Times, December 23, 2014
- Top 5 Clean Energy Revolution Stories of 2014 - By Mike Gaworecki, DeSmog Blog, December 30, 2014
For more green news, please visit our news feeds section on ecology.iww.org; Twitter #IWWEUC
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