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EcoUnionist News #75 - #NOXL Edition
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, November 10, 2015
The following news items feature issues, discussions, campaigns, or information potentially relevant to green unionists:
Lead Stories:
- The inside story of how the Keystone fight was won - By Ben Adler, Grist, November 6, 2015
- Fed Regulators Accuse Murray Energy Of Trying To Silence Whistleblowers, Creating 'Atmosphere Of Intimidation' At 5 West Virginia Coal Mines - By Cole Stangler, International Business Times, November 4, 2015
- Petrobras output cut by oil workers striking against austerity - Bloomberg, FuelFix, November 3, 2015
- Lifting oil export ban could bring more revenue, hurt refineries and jobs in Wyoming - By Laura Hancock, Casper Star Tribune, October 17, 2015
Ongoing Mobilizations:
- Flood the System - Fall 2015: Flood, blockade, occupy and shut down the systems that jeopardize our future! | #FloodTheSystem
- Jobs, Justice, Climate: Rally to Defend New England's Future! - December 12, 2015
- Northern California Climate Mobilization - November 21, 2015
- People’s Climate Strike - November 26 - December 12, 2015
- Railcon15 - Next Conference TBA | #Railcon15
Keystone X-L Rejected:
- UpFront: Antonia Juhasz on Keystone XL; Meera Subramanian on India’s Environment [audio] - By Brian Edwards Tiekert, KPFA 94.1 FM, November 9, 2015
- In Huge Win For Environmentalists, Obama Rejects The Keystone XL Pipeline - By Katie Valentine, Think Progress, November 6, 2015
- 'It Is Sickening' And Other Outrageous Responses To Obama’s Keystone Decision - By Kara Moses, Think Progress, November 6, 2015
- Nurses Applaud President’s Decision to Reject Keystone XL - Press Release, National Nurses United, November 6, 2015
- Obama: Keystone XL Pipeline 'Would Not Make a Meaningful Long-Term Contribution to Our Economy' - By Stefanie Spear, EcoWatch, November 6, 2015
The Road to Paris:
- "Peasant Agroecology for Food Sovereignty and Mother Earth, experiences of La Via Campesina". Now available! - Press Release, La Via Campesina, Novmeber 9, 2015
- COP21 101: The Ecologist Guide to the Paris mobilisations - By Kara Moses, The Ecologist, Novmeber 3, 2015
- Jobs That Will Be Most Affected by Global Warming - By Diana Crandall, Attn, October 31, 2015
Bread and Roses:
- Canada-wide migrant worker coalition calls on Trudeau to MoVE for Real Change - Press Release, Migrant Workers Alliance, October 27, 2015
- What happens when 100+ Monsanto employees crash your presentation on GE crops and pesticides - By Ashley Lukens, Center for Food Safety, October 19, 2015
An Injury to One is an Injury to All:
- Columbia Valley economy takes big hit with closing of Canfor mill at Canal Flats - By Nelson Daily, The Boundary Sentinel, November 8, 2015
- Will Pakistan Change Its Safety Standards After Another Deadly Factory Collapse? - By Bryce Covert, Think Progress, November 5, 2015
- Malibu School District Sics Cops on Parents: Vandalism Complaint for Taking PCB-Laden Caulk Samples for Lab Testing - By Kirsten Stade, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, November 4, 2015
- Massey insider wanted to share warning - By Ken Ward Jr., Coal Tattoo, November 4, 2015
- NLRB to Prosecute Asarco for Unfair Labor Practices - By Mariana Padias, United Steelworkers, November 4, 2015
- New Transparency is Opaque at Chemical Safety Board: Basic Information on Investigations, Procurement and Private Emails Still Missing - By Kirsten Stade, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, November 4, 2015
- Fukushima Gets A Lot Uglier - By Robert Hunziker, CounterPunch, November 3, 2015
- Audit finds railroad safety lacking during high oil traffic - By Matt Volz, Associated Press, October 31, 2015
- Luanshya Miners put on forced leave riot over K900 monthly allowances - By Staff, Lukaka Times, October 30, 2015
- Strike begins at Turkey's largest copper mine - By Staff, Daily Sabah, October 30, 2015
Carbon Bubble:
- Bankruptcy expected for Arch Coal, a reflection of industry woes - By Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News, November 7, 2015
- Highland Valley Copper announces layoffs - By Michael Allan McCrae, Mining.Com, November 5, 2015
- Layoffs announced at B.C. open-pit copper mine - Canadian Press, The Star Phoenix, November 5, 2015
- Steel tension: Granite City workers fear tough holiday ahead - By Scott Cousins, The Telegraph, November 4, 2015
- Chile’s Codelco lays off over 4,000 workers - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, November 3, 2015
- North Sea fields face more job cuts as slump impairs viability - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, November 3, 2015
- Oil Companies Have Cut Back Everything Except Crude Production - By Dan Murtaugh and Naureen Malik, Bloomberg, October 29, 2015
Just Transition:
- Investing in Clean Energy Will Create Millions of Jobs, Increase GDP and Raise Household Incomes - By NextGen Climate America, EcoWatch, November 9, 2015
- SF voters give city leaders a clear mandate on clean energy - By Jeremy Gong, The Yodeler, November 6, 2015
- California ballot initiative would eliminate IOUs, establish statewide public utility - By Herman K. Trabish, Utility Dive, November 3, 201
- Europe’s energy transformation falling behind in spite of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions - Staff Report, European Trade Union Institute, November 3, 2015
- How Will We Reach an Ecological Civilization and Who Will Build It? - By Chris Williams, Truthout, October 31, 2015
Other News:
- Portland Oil Resolution Passed Unanimously; Fossil Fuel Goes to Vote - Press Release, Columbia Riverkeeper, November 4, 2015
- University of Calgary's relationship with Enbridge slammed by faculty associations - By Staff, CBC News, November 2, 2015
- In Quest for Revenue, Los Angeles Times Creates Oil Industry Propaganda Website - By Andrew Seifter, Media Matters, October 30, 2015
- Recycling Workers Fight Firings and Win a Union - By David Bacon, The Reality Check, October 18, 2015
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