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EcoUnionist News #110: No Coal in Oakland Prevails and other Green Union news
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, June 29, 2016
Image, right: Alameda County AFL-CIO Central Labor Council president, Josie Camacho, flanked by dozens of Bay Area union leaders and members, representing 21 Bay Area unions (including the Bay Area IWW), join in with Oakland residents to oppose coal handling, storage, shipment, and exports in the Port of Oakland at a special City Council hearing, held June 27, 2016. At the conclusion of the meeting, the City Council voted unanimously, 7-0 with one member absent, in support of the coal ban. Image by Brooke Anderson.
The following news items feature issues, discussions, campaigns, or information potentially relevant to green unionists:
Lead Stories:
- Oakland bans coal shipments in a blow to planned export facility - By William Yardley and Natalie Kitroeff, Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2016; [related]: Oakland's Anti-Coal Activists Decry ‘Deceptive’ Mailer - By Arielle Swedback, East Bay Express, June 27, 2016 | Coal: Economic opportunity or environmental risk for poor neighborood? - By Associated Press, FuelFix, June 27, 2016 | Oakland Just Banned Coal! Coal Processing, Loading and Unloading Banned in Oakland - By J P Masser, Daily Kos, June 27, 2016
- As Britain exits, the need for a strong climate movement remains - By Kate Aronoff, Waging Nonviolence, June 24, 2016
- Mega Corporation Gobbles Up Slightly Less-Mega Corporation; Chops Jobs to Increase Profits; Blames Enviros. Film at 11 - By Matthew Koehler, CounterPunch, June 24, 2016
- Zimbabwe: Trade Unions Embrace Climate Change - By staff, All Africa, June 23, 2016
- Meet the McDonald’s Cashier Taking on Her CEO for Climate Change - By Brooke Anderson, Yes!, June 17, 2016
- The War on Workers’ Comp - By Stephen Franklin, In These Times, June 13, 2016
Ongoing Mobilizations:
- Flush the TPP - Ongoing through 2016 | #FlushtheTPP
- March for a Clean Energy Revolution - July 24, 2016, Philadelphia | #CleanEnergyMarch
- International Resistance Gathering Against Extractivism - July 28-30, Mexico
- TWAC Cascadia 2016 - August 8th-15th 2016
The Thin Green Line:
- First Day of Hearings on Vancouver, WA Oil Terminal Begins with Broad Opposition - By staff, Stand Up to Oil, June 27, 2016
- Environmentalists, politicians call for shutdown of coal leases in Seattle - By Hal Bernton, Seattle Times, June 21, 2016
Just Transition:
- Oilsands workers know how to lead the way on climate change - By Lliam Hildebrand, Iron and Earth, June 27, 2016; [related]: Iron And Earth: Oilsands Workers Call For Training In Renewable Energy - By David Dodge and Dylan Thompson, Huffington Post, June 24, 2016
- Ontario’s Green Energy Act: A job creation success - By Elizabeth Perry, Work and Climate Change Report, June 27, 2016; [related]: Clean Energy Investment Slows in Canada; Canada ranks 11th in Clean Energy Jobs - By Elizabeth Perry, Work and Climate Change Report, June 26, 2016
- March for a Clean Energy Revolution at the DNC With Breast Cancer Action - By Alyssa Figueroa, EcoWatch, June 26, 2016
- Coal To Solar: Retraining Our Energy Workforce - By Glenn Meyers, Planetsave, June 25, 2016
- After Decades of Protest, Last California Nuclear Plant to Close & Be Replaced by Renewable Energy - Damon Moglen interviewed by Juan González and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, June 22, 2016 [related]: Nuclear Shutdown in California includes Transition provisions for Workers - By Elizabeth Perry, Work and Climate Change Report, June 27, 2016 | Cost to Replace California Nuclear With Solar: $15 Billion - By Jim Polson and Mark Chediak, Bloomberg, June 23, 2016 | Diablo Shutdown Marks End of Atomic Era - By Harvey Wasserman, EcoWatch, June 23, 2016 | California Goes Nuclear Free As Diablo Canyon Closes In Favor Of Renewables - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, June 22, 2016 | Honey I shrunk the utility: California's final nuclear plant closure attributed to CCA - By staff, Local Power, June 22, 2016 | PG&E to Replace Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant With 100% Carbon-Free Resources - By Jeff St. John, GreenTech Media, June 21, 2016 | PG&E to close Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, replace it with renewables, efficiency, storage - By Gavin Bade, Utility Dive, June 21, 2016
- Beyond Extreme Energy Too Extreme? Not At All - By Jlstewct, Beyond Extreme Energy, June 21, 2016
- Canada can transition to renewable energy in just a few decades, says Stanford University professor - By Monique Muise, Global News, June 12, 2016
Bread and Roses:
- A campaign for Sakuma farmworkers - By Steve Leigh, Socialist Worker, June 27, 2016; [related]: 4 Years of Struggle: March for a Fair Contract - By staff, Food Chain Workers Alliance, June 25, 2016
- Cheap imports cause massive fall in coconut prices in India. Farmers protest - By staff, La Via Campesina, June 27, 2016
- KWPA and SPI undertake Farmer to Farmer exchange program in Indonesia - By staff, La Via Campesina, June 27, 2016
- People in Panama, Sri Lanka, protest again demanding their lands back - By staff, La Via Campesina, June 27, 2016
- Landworkers’ Alliance demand recognition for small-farms in post Brexit policies - By Ed Hamer and Adam Payne, Land Workers' Alliance, June 25, 2016
- German Development Ministry (BMZ) must put Small Farmers in focus - By staff, La Via Campesina, June 24, 2016
- People's Manual: Guidelines on Governance of Land, Fisheries and Forests [report] - By staff, La Via Campesina, June 24, 2016
- Can N.C. Farmers Mistreat Their Guest Workers with Impunity? - By Paul Blest, Indy Week, June 22, 2016
- Farmers' Union in India demand exclusion of farming from WTO - By staff, La Via Campesina, June 22, 2016
- Hundreds of thousands of Unitarians worldwide endorse the Wendy’s Boycott! - By staff, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, June 22, 2016
- Full Text: Minjuwha Baek's speech at the UN Human Rights Council - By Minjuwha Baek, La Via Campesina, June 20, 2016
- Got Milk with Dignity? Vermont’s Migrant Justice putting finishing touches on breakthrough dairy program… - By staff, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, June 20, 2016
- Protests erupt against Taiwanese plastic company suspected of killing millions of fish off Vietnamese coast - By Sarah Lin, Shanghaist, June 18, 2016
- The Bayer-Monsanto Deal: Merger Will Hurt Others - By staff, CBG Network, June 15, 2016
An Injury to One is an Injury to All:
- EOG sued over wage, overtime practices - By LM Sixel, FuelFix, June 27, 2016
- Child labour group takes aim at electronic manufacturers that use gold - By Michael Allan McCrae, Mining.Com, June 25, 2016
- After Teachers Union Protests Against Education Reform, Mexican Police Kill 8 Protesters in Oaxaca - By Parker Asmann, In These Times, June 21, 2016; [related]: "The Battle Has Just Started": Activists Denounce Police Killings and Crackdowns on Teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico - Gustavo Esteva interviewed by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, June 21, 2016 | Mexican police brutally attack Oaxaca’s striking teachers - By Scott Campbell, ROARMag, June 21, 2016 | Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform? - By David Bacon, The Nation, June 17, 2016
- Bus and train strikes scare the fat cat transport bosses - By Steve Johnston, Raymie Kiernan and Dave Sewell, Socialist Worker (UK), June 21, 2016
- MCC termination of national employees questioned - By Bismarck Ramu Group, Papua New Guinea Mine Watch, June 21, 2016; [related]: “World Class” Ramu Nickel Sacks Union Leader and All Union Members - By Bismarck Ramu Group, Papua New Guinea Mine Watch, June 23, 2016
- Lawyer for one of accused in Lac-Mégantic disaster wants more evidence - By staff, Montreal Gazette, June 20, 2016
- Safety Device Missing from Amtrak Site After Deadly Accident - By Mitch Blacher, NBC 10, June 17, 2016
Whistleblowers:
- Skyline Drive Closures and Drones for Corporate Parks Donor - By Kirsten Stade, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, June 27, 2016
- Arlington conductor says BNSF derailed his family for 6 1/2 years after wrongful firing - By staff, Arlington Times, June 27, 2016
- 'Guilt' drives former Dryden, Ont. mill worker to reveal his part in dumping toxic mercury - By Jody Porter, CBC News, June 20, 2016; [related]: Mercury Dump Whistle Blower Speaks [audio] - By staff, Free Grassy Narrows, June 23, 2016 | Possible mercury dumping ground increases calls for action by Grassy Narrows - By Sophia Reuss, Rabble.Ca, June 22, 2016
Wobbles:
- Dutch Earth First! Blockades Amsterdam’s Coal Port and Power Stations - By staff, Wij Stoppen Steenkool, June 27, 2016
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers promotes Green Skills Training - By Elizabeth Perry, Work and Climate Change Report, June 27, 2016
- Oklahoma Environmental Activists Headed To Trial - By Stefan Warner, Rising Tide North America, June 27, 2016
- 26 Pipeline Fighters Arrested In West Roxbury - By Nancy Wilson, Popular Resistance, June 27, 2016
- Montrose 9 Assert the “Necessity Defense” at Trial in Cortlandt, NY - By Jlstewct, Beyond Extreme Energy, June 23, 2016
- Climate blocker Josh Frydenberg's office shut down for climate crimes - By John Englart, Climate Citizen, June 21, 2016
- Indigenous Grandmothers, Protectors & Defenders Rally and Take Action at the Gates of Shell Oil Refinery in Martinez, CA - By Scott Parkin, Diablo Rising Tide, June 21, 2016
- Support the ‘red mantas’ march to save La Guajira’s children - By Richard, London Mining Network, June 21, 2016
- Chesapeake Earth First! and Beyond Extreme Energy Disrupt Virginia Energy Policy Forum - By Chesapeake Earth First!, Earth First! Newswire, June 20, 2016
- France: “They Have Billions — We Are Millions” - By staff, Speak Out Now, June 20, 2016; [related]: French government moves to ban trade unions' demonstrations - By Dave Sewell, Socialist Worker (UK), June 21, 2016
Other News:
- What does Brexit mean for Climate goals? - By Elizabeth Perry, Work and Climate Change Report, June 27, 2016
- Helen Keller: Socialist, Pacifist, Women’s & Workers’ Rights Advocate - By Rivera Sun, CounterPunch, June 24, 2016
- We Will Not Waver in Our Political Revolution - By RoseAnn DeMoro, Common Dreams, June 24, 2016; [related]: Building the Political and Social Movement at the People’s Summit in Chicago - By RoseAnn DeMoro, Huffington Post, June 23, 2016
- Global Capitalism and the Crisis of Democracy - By Harry Targ, Portside, June 22, 2016
- Good Jobs Green Jobs 2016: A Recap - By staff, Blue Green Alliance, June 20, 2016
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