EcoUnionist News #115

Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, August 2, 2016

The following news items feature issues, discussions, campaigns, or information potentially relevant to green unionists:

Lead Stories:

• World's largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case – By John Vidal, The Guardian, July 27, 2016; [related]: World’s Largest Carbon Producers Face Human Rights Abuse Allegations - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, July 28, 2016
• Busting the Myths of a Workerless Future – By Chris Brooks and Kim Moody, Labor Notes, July 26, 2016
• North Sea Platform Workers Launch Biggest Strike in Decades – By Irina Slav, Oilprice.com, July 26, 2016; [related]: Surface tension—the battle against the North Sea oil bosses - By staff, Socialist Worker (UK), July 29, 2016 | ‘Our North Sea oil strike is for safety and is solid' – By Raymie Kiernan, Socialist Worker (UK), July 26, 2016
• 'You Cannot Explain it by Chance': Climate Crises Can Fuel Armed Conflict – By Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams, July 26, 2016; [related]: Weather disasters can fuel war in volatile countries, study finds – By John Upton, Salon, July 28, 2016 | Climate Change Can Cause Conflict - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, July 26, 2016

Ongoing Mobilizations:

• Flush the TPP - Ongoing through 2016 | #FlushtheTPP
• Mount Polley Mine Resistance Gathering - Canada, August 4, 2016 | #ImperialNoMore
  
• TWAC Cascadia 2016 - August 8th-15th 2016
• United Students Against Sweatshops Summer Convention - August 13-14, 2016, Silver Spring, MD
• Climate Camp and Degrowth Summer - Rheinland, August 19-29, 2016
• Power Shift Southeast - Orlando, FL: September 9-11, 2016
• Wendy’s Boycott Summit - Immokalee, FL: September 22-25, 2016
• Lucas Plan 40th Anniversary - November 2016

The Thin Green Line:

• Vancouver Oil Terminal Hearings End with Overwhelming Testimony in Opposition and Attorney General Call for Denial – By staff, Columbia Riverkeeper, July 29, 2016; [related]: Month-Long Tesoro-Savage Oil Terminal Hearing Comes to a Close – By staff, Columbia Riverkeeper, July 28, 2016
• Cities turn to local action to block oil trains – By Associated Press, FuelFix, July 27, 2016

Just Transition:

• President Obama, the coalfields, and this election – By Ken Ward Jr, Charleston Gazette-Mail, July 28, 2016
• Oilsands workers supporting renewable energy (audio) – By Scott Neigh, Rabble.Ca, July 27, 2016

Bread and Roses:

• CIW Education team wraps up second summer of Fair Food Program education beyond Florida… – By staff, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, July 29, 2016
• Millions face drought and famine in Southern Africa – By UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Climate and Capitalism, July 29, 2016 
• Not just cruel to pigs; farmers are the other victims of intensive animal farming – By Tracy Worcester, The Ecologist, July 29, 2016
• Karnataka, India: Support prices sought by KRRS to bail out farmers – By Mangaluru, Deccan Herald, July 26, 2016

An Injury to One is an Injury to All:

• Battle over workers’ rights leaves the French government weakened – By Dave Sewell, Socialist Worker (UK), July 26, 2016
• 12,500 Solar Jobs Lost In The UK – By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, July 26, 2016
• Weymouth bus strikers speak out over bosses' lies and bullying – By Dave Sewell, Socialist Worker (UK), July 26, 2016

Whistleblowers:

• Ultra-High Radiation Coming to Your Drinking Water – By Kirsten Stade, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, July 26, 2016

Wobbles:

• Banner Drop at BNSF Rail Yard Warns of Explosive “Bomb” Trains – By staff, Rising Tide Chicago, July 29, 2016
• Day of Action Against Bank of America’s Enbridge Investments – By MICATS, Creative Resistance, July 29, 2016
• Anti-TPP Protests Break-Out Inside DNC: Obama & Others Protested – By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance, July 28, 2016
• Climate activists forcibly removed from American Petroleum Institute-sponsored Politico energy event at DNC in Philadelphia – By JL Stewct, Beyond Extreme Energy, July 28, 2016
• Migrant workers win equal pay at Fawley oil refinery – By Dave Sewell, Socialist Worker (UK), July 27, 2016
• Campaigners gear up for mass march against support for fracking in North Yorkshire – By Kim Hunter, Socialist Worker (UK), July 26, 2016
• Coalition Seeks Greater Public Access to Information About Chemicals Used in Fracking – By Katherine O’Brien, Margie Kelly, and Derf Johnson, Montana Environmental Information Center, July 26, 2016
• Mayor Of Amsterdam Pressures Dutch Pension Fund APB To Divest From Fossil Fuels – By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, July 26, 2016
• A report from Governor McAuliffe’s house – By Mike Tidwell, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, July 26, 2016
• Massive crowd, giant blimp, protests Trans-Pacific Partnership at Rock Against the TPP tour kick-off in Denver – By Evan Greer, Fight for the Future, July 23, 2016

Other News:

• Buzzwords will not save us from climate disaster – By Seble Samuel, Rabble.Ca, July 29, 2016
• Coal is not what raised me… – By Nick Mullins, The Thoughtful Coal Miner, July 28, 2016
• Interior drops appeal of Blair Mountain ruling – By Ken Ward Jr, Charleston Gazette-Mail, July 26, 2016

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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.