Green Jobs Archives - Page 2 of 4

Oregon climate response: Cap and invest?

Jan 16, 2018

Big carbon emitters would get market incentives to convert.

If Labor and Greens join forces

Oct 3, 2017

What role will organized labor play in the transition to a zero-carbon economy?

Jeff Merkley at the Blue Green Summit

Oct 3, 2017

Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke Sept. 15 to labor and environmental leaders assembled for a national Clean and Fair Economy Summit in Olympia, Washington. Here’s what he said.

What if workers were at the center of the transition to a low-carbon economy?

Jul 12, 2016

Humanity may have to stop using fossil fuels, but that doesn’t mean those employed in fossil fuel industries must be left behind.

A labor report from the Paris climate summit

Dec 14, 2015

Washington AFL-CIO’s Jeff Johnson tells why he was there, and why labor MUST get involved.

A Labor Movement Call to Address Climate Change

Sep 23, 2015

Joe Uehlein talks about the prospects for a closer labor-enviro alliance

Climate change on labor’s radar

Oct 1, 2014

Labor wants to be in the room in talks about a carbon tax for Oregon

Labor to join rally to demand action on climate change

Sep 17, 2014

The NYC event is expected to be the largest climate change rally ever

Musicians Union hall goes solar

Jul 29, 2014

The union hall benefits from a new Oregon pilot program of feed-in tariffs

Union-label green jobs — in your attic — for no money down

Feb 21, 2013

Clean Energy Works Oregon eliminates upfront costs for homeowners and pays workers a living wage.