Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Electric Buses = More Good, Union Jobs for Low-Income Californians
California is on the cutting edge of the clean economy thanks to our leadership in addressing climate change.
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Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
From NWF: The Unifying Appeal of Offshore Wind Power
The National Wildlife Federation partnered with the BlueGreen Alliance and the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council to bring more than 100 leaders in labor and workforce development out to the Block Island Wind Farm to witness the debut project in action.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Why Withdrawing from Paris is a Monumental Mistake
Last Thursday, the Trump administration officially announced that the United States would withdraw from the historic Paris agreement—a commitment of nearly every country in the world to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and which aims to keep the planet’s warming below 2 degrees Celsius.
Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Regulatory Rollbacks Are Not What American Manufacturing And Manufacturing Workers Need
Both the administration and some in Congress are arguing for regulatory rollback as a cornerstone of a platform on American manufacturing. There’s only one problem with this plan: cutting regulations doesn’t help American manufacturing, it hurts it—and it hurts American manufacturing workers and communities that depend on them.
Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Cleaner Cars = Quality Jobs in Ohio
At our event at the Cleveland Auto Show, representatives from ArcelorMittal Cleveland, the United Steelworkers, and the National Wildlife Federation talked about how fuel economy standards have played a key role in boosting the auto recovery, and are critical to sustaining and growing auto sector jobs in years to come.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
New Bipartisan Bill Will Help Pennsylvania Keep PACE
On January 31, Pennsylvania State Senators John Blake (D) and Guy Reschenthaler (R) joined labor, business, and environmental leaders to unveil their legislation to bring PACE to the Keystone State. Senate Bill 234 would establish the PACE financing mechanism in the state, which is a financing mechanism that enables low-cost, long-term funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation upgrades to commercial or industrial properties.
Blog / International Climate Agreements
Will He or Won’t He? Donald Trump and the Paris Agreement
Donald Trump has given mixed signals when it comes to whether or not the U.S. will stay in the Paris Agreement designed to address climate change at an international level.
Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Big Trucks Join Vehicles of all Sizes in Combating Climate Change
Across the country, companies and workers are building the advanced fuel-efficient vehicles of the future. These are not just our cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, but also “medium- and heavy-duty” vehicles–everything from super-duty pickups, work vehicles, and buses, to delivery trucks and long haul semis/tractor-trailers that move America’s packages and goods. Broad-based innovation across the industry has been essential to rebuilding a strong, globally competitive domestic transportation supply chain—and the manufacturing jobs that go with it.