Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
The U.S. has a long history of leadership in innovation spurred and encouraged by forward-looking partnership with government. From the Apollo program, which brought us to the moon, to DARPA, which brought us the Internet, our nation’s history is full of smart programs supported by federal agencies that have helped the U.S. push the bounds of technology. Unfortunately, at a time when the competitiveness of the nation’s businesses and jobs most depends on it, proposals from our own government appear to be leaving that American tradition behind.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
Last year, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria laid waste to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Texas, and Florida, making clear that our nation’s infrastructure is not keeping up with the impacts of climate change
Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
As the appropriations process for the FY19 budget starts moving, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will have to defend the administration’s budget request before committees in both chambers of Congress.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
America would look very different today if it weren’t for the hard work and sacrifices of those in coal country. For more than a century the nation was powered by coal, much of which was mined by those in Appalachia. The coal industry supported communities in the area, providing stable employment for generations. During that time America was propelled forward by innovation, becoming a world technological leader.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
On February 26 union members and supporters rallied outside the United States Supreme Court sending a clear message. American workers don’t want their unions messed with.
Blog / Infrastructure and Community Resilience
Last year, BlueGreen Alliance released our Making the Grade 2.0 report outlining how a robust investment in America’s infrastructure could create millions of quality jobs and protect the environment. We outlined three key elements to achieve that goal:
Blog / Infrastructure and Community Resilience
It has been months since 2017’s historic hurricane season laid waste to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Texas, and Florida, in some areas destroying critical infrastructure systems, plunging millions of Americans into darkness, and further aggravating an already desperate need for safe water.
Blog / Clean and Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
EPA’s latest annual assessment of new automobile fuel economy, the “Fuel Economy Trends” report, shows that automakers have made great progress building fuel-efficient vehicles from when standards were tightened in the 1970s and early 1980s and with the gains of the last five years. The report findings are evidence that fuel economy standards are working as designed.
Blog / Clean Economy Union Jobs
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