by Bill Scher | Feb 27, 2007 | Blog
Oh, it's on. After Gov. Deval Patrick declared his intention to make Massachusetts the capital of renewable energy, Gov. Bill Ritter threw down the gauntlet on behalf of his Colorado. Patrick, who won election promising support for a groundbreaking wind farm off of...
by Bill Scher | Feb 26, 2007 | Blog
Damon Silvers, Associate General Counsel of the AFL-CIO stunned the room this afternoon, announcing that while there's $160 trillion of fossil fuels currently underground, the economic costs of unchecked climate change will total between $700 and $1,400 trillion --...
by Bill Scher | Feb 26, 2007 | Blog
This morning's "Policies and Partnerships for a Clean Power Future" session found wide agreement from union officials and business leaders on how we should reform our energy policies. Todd Foley of BP Solar and Jim Gordon of Cape Wind both lamented the "start and...
by Bill Scher | Feb 26, 2007 | Blog
By retrofitting our nation's buildings to make them energy efficient, we can improve the environment, save consumers money, create good-paying union jobs, and reduce poverty. That's the word from the panelists at today's "High Performance Buildings & Job Creation"...
by Bill Scher | Feb 26, 2007 | Blog
Today in Washington, labor leaders, environmental activists, business executives, elected officials and community organizers are convening for the Apollo Summit For Clean Energy & Good Jobs. The broad array of participants -- brought together by our Apollo Alliance...
by Bill Scher | Feb 23, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
CQPolitics.com today highlights new research from the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, finding that minimum wage initiatives in five states significantly boosted voter turnout: Voter motivation and reported interest in the election was disproportionately high among...
