Environmental Action News
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14 February 2013
USW Partners With GreenStandards to Help Community, Environment
In partnership with Green Standards, USW diverted 1.5 tons of surplus assets from landfill that were redistributed and donated to a non-profit organization in Brampton.
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22 November 2012
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Media release
Investing Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Clean Energy Would Create 18,000 Jobs
A new report shows that investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency would create many more jobs than the same amount of investment in fossil fuels.
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25 July 2012
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Media Release
Unions, Environmentalists Take Redford up on her Offer to Talk
Blue Green Canada said it hopes Alberta Premier Alison Redford's call for a Canadian energy strategy is heard, and the Council of Federation meeting, opening today, marks the start of a real conversation about Canada's energy needs.
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4 June 2012
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Media release
Steelworkers Join June 4th Website Campaign to Protest Harper’s Attack on the Environment and Democracy
The United Steelworkers is joining hundreds of organizations across Canada as a single voice for Canada's environment, for human rights and democracy by participating in Blackout Speakout.
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18 May 2012
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Blue Green Canda Report
Building Ontario's Green Economy: A Road Map
In this report we have compiled a series of recommendations from a variety of sectors and areas, including energy efficient buildings, low carbon transportation, waste management, and cap and trade
- 14 May 2012 | Media Release WTO Called Upon to Dismiss Japan, EU Challenge to Canadian Renewable Energy Policy Blue Green Canada, with other Canadian NGOs and labour unions, have sent an amicus curiae submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) responding to Japan’s and the European Union’s joint attack on the Ontario Green Energy Act.
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5 March 2012
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Ottawa Citizen
Oilsands Economics 101
USW National Director Ken Neumann and Environmental Defence Executive Director Rick Smith weigh in on debate about the role of Canada's petro-currency and its impact on manufacturing jobs.
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7 October 2011
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thinkprogress.org
VIDEO: “Of Course” Green Jobs Exist, “We Can See the Benefits” – Ken Neumann
“The green economy is very crucial to us … solar and wind, these are all manufacturing jobs,” USW Canadian Director Ken Neumann says at the Greenbuild International Conference.
- 28 June 2011 Workers in the Green Economy If you're wondering what a green job is, or how it feels to have one, take a look at these videos.
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18 May 2011
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ANNOUNCEMENT
We Are Creating Green Jobs
There is no doubt that investment in the green economy is creating jobs. Over 20 firms are currently manufacturing solar components in Ontario and 20 more have announced plans to build facilities.
- 17 February 2011 Green Energy Act lures solar industries to Guelph Canadian Solar hosted a job fair at its Guelph facility on Friday, February 11, to hire 500 people to manufacture solar panels.
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22 June 2010
Lack of Federal Leadership on Clean Energy Costs Canadians 66,000 New Jobs
Blue Green Canada report measures how much we are falling behind other countries in renewable energy investments.
- 16 February 2010 | Media Release USW Key Partner in $1M Climate Change Study Our union is proud to take a leadership role in addressing the serious workplace and environmental issues of the future.
- 15 December 2009 | Media Release Harper Must Start Building Low-Carbon Economy and Stop Embarrassing Canada The Conservative government should be positioning Canada to prosper in a new low-carbon economy, rather than avoiding responsibility for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers National Director for Canada.
- 14 December 2009 | Media Release Blue Green Canada Attending United Nations Climate Change Conference Blue Green Canada is attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen calling on the Harper Government to support a strong international agreement to address climate change that will result in good green jobs for Canadians.
- 5 November 2009 | eMagazine.com When Blue Meets Green The story of how the "Teamsters and Turtles" alliance was started to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization and how the USW and the Sierra Club in the U.S. founded the National Blue Green Alliance to develop fair trade, healthy workplaces and global warming as key issues.
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30 July 2009
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Media Release
Labour, Environment Group Calls for Strong, Fair Canadian Global Warming Law
USW and Environmental Defence, through Blue Green Canada, called on Ottawa to make sure green job creation is the guide in designing the Cap and Trade response to global warming.
- 21 May 2009 Green Energy + Green Economy = Green Jobs The USW has been vocal in our call for domestic procurement policies. Including domestic-content guidelines in a Green Energy Act is a decision in the right direction.
- 21 May 2009 | Hamilton Spectator Ontario Energy Act can Create Jobs Governments have an opportunity now to achieve three important goals at once: stimulate the economy, cut carbon emissions and create a new generation of manufacturing jobs.
- 21 May 2009 VIDEO - USW and Environmental Defence Launch Blue Green Canada The United Steelworkers and Environmental Defence launch a new alliance: Blue Green Canada
- 14 May 2009 | Media Release USW, Through “Blue Green Canada”, Congratulates Ontario for Passage of Green Energy Act
- 23 February 2009 | Media Release Green Energy Act Good for Green Jobs Blue Green Canada Applauds Key Aspects of the Green Energy Act
- 31 October 2004 Fighting for Healthy and Safe Workplaces and a Clean Environment The United Steelworkers is a leader in the struggle for healthy and safe workplaces and a clean environment.