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BlueGreen Alliance Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
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in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?

submitted 18 days ago • 490 comments

When millions of struggling workers want to join unions, Trump's decision to neuter the NLRB is blatantly illegal. It is also a huge gift to Musk, Bezos & other billionaires who want to abolish the only federal agency that can stop their union busting. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

submitted 27 days ago • 261 comments

Some great insights into the devastating uncertainty that Elon and Trump’s illegal power grab is causing. This is all so blatantly illegal it’s hard to even fathom.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Are you a federal civil servant affected by Trump EOs? Do you know someone who is? Keep an eye on civilservicestrong.org for resources and info.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

I assume most people know this, but seems important to point out basic truths at this moment in time. There is no energy emergency in the U.S. The U.S. is the world's top producer of oil and gas at the moment, and the top exporter of gas, and U.S. oil and gas producers are making record profits.

submitted 39 days ago • 36 comments

🌍🤝 The BlueGreen Alliance teamed up with refinery worker unions and environmental justice groups to craft 31 bold policy recommendations for community-based refinery transitions in Contra Costa, CA. 📄✨ Read more here: www.bluegreenalliance.org/resources/re...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

The lesson from New York is that no amount of density and transit access will prevent a small but vocal segment of the population from being complete babies about congestion pricing. So just do it anyway! Your city will be better for it.

submitted 54 days ago • 23 comments

We gotta reject “Well, RFK jr. is right about some things” and accept “if we don’t confront the real problems with our systems, it becomes much easier for con artists like this guy to manipulate people.”

submitted 58 days ago • 182 comments

The biggest obstacles to US decarbonization, according to outgoing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm: 1. It’s too hard to connect new renewables to the grid due to lack of transmission 2. Not enough investment in 24/7 clean “baseload” power, like nuclear & geothermal heatmap.news/podcast/shif...

submitted 67 days ago • 29 comments