Kentucky: Miners Fighting for Renewable Energy
Harlan County is one of the centres of historic militancy of the U.S. trade union movement. The epic Brookside miners strike happened here, made famous by the Oscar winning 1976 film “Harlan County USA”. Now coal miners are organising to end coal and move to renewable energy, in order to save their beloved Appalachian mountains […]
Cooperation Jackson: Building a Social and Solidarity Economy
In Jackson, Mississippi, Cooperation Jackson are building a solidarity economy, anchored by a network of cooperatives and worker-owned, democratically self-managed enterprises. This visionary project not only continues the historic Afro-American struggle for land, but shows how we can all make a just transition to a zero carbon, zero waste economy ourselves.
Lousiana: Stop the Bayou Bridge Pipeline
Protests are building over the Bayou Bridge pipeline, a new pipeline in Louisiana to connect to the Dakota access pipeline – cause of the Standing Rock protests. It’ll be used to carry fracked crude oil for export, by a company notorious for oil spills. It threatens the drinking water source of 300,000 people, will permanently […]
Our Power: Just Transition in Richmond, California
Oil giant Chevron has been in the city of Richmond for 100 years, and in that time it’s polluted the atmosphere, polluted the politics, denied local people work and caused serious health problems for the community. Over recent years the local community has risen up and replaced Chevron backed local politicians with community activists; now […]
Minnesota: Stop the Line 3 Pipeline
Enbridge have received the go-ahead to build a replacement – actually a brand new – pipeline through Minnesota to shift tar sands oil out of the USA, hoping to make as much money as possible before the industry collapses. With 32,000 trade unionists out of work in the state, the pipeline will provide just 20 […]
Hurricane Harvey: Just Recpvery in Texas
A year on from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, communities of colour in Houston and Port Arthur are still suffering from the impacts, with many unable to return home or find the money for repairs. But the lack of help has given rise to impressive grassroots movements that dealt with the initial problems of the […]
New York: Towards a Zero Carbon, Zero Waste City
Working class waterfront communities in New York City have been fighting for environmental justice for decades through groups such as UPROSE, the longest standing Puerto Rican community organisation in Brooklyn. Hurricane Sandy marked a watershed moment where that struggle also became a climate struggle. 400,000 people marched for climate justice in 2014, which gave rise […]
Alberta: The End of Dirty Oil?
The long oil sands boom in Alberta has come to an end. Falling oil prices are leading to thousands of job losses – which has started a serious conversation in the labour movement about transitioning away from oil to renewables. The need is becomng more urgent as the big oil sands companies look to maximise […]
PUSH Buffalo – People United for Sustainable Housing
Buffalo suffered a very unjust transition in the 80s and 90s when the steel and shipping industries collapsed; 300,000 jobs were lost and the city’s population halved. It is now the third poorest city and the sixth most segregated city in the USA. But not-for-profit organisation PUSH Buffalo are bringing hope to West Buffalo, one […]
Los Angeles: City of Injustice
Four shocking stories from Los Angeles of fighting injustice, pollution, environmental damage and police oppression – but with brave and committed activists who are gradually securing victories.