Whohoo!Big victories happen this week for native groups in Arizona. Wahleah Johns Co-director of the Black Mesa Water Coalition sent this out yesterday:"...On July 21 2009, the 21st members of the Navajo Nation Council supported the Navajo Green Economy legislation, at 62 in favor and 1 oppose!What this legislation does, is it creates a "Navajo Green Economy Commission" who will be tasked to support local community and family based Green projects and implement Green jobs on the Navajo Nation, from weatherization programs to supporting weavers co-ops....
Friday, July 24, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Congressional Black Caucus' Green Agenda
Yesterday The Congressional Black Caucus gathered together Black business leaders, scholars, scientist and activists for the first CBC Green Roundtable.As part of the event, CBC members Bobby Rush of Illinois (Chicago), Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Barbara Lee of California (Bay Area) and G.K. Butterfield of North CarolinaBroke down climate change and the revisions that were added to Waxman Markey that made them support the Waxman- Markey Bill.Check out a clip of Bobby Rush's breakdown of Climate ChangeCongressman Butterfield stated that the...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Join the Mobilization for Climate Justice
The Mobilization for Climate Justice is a network of organizations and people, from both coasts, working to get a solid climate justice voice in the Copenhagen talks this December. There will be a mass action on climate change led by MCJ on November 30th. Here on the West Coast, we're starting on August 15th, with a rally&festival against the Chevron expansion in Richmond, CA.Check out their website for more information: www.actforclimatejustice.orgHere's...
Climate Talks Get Racial: Black Chamber of Commerce President Calls Senator Racist!
Last week during the Senate Committee hearings on the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act things almost came to a full out battle between California Senator Barbara Boxer and the President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Harry Alford. Alford accused Boxer of being racist for bringing up the NAACP's supposed support of the climate bill. Alford, screamed out, "I don't like it," he yelled across the witness table. "It's racial. I take offense to it. As an African American, and a veteran to this country, I take...
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