Tag: Energy

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  Public Ownership for Energy Democracy

  Opportunities for Publicly-run Energy Utilities to Revolutionize Generation and the Grid Energy democracy – a new idea from the ranks of community organizers, labour, and renewable energy advocates who see our … Keep reading »

  Environment, Public Goods  •  October 2, 2018  •  Johanna Bozuwa
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  The Road Away from Fossil Fuels

  President Andrzej Duda’s authoritarian government can expect a rough political ride in December, when politicians, diplomats and campaigners stream into Katowice, Poland, for the next UN summit on climate change … Keep reading »

  Environment  •  September 22, 2018  •  Simon Pirani
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  Keeping Power With the People: Puerto Rico’s Energy Future

  Puerto Rico is now at the center of the global debate about climate resiliency, the potential of renewable energy technologies, and the best way to transition away from fossil fuels. … Keep reading »

  Public Goods, Social Movements  •  March 19, 2018  •  Sean Sweeney
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  UK Unions Call for Energy to be Returned to Public Ownership

  The annual congress of the UK Trades Union Congress (TUC) has passed a historic composite resolution on climate change that supports the energy sector being returned to public ownership and … Keep reading »

  Environment, Public Goods  •  September 21, 2017  •  Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
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  Korean Unions Call for a Just Energy Transition

  In a series of landmark statements following the May 2017 election of the pro-reform President Moon Jae-in, Korean energy, transport and public service workers have called for “a just energy … Keep reading »

  Environment, International Relations  •  August 15, 2017  •  Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union and Korean Labour and Social Network on Energy