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Tackle Climate Change — with Good Union Jobs

Tackle Climate Change — with Good Union Jobs

| May 8, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedAcross the country, you’ll find millions of working families whose wages haven’t budged in a generation, even as the cost of living has skyrocketed.   Many of these same communities are now getting hit hardest by floods, droughts, storms, and other climate disasters....
Paper Receipts Could Be the Next Plastic Straws

Paper Receipts Could Be the Next Plastic Straws

| Mar 19, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthPaper receipts are a habitual end to retail transactions. But their usefulness is questionable — they can be tossed out within minutes of being printed, or go on to line the bottoms of our bags and wallets. In an increasingly digital world, it may seem that...
It’s Not Just Our Planet That Needs a Green New Deal — Our People Do Too

It’s Not Just Our Planet That Needs a Green New Deal — Our People Do Too

| Mar 5, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyShould the richest country on earth invest to keep the planet we all share inhabitable? We believe the answer is yes — and fast. Unfortunately, not all lawmakers seem to agree. Last month, our group, Youth Vs. Apocalypse, asked California Senator Dianne Feinstein to...
It’s Not Just Our Planet That Needs a Green New Deal — Our People Do Too

The Kids Might Save Us All

| Feb 12, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI became involved in climate advocacy when I realized how dramatically my son’s life would be affected by climate change if we don’t do anything. He was three years old when I started to imagine what his world would be like when he graduates from school, when he gets...
Imagine Being Homeless During the Polar Vortex

Imagine Being Homeless During the Polar Vortex

| Feb 6, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt was noon one recent Saturday in Northern Michigan, and temperatures were 30 degrees below 0. Winter storm warnings were blaring about the necessity of staying indoors, with dire reminders of the lethal consequences for being outside. People had 10 minutes at best...
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