The most under-reported and neglected aspect of the good food movement is the 20 million workers who toil every day harvesting fields, killing and cutting up animals, packing boxes, driving trucks, cooking meals, serving tables, and cleaning up the mess.
TreeHugger talks with the Green Party candidate for president, Dr Jill Stein about her Green New Deal, energy, climate, agriculture, and health policy, and more.
The latest jobs report from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has given Americans little hope to believe that our country will emerge from its economic doldrums soon. This summer, however, one bright spot could emerge.
Fortuitously timed, against the backdrop of worse-than-hoped job stats, a new UNEP report again tells us that transitioning to a low-carbon economy means millions of new jobs.
A group saying it represents 97% of the US solar industry urges SolarWorld to drop its petition asking for tariffs on Chinese solar products, on the grounds US jobs are at stake.
We have a choice. We can build from the success of the Clean Water Act, or we can revert to a time when our rivers were so polluted that they were flammable.