Comments on: Principles for Green & Equitable Stimulus http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/11/principles-for-green-equitable-stimulus/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:37:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sari Broner http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/11/principles-for-green-equitable-stimulus/#comment-24668 Sari Broner Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:33:16 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/11/principles-for-green-equitable-stimulus/#comment-24668 Terrific! I especially am interested in opportunities for underserved (poor) communities. I would like to see a program that brings labor and ecologists together. Out of that, a program that gives money to unions to train the poor and jobless to do skilled green jobs. From there, people will have union credentials and be able to build careers and unions will have sources of income for training and learn about the opportunities of a green economy. As well, ecologists who tend to be less aware of issues of labor and the poor, can learn to understand and gear projects for a larger swath of society. Terrific! I especially am interested in opportunities for underserved (poor) communities. I would like to see a program that brings labor and ecologists together. Out of that, a program that gives money to unions to train the poor and jobless to do skilled green jobs. From there, people will have union credentials and be able to build careers and unions will have sources of income for training and learn about the opportunities of a green economy. As well, ecologists who tend to be less aware of issues of labor and the poor, can learn to understand and gear projects for a larger swath of society.

]]> By: Jim Bullis http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/11/principles-for-green-equitable-stimulus/#comment-24570 Jim Bullis Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:06:59 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/11/principles-for-green-equitable-stimulus/#comment-24570 Why does this call to action remind me of milk toast? Does anyone know what that is? Actually it is a powerful cure for childhood diseases, especially those of the early morning. The rule I lived under was that if you were too sick to go to school, then you needed to eat milk toast for breakfast. I was rarely sick. So come on, can't we get a little more inspiring in our calls to action? On the other hand, there is another post here at CLIMATE PROGRESS where there is a call to the barricades in the fight against coal. We need something in between these extremes. Why does this call to action remind me of milk toast?

Does anyone know what that is?

Actually it is a powerful cure for childhood diseases, especially those of the early morning. The rule I lived under was that if you were too sick to go to school, then you needed to eat milk toast for breakfast. I was rarely sick.

So come on, can’t we get a little more inspiring in our calls to action?

On the other hand, there is another post here at CLIMATE PROGRESS where there is a call to the barricades in the fight against coal. We need something in between these extremes.

]]> By: www.greenpoliticsnj.com http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/11/principles-for-green-equitable-stimulus/#comment-24471 www.greenpoliticsnj.com Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:12:12 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/11/principles-for-green-equitable-stimulus/#comment-24471 60 organizations - great. Better would a nationwide petition of 100,000s that made national headlines, rather than a quaint letter. Obama organized 3,000,000 donors, so when will we climate folks use his unified web & organizational methods to start putting together some bigger headline numbers? 60 organizations – great. Better would a nationwide petition of 100,000s that made national headlines, rather than a quaint letter. Obama organized 3,000,000 donors, so when will we climate folks use his unified web & organizational methods to start putting together some bigger headline numbers?

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