Comments on: A Spooked Coal Industry Fights Back, Trying to Buy Elections http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Adam B http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/#comment-82089 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:07:26 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4378#comment-82089 Here’s an idea: while we stand firm against the owners and interests of dirty energy, we do not make an enemy of the workers in those industries. We could match (or exceed) salary and add a bonus for former employees of the (hopefully collapsing) industries of dirty energy when they transfer into a similar green job. Or we could give them an added bonus when applying for green jobs. This would help make a smooth transition to green energy, and it wouldn’t be directly shutting down those companies: government investments, over time, would eventually out-compete dirty energy, and it accomplishes this without alienating those who make a living in those industries.

Just a thought…. instead of spending so much on smear or misinformation campaigns, dirty energy interests could push for greater inclusion in the administration of such a transition.

]]> By: Wonk Room » Blog Archive » Democratic Candidates, in Coal Country, Wax Enthusiastic About Coal http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/#comment-61743 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:58:23 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4378#comment-61743 [...] especially when the coal front group Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) is running a $35 million campaign across the nation with the slogan “Clean Coal. America’s Power.” Comments 0 Share [...]

]]> By: Can Coal Ever Be Clean? Check Out “Burning the Future: Coal In America” to Find Out « It’s Getting Hot In Here http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/#comment-61255 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:40:52 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4378#comment-61255 [...] Newsroom « A Spooked Coal Industry Fights Back, Trying to Buy Elections [...]

]]> By: mountaingirl http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/#comment-61251 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:31:55 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4378#comment-61251 Who knew raisin’ a ruckus at Bank of America could be so fun? A group of us down in South Carolina, both Columbia and Rock Hill, disrupted a boring day at the office for two branches of BoA. Complete with flyers, a few signs, Appalachian string band, Here’s to the Long Haul, and lotsa hootin’, hollerin’ and dancin’….we let Bank of America know that we’re not fooling around when it comes to their funding of mountain top removal and climate chaos! We’re gonna keep up the pressure and stand up for a just and clean future for generations to come!

]]> By: Angeline http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/#comment-61250 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:34:12 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4378#comment-61250 Sorry the link above didn’t work. It’s http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=1007

]]> By: Angeline http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/#comment-61249 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:20:11 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4378#comment-61249 Speaking of publicizing victories…check out these stats on the growth of the renewables industry.

]]> By: jessejenkins http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/#comment-61245 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:36:09 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4378#comment-61245 On that note (about publicizing victories and efforts), I cross-posted this post (modified slightly for a different audience) over at my WattHead blog and DailyKos journal too. The DKos journal entry has recieved several hundred page views and been one of my most well-read yet! Check it out…

]]> By: Morgan http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/02/27/a-spooked-coal-industry-fights-back-trying-to-buy-elections/#comment-61244 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:07:11 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4378#comment-61244 Here’s to people power. Now’s the time to build our power by publicizing victories, driving forward and bringing our opponents on to our side.

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