Climate Justice
Comment now to ensure Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes get approved!
The draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes Project has been released for public review! Your comments will be critical during this time because full public participation makes the Environmental Impact Report that much stronger.
Profiles of the Fasters: Staci Williams & Rosa Miranda
Interviews with two of the BRU hunger fasters. Rosa Miranda, inmigrante mexicano, lives in Westlake, mother of 3, a bus rider. Staci Williams, unemployed, lives in South LA, mother of 2, a bus rider.
Climate Justice in Review: Early Lessons Fighting Market Driven Environmentalism
Many of the key lessons of the environmental justice movement from the 80s and 90s fighting market driven policies in local campaigns can illuminate how we can re-shape the discussions around climate solutions in Congress this year.
Jose Bravo: On the betrayals of Copenhagen and the continuing struggle for climate justice
The Director of the San Diego-based Just Transition Alliance, just returned from a US grassroots environmental and climate justice delegation to Copenhagen, breaks down why the deal brokered by President Obama in the 11th hour is really no deal at all. What opportunities lie ahead for social movements and government fighting for climate justice?
Federal Transportation Act: a Battle for Climate Justice
Lead Organizer and National Coordinator of the Transit Riders for Public Transportation (TRPT), Francisca Porchas discusses the battle for climate justice in the re-authorization of the $500 billion Federal Surface Transportation Act in this winter's issue of Race, Poverty, & the Environment themed "Climate Change: Catalyst or Catastrophe?"
Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside
15th UN Climate Conference update from Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN - The 10-day-old climate talks ran into disputes and
paralysis as they entered a critical stage Wednesday, just two days
President to Attend Copenhagen Climate Talks
The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to
Copenhagen on Dec. 9 to participate in the United Nations Climate
Change Conference, where he is eager to work with the international
community to drive progress toward a comprehensive and operational
Copenhagen accord.
Cap and Trade Delusion
Ever heard of cap and trade or carbon trading? Here's a helpful animated video to help you navigate the basics of market driven false solutions like cap and trade and why ithey should be rejected as a climate change policy.
LA bus riders speak out on why they support the Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes Project
By Duyen Tran
The Bus Riders Union surveyed LA's bus riders on the Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes. LA riders overwhelmingly support the Bus-Only Lanes project for its anticipated reduction and greater efficiency in bus travel time and improvements in the city's air quality.
National Day of Action 7/22
Video highlights from the Bus Riders Union and Transit Riders for Public Transporation National Day of Action on July 22, 2009.
