Climate Activists And Labor Unions Unite To Stop Donald Trump

authordefault
on

If elected President of the United States, Donald Trump would be the only leader in the industrialized world who openly denies the existence of climate change. Not only could a Trump presidency be a disaster for theย environment, but it could also put the brakes on the forward progressย made on climate change negotiations with the rest of theย world.

This is just one of the reasons why climate activists and labor unions have decided to team up to do everything possible to prevent a Donald Trump presidency in the Unitedย States.

Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have announced a $10 million campaign blitz aimed at taking down Trump and to replace members of Congress with more progressive thinkers. Steyer is quoted as saying that โ€œstopping the Party of Trump is our number 1 priority thisย year.โ€

Earlier this year, Steyer announced that he was prepared to spend more on the 2016 elections than he did on the 2014 elections. That year he spent more than $70 million on political activities and campaign contributions to help elect environmentally friendlyย politicians.

The ad campaign from Steyer and the SEIU will focus on more than just environmental issues, bringing in examples of Trumpโ€™s xenophobia and racism in what they hope will be enough to convince black and Latino voters to work to defeat Trump in Novemberโ€™sย election.

The issue of environmental justice โ€”ย one of the main areas of focus for the Steyer/SEIU alliance โ€”ย has been severely lacking so far in the presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has made big proposals about reducing the role of coal in U.S. energy production, only to back off of these proposals when pushed by workers in the coalย industry.

But unlike Trump, Clinton accepts the science that tells us that the planet is warming at an alarming rate and that human activity is the number 1ย driver.

Image via Business Insider.

authordefault

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine, and his articles have appeared on The Huffington Post, Alternet, and The Progressive Magazine. He has worked for the Ring of Fire radio program with hosts Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Mike Papantonio, and Sam Seder since August 2004, and is currently the co-host and producer of the program. He also currently serves as the co-host of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV, a daily program airing nightly at 8:30pm eastern. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009.ย  Follow him on Twitterย @farronbalanced.

Related Posts

on

The new leader of the opposition has regularly criticised the UKโ€™s green ambitions.

The new leader of the opposition has regularly criticised the UKโ€™s green ambitions.
on

Lucy von Sturmer and Duncan Meisel are building communities of creatives dedicated to preventing the advertising and public relations industry from casting polluters as climate saviours.

Lucy von Sturmer and Duncan Meisel are building communities of creatives dedicated to preventing the advertising and public relations industry from casting polluters as climate saviours.
Opinion
on

It's time to come together to collectively work through the anxiety, grief and overwhelm so many of us are experiencing.

It's time to come together to collectively work through the anxiety, grief and overwhelm so many of us are experiencing.
on

UCP pledges to abandon the provinceโ€™s net zero targets, and remove the designation of CO2 as a pollutant.

UCP pledges to abandon the provinceโ€™s net zero targets, and remove the designation of CO2 as a pollutant.