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A global, multi-sector, initiative to advance democratic direction and control of energy.
Building support for real solutions to the climate crisis, energy poverty, land grabs and repression of worker and democratic rights and
protections.
NYSNA Board Meeting, April 1, 2014
Extreme Energy on the Rise
Tar Sands Oil
Shale gas “fracking”
Mountaintop removal and surface coal mining
Deep sea / Artic oil drilling
Emissions in the danger zone
The target (don’t go there)
Business as Usual
Fossil Fuels NOT Running Out
Under Attack- Workers and Communities
• Many workers lack rights & union representation
• Health & safety issues
• Production up, employment down
• Companies closing union operations, reopening non-union.
Renewable Energy is Below 5% of Electricity Production Nearly Everywhere
Energy Privatization has failed….
• Workers
• Communities
• The Environment
Price rises across Europe spark protests and spark calls to re-nationalize and re-regulate power generation
Fossil Fuel Companies Threaten Democracy
Unions Seek a New Path
Public authorities have the responsibility to…ensure that the Commons, natural and energy resources are brought and kept under public ownership, securing their public preservation and administration with social control.
– Statement issued by the Trade Union Assembly, Rio de Janiero, June 2012
Developing a Framework for Action