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Right Where We Want ‘Em

February 6, 2009

Posted by David Pettit in Green Enterprise

Tags:
blumenauer, cleantrucks, goodjobs, greenjobs, highways, hoffa, jobgrowth, klobuchar, portportoflosangeles, stabenow, t4, transportation

That's what Congressman Blumenauer of Portland, Ore., was quoted as saying today, talking about the convergence of the climate change emergency and the economic crisis:  "We've got 'em right where we want 'em."  What he means by that (I think)...continued

The Blue-Green Alliance is Red Hot

July 26, 2008

Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
airpollution, cleantrucks, dellums, diesel, hoffa, pelosi, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, portpollution, villaraigosa

Last Wednesday, International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James P. Hoffa announced at a conference in Oakland, CA, that the Teamsters were withdrawing from the coalition supporting oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).  This was a stunning development,...continued

David Pettit
David Pettit
Director, Southern California Air Program
Santa Monica, CA
I grew up in the L.A. area and am a die-hard Dodgers and UCLA Bruins...
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