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Angering Environmentalists, AFL-CIO Pushes Fossil-Fuel Investment
In These Times ^ | February 4, 2014 | Cole Stangler

Posted on 02/07/2014 9:00:58 AM PST by Olog-hai

The nation’s leading environmental groups are digging their heels in the sand by rejecting President Obama’s “all-of-the above” domestic energy strategy—which calls for pursuing renewable energy sources like wind and solar, but simultaneously expanding oil and gas production.

But it appears the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation, won’t be taking environmentalists’ side in this fight, despite moves toward labor-environmentalist cooperation in recent years. On a recent conference call with reporters, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka endorsed two initiatives reviled by green groups: the Keystone XL pipeline and new natural gas export terminals.

“There’s no environmental reason that [the pipeline] can’t be done safely while at the same time creating jobs,” said Trumka. …

(Excerpt) Read more at inthesetimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: 2014election; 2016election; aflcio; anwr; climatechangehoax; election2014; election2016; energy; fossilfuel; globalwarminghoax; jameshoffa; johnkerry; keystonexl; naturalgas; oil; opec; pipeline; richardtrumka

1 posted on 02/07/2014 9:00:58 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Anyone seriously believe what he said? I think he said it to just gin up the left.


2 posted on 02/07/2014 9:03:32 AM PST by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: b4its2late

He can’t stay insulated from the heat coming from his membership forever, I think.


3 posted on 02/07/2014 9:04:52 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: b4its2late

AFL-CIO has always supported building the Keystone XL pipeline since it was first proposed.


4 posted on 02/07/2014 9:07:00 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Olog-hai

Barky hosed over the unions in Obamacare.
Why do anything else on Keystone ?


5 posted on 02/07/2014 9:07:25 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: Olog-hai

Well let’s turn the tree huggers into soylent fuel!!!


6 posted on 02/07/2014 9:10:46 AM PST by Paul46360
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To: b4its2late; thackney

There’s no reason Trumka shouldn’t be in favor of this. Lots of union jobs for Keystone and the LNG export terminal.


7 posted on 02/07/2014 9:10:59 AM PST by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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To: sauropod

It will be interestingto see which of his pressures (membership or Left Wing Glue) will be stronger - unless the whole thing was the usual hot air routine.


8 posted on 02/07/2014 9:17:06 AM PST by Pecos (The Chicago Way: Kill the Constitution, one step at a time.)
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To: sauropod

I wonder if any RNC staffer will be assigned to reach out to angry union leaders to discuss how they can work with the RNC on JOBS.


9 posted on 02/07/2014 9:17:06 AM PST by pfony1 (Add just 6 GOP Senators and we "bury" Harry)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Can they fight the power of the pen and the phone? That’s what they admitted into power via the ballot box, or at least pushed for.


10 posted on 02/07/2014 9:21:55 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

As I said about the muzzie/gay thing, the Dems cannot hold all their competing, and polar opposite interests together indefinitely. When it comes apart...and it will...it will be (wait for it)...

FABULOUS! ;)


11 posted on 02/07/2014 9:22:39 AM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: Olog-hai

Environmentalist and the AFL-CIO? This isn’t my father’s union.


12 posted on 02/07/2014 9:25:02 AM PST by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: Olog-hai

Well, those “environmentalists” recently exported too from resources cheap to third world countries, so they could outrageously hike prices here. From the MSM propaganda sponsored by them, it’s hard to tell who the government-connected commies really are these days.


13 posted on 02/07/2014 9:28:23 AM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Olog-hai

Unions are feeling totally SCROOOOOD by Obama.

Their survival depended on getting Card Check, and he failed to deliver. Now this.


14 posted on 02/07/2014 9:57:56 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Olog-hai

I love any headline that includes the words “Angering Environmentalists” if their anger has ANY basis in the Climate Change Scam.


15 posted on 02/07/2014 10:35:32 AM PST by PATRIOT1876
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To: Starstruck
Environmentalist and the AFL-CIO? This isn’t my father’s union.

Oh Miss! Please bring me an Orville Redenbacker, no butter and a diet coke. I'm trying to cut down on sugar.

16 posted on 02/07/2014 10:37:58 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Yeah, and in 2004 Kerry was 100 percent in favor of drilling the ANWR, according to Hoffa of the Teamsters.

Thanks Olog-hai.


17 posted on 02/08/2014 12:14:26 AM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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