Unions and Environmentalists urge continued support for green energy and green jobs
For Immediate Release: October 17, 2012 TORONTO, ON – Blue Green Canada is urging the Ontario and federal governments to step up the defence of Ontario’s Green Energy Act if reports prove accurate that a World Trade Organization panel is poised to rule against the legislation’s incentives for domestic manufacturing. Blue Green, an alliance of […]
Blue Green Canada responds to Energy and Mines Ministers Conference
For immediate release September 11, 2012 Blue Green Canada responds to Energy and Mines Ministers Conference Charlottetown, PEI – Blue Green Canada members responded to the outcomes of the Energy and Mines Minsters Conference in Charlottetown. Blue Green Canada has been calling for a Canadian energy strategy that cuts emissions, creates jobs and transitions to […]
Workers, unions and environmentalists: PEI meeting a crucial first step to keep premiers’ promise
For Immediate Release: September 10, 2012 Workers, unions and environmentalists: PEI meeting a crucial first step to keep premiers’ promise Ads feature energy workers talking about how to really create jobs, cut emissions. Charlottetown – Energy ministers meeting in Charlottetown were greeted by ads in the local paper today—featuring energy workers talking about how to […]
Heavy lifting ahead if premiers’ words are to mean something
For Immediate Release: July 27, 2012 Heavy lifting ahead if premiers’ words are to mean something Canada’s only green-labour organization says we’re in this together Halifax—Blue Green Canada, the country’s only national voice that brings workers and environmentalists together, said some heavy lifting is ahead if the premiers’ energy promise today will matter. Blue Green […]
Unions, Environmentalists take Redford up on her offer to talk
Blue Green Canada agrees it's time for a serious chat about a real energy strategy TORONTO, July 25, 2012 /CNW/ – A unique organization that breaks down old fights to find new solutions did something odd today. It said it hopes Alberta Premier Alison Redford's call for a Canadian energy strategy is heard, and the […]
WTO CALLED UPON TO DISMISS JAPAN, EU CHALLENGE TO CANADIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
14 May 2012, Media Release Blue Green Canada, along with other Canadian NGOs and labour unions have sent an amicus curiae submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the eve of a second hearing tomorrow into Japan’s and the European Union’s joint attack on the Ontario Green Energy Act. The groups address Canada’s failure […]
BLUE GREEN CANADA APPLAUDS CROSS PARTY COOPERATION TO UPHOLD THE GREEN ENERGY ACT
BLUE GREEN CANADA For Immediate Release: March 22, 2012 Blue Green Canada Applauds Cross Party Cooperation to Uphold the Green Energy Act and support Ontario’s Growing Clean Energy Manufacturing Sector, following the Conclusion of the FIT Review Toronto, ON – Blue Green Canada, an alliance between Canadian labour unions and environmental organizations, applauds the completion […]
BLUE GREEN CANADA ADDS MEMBERS, STRENGTHENS ALLIANCE
BLUE GREEN CANADA For Immediate Release: February 28, 2012. Labour and environmentalists agree to work together and chart an alternative path for Canada’s economic and energy future. Toronto, ON – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP), The Columbia Institute and the Pembina Institute join Environmental Defence and the United Steelworkers (USW) in […]
MORE GREEN ENERGY, MORE ONTARIO JOBS
For Immediate Release: Toronto – Workers and environmentalists today welcomed the latest evidence that good jobs and sustainability go hand-in-hand. Melitron Corporation announced it’s bringing 80 new jobs to Guelph, where they will build modules for solar power. Modules are the technical name for what’s commonly called a solar panel. It’s believed about 300 indirect […]
