Jobs for the future
Article Abstract:
Environmental regulations have been blamed for the loss of jobs in many areas of the country, but in fact such regulations cause fewer than one-tenth of one percent of large-scale layoffs. In addition, the field of environmental protection creates more jobs than it loses.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1995
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Beyond logging
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The Trinity BioRegion Group is an organization of Trinity County, CA, residents who are interested in protecting and preserving the area's animal and plant biodiversity. In addition, the group hopes to change the region's economic dependency on the timber industry.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1995
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Bringing labor and environmentalists to the table
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Environmental regulations are often blamed for the loss of jobs, leading to confrontations and distrust between environmentalists and labor, but a meeting between the two groups often reveals common ground. Such a meeting in Whiting, IN, is described.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1995
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