Labor Anger Over Green New Deal Continues To Boil Over

June 3, 2019

Labor unions – once the backbone of the left – are continuing to demonstrate their anger over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal.” Unions are concerned about how the “Green New Deal” would destroy plentiful existing union jobs in the energy sector, in favor of imaginary “green” jobs that do not exist. Over the weekend, unions in the left-wing stronghold of California took aim at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who last month launched his own “Green New Deal LA” plan. Politico reports that labor unions were irate at that proposal, prompting union protesters at a “Blue Collar Revolution” demonstration to…

Trump Administration Rolls Out New Plan To Unleash California Energy

April 26, 2019

Yesterday, the Trump administrated rolled out a new plan to unleash California’s energy economy by opening over one million acres of land to energy exploration. As the Los Angeles Times explains, “The action would end a five-year moratorium on leasing federal land in California to oil and gas developers. That pause came after a federal judge ordered the Obama administration to halt similar leasing efforts until it could better evaluate the environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.” That’s right, this plan was first approved under the Obama administration. Here’s what we now know: fracking is both safe and economically…

Power The Future Welcomes New Western States Director Larry Behrens

April 19, 2019

Power The Future is launching its second major expansion at the state level. Larry Behrens, former Communications Director for New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, will serve as Western States Director for Power The Future, focusing on California, Colorado and New Mexico. Make sure to follow his efforts on Twitter at @PTFNewMexio and @PTFColorado. Behrens will be a strong voice for the energy workers who live and work in the West. He will engage in policy discussions at the state and local level, especially as newly-elected left-of-center politicians push agendas that would imperil the West’s booming energy industry. Rather than lobbying…