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POLITICO The wage gap that threatens Biden's climate plan Workers in the greener side of the energy industry earn significantly less than those who extract fossil fuels and run power plants, new data show. Energy industry workers employed by solar and wind power companies earn significantly less than those who mine coal or drill for natural gas, new data show. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Link Copied President Joe Biden's efforts to sell the country's workers on his climate agenda will face a major hurdle, data obtained by POLITICO show — a big wage gap between the new green energy jobs and the...

The president is trying to square environmentalists’ demands to stop burning fossil fuels with labor leaders' desire for union jobs linked to oil and gas.

Mar 03, 2021 Securing the U.S. Industrial Base: Economic Security is a Matter of 21st Century National Security. This was the topic of a joint panel discussion by The American Legion’s Veterans Education & Employment Commission and the National Security Commission March 1 during the Legion’s annual Washington Conference, held virtually this year due to the pandemic. Moderator John Berry, a former U.S. Ambassador to Australia and the current president of The American & Australia Association, started the discussion by asking panelists for their thoughts on what actions can be taken to stre...

You are here Home > What We Do > Topics > How the United States Can Achieve a Green and Equitable Recovery How the United States Can Achieve a Green and Equitable Recovery February 24, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ESTOnline A conversation with climate and energy experts to discuss what a green and equitable recovery in the United States should look like. Join the conversation:@WRIClimate As the United States looks to rebuild from the economic recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, federal lawmakers have an opportunity to ensure that we build back better, in ways that create millions of we...

A bulldozer drives on a coal mound at the NRG Energy Inc.’s W.A. Parish generating station, which reportedly captures and repurposes more than 90 percent of its own carbon dioxide emissions in Thompsons, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2017. Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesA bulldozer drives on a coal mound at the NRG Energy Inc.’s W.A. Parish generating station, which reportedly captures and repurposes more than 90 percent of its own carbon dioxide emissions in Thompsons, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2017. Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images After George Floyd, Carbon Capture Tech Tiptoes In...