Why ‘green’ energy zealots are unhappy with $369 billion climate package
One would think that even the most fanatical “green” energy advocates would be ecstatic about the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law by President Biden August 16.After all, half...
View ArticleEssays address the need for CCUS to save environment and jobs
Applicants for 2022 Boilermakers scholarships were asked to write an essay of 500 words or less addressing this issue:Renewables alone won’t help the world meet global emission reduction standards on...
View ArticleCCUS projects must pave way for achievable climate solutions
While climate zealots continue to promote “green” energy as the only way to deal with decarbonizing modern life, many scientists, engineers, innovators and workers are quietly building carbon capture,...
View ArticleWar on fossil fuels continues, despite surging natural gas demand
As climate zealots and their political allies continue to push a ban on fossil fuel energy, the cold reality is that people still need that energy to survive and to thrive.Recently, talk of an outright...
View ArticleChanges in Leadership and Court Litigation
August 16, 2023Re: Changes in Leadership and Court LitigationDear Lodge Leaders, Members, Affiliates, Partners and Friends of the Boilermakers:By now you are aware that over the past months the...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: California Can Lead in Carbon Reduction Technology
By J. Tom Baca, International Vice President – Western States, as published by the Carbon Action AllianceCalifornia has always been at the forefront of ambitious climate policy, and thanks to the...
View ArticleScholarship winners share their Boilermaker pride
Applicants for 2023 Boilermakers scholarships were asked to write an essay of 500 words or less answering this question:What makes you proud to be a part of the Boilermaker family?Following are the...
View ArticleIt’s a new day for our union—a good day to be a Boilermaker
Over the past weeks, I’ve had the opportunity at several conferences to directly address lodge leaders, our partners, contractors and employers about the issues our union recently faced that led to the...
View ArticleLet’s go far—together. Let’s organize.
In 1778, a group of journeymen printers in New York City organized to demand an increase in wages. They got what they wanted, and it’s one of the first recorded organized labor efforts in America.
View ArticleARCH2 will bring jobs and economic development to WV
By Local 667 (Charleston, West Virginia) BM-ST Bruce Forshee as appearing in the Williamson Daily...
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