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"A call to scrap the notion that a healthy environment and a healthy economy cannot coexist.... Vachon advocates the so-called Green New Deal, which would remake the economy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and replace them with renewable energy.... Vachon argues for a brand of activism that pushes beyond the bounds of 'Jobs vs. the Environment,' and instead holds out for the 'clean air and good jobs' premise of his title, which, by transforming the energy economy, will necessarily demand workers skilled in growing fields.... [T]he overall argument is worth hearing out.... [T]his book will appeal to climate and clean-energy activists."— Kirkus Reviews
“Vachon’s deeply-researched look at the history and present of labor–climate relations makes the case that a truly just transition can only be achieved with radical solidarity, building a unified labor and climate justice movement that moves us past failed neoliberal policies. Clean Air and Good Jobs is an important read for anyone hoping to create a future where we all thrive.”—Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
"Vachon discusses the emerging labor-climate movement, in which workers and US labor organizations seek to replace fossil fuels to reduce the harmful effects of climate change.... A unique idea in this book is a labor-climate spectrum that shows the attitudes and activities of unions from different industries.... Summing Up: Recommended."—Choice
"The book is timely.... Vachon has boldly begun the project of recentering labor in sociological discussions of climate change. This should be instructive for environmental sociologists and social movements’ scholars alike, but also for cognate fields.... Readers will therefore find much to like in Vachon’s monograph, from its arguments and analysis, to the model of scholarship it represents."—Social Forces
"On the whole, Vachon’s book offers a well-researched and timely look at the intersection of climate and labor, helping to make sense of a wide array of perspectives within the labor movement and offering a tempered but hopeful outlook on U.S. labor’s capacity to take up the cause of climate justice in the coming years."—Journal of Labor and Society
"Vachon's book provides valuable information for anyone interested in accelerating the massive sociotechnical challenge of transitioning from a fossil fuel economy to a renewable energy economy over the next 30 years.... Those coming from an economic perspective that see themselves as allies with the interests of labor can learn much regarding labor's implicit disillusionment with the discipline."—Economic Development Quarterly
"Vachon gives us an eminently accessible and useful account of the sociopolitical context, composition, and goals of the labor–climate movement (LCM).... Clean Air and Good Jobs delivers an essential read for those interested in the US labor movement’s relationship with environmental issues and contemporary LCM efforts."—ILR Review

Clean Air and Good Jobs

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    A Paperback / softback by Todd E. Vachon

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      Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
      Publication Date: 21/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9781439923221, 978-1439923221
      ISBN10: 1439923221
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "A call to scrap the notion that a healthy environment and a healthy economy cannot coexist.... Vachon advocates the so-called Green New Deal, which would remake the economy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and replace them with renewable energy.... Vachon argues for a brand of activism that pushes beyond the bounds of 'Jobs vs. the Environment,' and instead holds out for the 'clean air and good jobs' premise of his title, which, by transforming the energy economy, will necessarily demand workers skilled in growing fields.... [T]he overall argument is worth hearing out.... [T]his book will appeal to climate and clean-energy activists."— Kirkus Reviews
      “Vachon’s deeply-researched look at the history and present of labor–climate relations makes the case that a truly just transition can only be achieved with radical solidarity, building a unified labor and climate justice movement that moves us past failed neoliberal policies. Clean Air and Good Jobs is an important read for anyone hoping to create a future where we all thrive.”—Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
      "Vachon discusses the emerging labor-climate movement, in which workers and US labor organizations seek to replace fossil fuels to reduce the harmful effects of climate change.... A unique idea in this book is a labor-climate spectrum that shows the attitudes and activities of unions from different industries.... Summing Up: Recommended."—Choice
      "The book is timely.... Vachon has boldly begun the project of recentering labor in sociological discussions of climate change. This should be instructive for environmental sociologists and social movements’ scholars alike, but also for cognate fields.... Readers will therefore find much to like in Vachon’s monograph, from its arguments and analysis, to the model of scholarship it represents."—Social Forces
      "On the whole, Vachon’s book offers a well-researched and timely look at the intersection of climate and labor, helping to make sense of a wide array of perspectives within the labor movement and offering a tempered but hopeful outlook on U.S. labor’s capacity to take up the cause of climate justice in the coming years."—Journal of Labor and Society
      "Vachon's book provides valuable information for anyone interested in accelerating the massive sociotechnical challenge of transitioning from a fossil fuel economy to a renewable energy economy over the next 30 years.... Those coming from an economic perspective that see themselves as allies with the interests of labor can learn much regarding labor's implicit disillusionment with the discipline."—Economic Development Quarterly
      "Vachon gives us an eminently accessible and useful account of the sociopolitical context, composition, and goals of the labor–climate movement (LCM).... Clean Air and Good Jobs delivers an essential read for those interested in the US labor movement’s relationship with environmental issues and contemporary LCM efforts."—ILR Review

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