When the AFL released Dakota Access pipeline statement recently, it disappointed a lot of people. Including staffers and union members.
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It's an important argument at a time when the energy sector is *already* transforming. I'm in Cali, which is decades ahead on this...
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While some talk about the alternative energy switch as a future scenario, anyone paying attention in Cali knows it's already happening.
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Cap and trade is old news here. We're already running electric buses and stuff. Lots of challenges — but it's not in the future: it's now.
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I mention this bc it's not just labor: alternative energy reality is here. Might take a decade or two where you're at, but it WILL happen.
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Also already happened in Cali: the diversity thing. Like we tf diverse here and feels like it's always been this way. That's spreading, too.
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I mention this bc it's not just labor: people of color leading is here. Might take a decade or two where you're at, but it WILL happen.
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No matter where you're at, it might be a good time to check in with reality. The now, and the future, is full of alternative energy and poc.
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It's hardly a matter of right or wrong. It's a matter of accepting what is, and working w that. For energy. For diversity. For everything.
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