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Current Trade Model Contributes to Climate Change
Feature: Host or Attend a Screening of the Compelling New Film "Maquilapolis: City of Factories"
Host or attend a film screening of Maquilapolis: City of Factories which tells the inspiring story of women factory workers fighting for better treatment and a cleaner environment. Maquilapolis makes the connection between un-fair free trade and environmental and worker's rights abuses on the Mexico-U.S. border. No need to be a trade expert - we'll help you set it up.
Feature: Illegal Logging and International Trade The Sierra Club has joined the United Steelworkers (USW) in urging the Department of Commerce to investigate the costs of illegal logging. The Sierra Club and USW joined for a test case to curb the trade of certain products made from illegally harvested timber. The groups, which have formed a Blue Green Alliance, are calling on the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand an existing investigation of unfair trade subsidies from illegal logging that violate international environmental standards and undercut the U.S. paper industry.
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What we do: Trade is integrally linked to more traditional environmental issues such our access to clean air, clean water and open spaces to enjoy. The Sierra Club wants trade that is clean, green and fair, where peoples' lives and livelihood's are protected.
Climate change is a challenge of global proportions that stands to impact all creatures on earth. This challenge is largely the result of globalization and the patterns of production, consumption, and development it encourages. To meet surging demand for cheap products, our natural resources have been exploited while the rights of workers, communities and the environment are pushed aside to make way for corporate profit. Fortunately, there are solutions to this devastating cycle that can stem the tide of global warming, while safeguarding the livelihood of workers and moving the country toward a cleaner and more energy-efficient future.
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