Phony Union Tree Huggers – Labor Union Abuse of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

REAL reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) means challenging the standing of labor unions that object on environmental grounds to a proposed project or activity with the ulterior motive of extracting something of economic value from the public or a private owner.

25 Fake Environmental Groups

These groups sound like local grassroots activists who care about the environment. They are actually front groups for unions.

Misusing the California Energy Commission

The public can become "intervenors" in the power plant licensing process at the California Energy Commission. This means opportunity for unions.

Renewable Power: Environmental Calamity?

Unions have been a leading opponent of solar, wind, and geothermal energy production based on environmental objections.

Construction Union Environmental Objections to Proposed Projects in City of San Jose 2013-2017

July 21, 2017adminFake Environmental Groups, Unions Abusing CEQA350 Winchester, Adams Broadwell Joseph Cardozo, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Cannery Park/Hanover, CEQA, Gateway Tower, Great Oaks Mixed Use Project, Greyhound Residential Project, Japantown Corporation Yard, One South Market, San Jose Residents for Responsible Development, Santa Clara Building and Construction Trades Council, Santa Clara-San Benito Building and Construction Trades Council

Perhaps Silicon Valley desperately needs housing, but construction unions aren’t going to let developers build that housing unless unions control the work through a Project Labor Agreement. Here are links to some letters from a law firm hired by unions to object to the environmental reviews of various projects since 2013. Most of the letters