Ben Jealous Archives - The Washington Informer

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JEALOUS: Under-Controlled Coal-Fired Power Plants Still Threaten Americans’ Health

by Ben Jealous May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

We should no longer subsidize coal generation, and the electric bills of some Americans, with the lungs of Americans.

Cliffs overlooking the New River near Gauley Bridge in West Virginia (Wikimedia Commons)

JEALOUS: What We Shouldn’t Permit

by Ben Jealous May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

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JEALOUS: Winning the Fights that Matter

by Ben Jealous May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

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JEALOUS: Thirty Years Later, an Antidote to NAFTA

by Ben Jealous May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

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JEALOUS: The Investment in Our Planet That We Need

by Ben Jealous April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

**FILE** Gathered concentrated oil burns during a controlled oil fire in the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Coast Guard working in partnership with BP PLC, local residents, and other federal agencies conducted the “in situ burn” to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Justin E. Stumberg via Wikimedia Commons)

JEALOUS: No Time to Forget the Gulf Coast

by Ben Jealous April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

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JEALOUS: Wisconsin Race Reminds Us How Important Every Election Is

by Ben Jealous March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Ben Jealous, executive director of Sierra Club, speaks to climate protesters at a rally in Franklin Park on Tuesday before a march to downtown D.C. branches of Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Bank of America. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

The Rocking Chair Rebellion: Elders Stand — Or Rather, Sit — Against Fossil Fuel Investments

by Kayla Benjamin March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

JEALOUS: A Historic Vote and the Tools It Gave Us

by Ben Jealous March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Black journalists at the White House where they discussed police reform. (White House official photo)

JEALOUS: Hearing the Right Things Across the Country

by Ben Jealous March 1, 2023March 1, 2023