The Tyee offers a nice analysis of the dynamics surrounding the clean air fight around the Crofton pulp mill in Duncan, BC.

The article briefly mentions ONE/Northwest ally Matt Price, who has been working with the mill’s labor unions and environmentalists:

Some are making an effort to find common ground between the greens and the blue-collars. Duncan environmentalist Matt Price organized a low-key conference the day before the all-star concert. The message from the two unions representing workers at the mill: We know the company better than anyone and have no interest in poisoning ourselves or our children. Plus, don’t threaten our jobs. They, too, see a villain in the piece.

The article is also interesting because it highlights the need for lots more work on the labor-environmental relationship:

Davies, a millwright at the mill and one of 674 workers represented by the PPWC, admits any alliance with environmentalists will likely be an uneasy one, with each side suspicious of the others’ motive.

As if to highlight the mistrust, Davies was interrupted in the middle of an interview by a burly man who barked, “Christ, man, we’ve got an air pollution problem,” before embarking on a rant about creosote.

It was like having a drunk at the next table overhear a single word before launching into a diatribe. The environmentalist took a breath after saying, “The company, goddamn, they’re ruthless.” The man then introduced himself. He was Paul George, founder of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee and the husband of Adriane Carr, the B.C. Green Party leader who was attending the conference.