WNC Sierra club to host talk on lithium mining, electric vehicles
Learn about the challenges and success of mining resources related to our transition to clean energy at the WNC Sierra Club.
Randy Francisco of the United Steelworkers Union will discuss ways that “environmentalists and labor can work together to ensure that workers and their communities are protected from harm from this mining.
And that those communities are left with a better place even after the closure of their mine.” Specifically, he will talk about changes taking place in North Carolina, including the mining of lithium near Kings Mountain/Charlotte.
The free and open-to-the-public meeting will be in the Mannheimer Auditorium at UNCA’s Reuter Center on Campus Drive and on Zoom. Zoom links are available at wncsierraclub.org.
Randy Francisco is a Project Field Organizer with the United Steelworkers Union now, but previously he spent nearly 20 years working for the Sierra Club, primarily on their Beyond Coal Campaign. He was also one of the National Sierra Club Organizers tasked with launching the Blue Green Alliance in 2006. Initially an alliance between the Sierra Club and the United Steelworkers Union, the Alliance has since expanded to include many more national environmental organizations and unions.
The event will take place at 7 p.m. Sept. 4.
