Economic Stimulus Doesn't Have to Mean Ecological Disaster

Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post by Andy Lipkis | Dec. 22, 2008 (Opinion)

In his Nov. 24 Op-Ed article, " Depression-era projects, again," Bill Boyarsky outlines some good reasons for Los Angeles residents to support President-elect Barack Obama's plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure projects. We need the employment, and our city needs rebuilding. It's true that the "New New Deal" offers a fantastic opportunity to rebuild for the future, but this opportunity also contains real dangers. If we don't make ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Environment, U.S. Economy, Green Technology, Social Change, Water
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Dec 22, 2008 - 11:08 PM PST
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 by Fabrice Florin - Dec. 22, 2008

Insightful opinion about building sustainable cities, from social entrepreneur Andy Lipkis, founder of TreePeople in Los Angeles. The author makes a well-reasoned case for bringing forests back into big cities and building 'smart green' infrastructures. A couple informative links are provided, and the article provides good context about the long term impact of environment decisions.

Andy was recently elected an Ashoka Fellow for his environmental achievements. [Disclosure: I am also an Ashoka Fellow, for my work as a social entrepreneur in the field of news and knowledge.]

We can choose innovative smart green projects that solve multiple problems or embrace old approaches that have the potential to compound the problems we already have. If we ... More »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Dec. 24, 2008

There are several issues that this piece doesn't address. Will workers need new training to develop these green alternative projects? How much more do they cost than traditional infrastructure solutions?

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