Doing the Recovery Right

The Nation, TruthOut by Robert Pollin | Jan. 28, 2009 (Opinion)

Over the past couple of years, there has been a dramatic reversal of thinking: the idea has emerged that protecting the environment - in particular, defeating global warming - can also be an effective engine of economic growth, job creation and even poverty reduction. A small band of determined activist organizations, including the Apollo Alliance, Green For All and 1Sky, deserve credit for pushing this idea into the mainstream. Labor and environmental ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Environment, Global Warming, U.S. Economy, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Feb 1, 2009 - 11:20 AM PST
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Feb. 1, 2009

Well thought out, well backed up, well explained discussion of the reasons that energy efficiency and alternative sources of energy are good for the environment and for job development.

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