Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Memo TO: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, Heritage Foundation and other industry groups predicting the end of life as we know if America takes action on climate change FROM: Natural Resources Defense Council, Political Economic Research Institute/University of...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The transition to clean energy, reducing our dependence on dangerous foreign oil and protecting our environment will cost less than some would have you think. In April, the EPA estimated that the American Clean Energy and Security Act would cost...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
When Wes McGuire's employer - a Middletown, Ohio factory - shut down, Wes had to find a new job. Fortunately he found and completed a two-week training course at his local county career center. This led to an interview with...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
America's vets are raising their collective voices in support of the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Pointing to the national security benefits of reducing America's reliance on dangerous foreign oil, VoteVets has been mobilizing its members in support of...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Here's our rule of thumb when it comes to America's emerging green economy. If David Kreutzer, the senior policy analyst in energy economics and climate change at the Heritage Foundation says it's bad, it's got to be a good thing....continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Earlier this week, Senator Kit Bond of Missouri issued a "report" on green jobs, essentially an exercise in taking statements from various reports on green jobs out of context and ignoring what those reports actually have to say. The Senator's report...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Spain is a country known for its romance, wine and bullfighting. But when it comes to economics and green jobs, it seems we're getting more bull than much else. Our good friends at Media Matters jumped right on the case yesterday when Fox News cited a...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
NRDC has been interviewing workers earning green paychecks in the new clean energy economy to help increase understanding of and support for clean energy investments and the policies we need to support them. This work builds on previous research showing that...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
This is an exciting week in DC. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman circulated his and Congressman Markey's draft climate bill. And you know what? It is an uplifting, inspiring proposal that challenges us to stop talking about a...continued→
Posted by Pete Altman in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
The clean energy money in the stimulus package is already putting people to work, or back to work, in the case of a window factory in western Pennsylvania. Six months ago, Kensington Windows shut its doors when its parent company...continued→
