The Apollo Alliance offers some insight: President Bush and Congress are deciding how to spend up to $150 billion of our hard-earned tax dollars to stimulate the economy. The question is: will they spend the money to jump-start our clean energy industries, create good jobs, and build a cleaner, brighter future for our children, or […]
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Full Frontal Scrutiny
Moving the green agenda forward is difficult enough without misinformation clouding issues. Fortunately there are organizations like Consumer Reports WebWatch and the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). Full Frontal Scrutiny is a new joint project between these two organizations that aims to shine a light on front groups — organizations that state a particular […]
Sidestep Recession With a Green For All Stimulus!
There’s an urgent call this morning from the Green For All crew: Bottom line: Congress is about to vote on an $150 Billion economic stimulus package. That’s a LOT of CA$H on the table, and we’ve got a huge opportunity to make sure they don’t F*** it up with the same outdated, failed, and immoral […]
Green-Collar Jobs For People AND Planet
I first heard Van Jones present at the Bioneers Conference in 2003. He left a strong impression on me. So I’m very, very happy to see his message getting traction, not least with presidential candidates. In a recent post on Grist, Van Jones argues that “green-collar jobs” are a way to simultaneously boost the economy […]
Green Guide From Greenpeace
There are so many ways that we can step a little lighter on the Earth. The tips in this Greenpeace “Green Guide” provide some useful pointers. Got some tips of your own? A favorite guide to greening up your life? Let me know…