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Green Stimulus

A massive stimulus package of nearly $600 billion holds promise for the economy, and could mean more federal spending on infrastructure and energy efficiency projects. An estimated $400 billion in that bill will repair lots of bridges and roads, but what will they all lead to? Nothing -- unless we first start building bridges and roads between our economic, climate, and education concerns, and start appreciating the way they're all connected.

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Don't Fix The Economy - Change It

Amid the discordant clash of solutions being served up to address the global financial crisis, a common refrain can be heard: Most global leaders and their economic advisers key their policy prescriptions to "sustained economic growth." The prevailing debate is how to get there most quickly. In Canada, how this debate plays out could bring down the government in a matter of weeks.

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Environmentalists Push Obama on Stimulus Priorities

WASHINGTON - In one of the first internal struggles of the incoming Obama administration, environmentalists and smart-growth advocates are trying to shift the priorities of the economic stimulus plan that will be introduced in Congress next month from allocating tens of billions of dollars to highways, bridges and other traditional infrastructure spending to more projects that create so-called "green collar" jobs.

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Green Paper Gold

There's growing support for fighting global economic stagnation and global warming simultaneously with a "green New Deal" nationally and globally. Investing to cut greenhouse gasses can create "green jobs" and provide fiscal stimulus while it is protecting the planet. But how is it going to be paid for?

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Will Energy Efficiency Stimulus Distract America from the Real Task at Hand?

An efficiency stimulus plan seems at first glance to be an unadulterated good: it puts Americans to work, saves energy and money, and cuts greenhouse gas emissions, all with investments that should pay for themselves. But there are reasons to be nervous about the overwhelming focus on energy efficiency by green leaders and Obama's top energy and climate advisors. This narrow focus threatens to distract from the critical work ahead: overcoming the technology gap that exists between the current state (and cost) of today's clean energy technologies and fossil fuels.

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New Labor Secretary is Brown and Green

President-elect Barack Obama got it right when he announced Representative Hilda Solis as his pick for the next secretary of labor. Headlines are heralding her as the first Latino to hold the post. But the green jobs movement is jumping for joy not only because she's brown. It's because she's green. Through Solis, Obama makes clear his commitment to creating green jobs to lift the nation out of its current economic crisis.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 19, 2008
10:06 AM

CONTACT: Energy and Environmental Groups
Michael Oko, 202/513-6245 or cell 202/904-5245

Energy, Environmental Groups Urge Quick Action by Congress to Use Energy Efficiency Programs to Stimulate Economy, Create Green

WASHINGTON - December 19 - As a new administration transitions into the White House and Congress gears up to move an economic recovery package early next year, energy and environmental groups today issued a set of recommendations to boost the nation's energy efficiency, create green jobs, and save energy and money. The groups urged Congress to incorporate many of the proposals into legislation to be considered in early 2009.

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The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national, nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Founded in 1970, NRDC has 1.2 million members and online activists, served from offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Beijing.

The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit consumers, the environment, economy, and national security.

The Edison Electric Institute is the association of U.S. shareholder-owned electric companies. Our members serve 95 percent of the ultimate customers in the shareholder-owned segment of the industry, and represent approximately 70 percent of the U.S. electric power industry. We also have more than 65 International electric companies as Affiliate members, and more than 170 industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate members.

The Energy Future Coalition is a nonpartisan public policy initiative that seeks to speed the transition to a new energy economy. Combining expertise and advocacy, the Coalition brings together business, labor, and environmental groups to identify new directions in energy policy with broad political support. The Energy Future Coalition works closely with the United Nations Foundation on energy and climate policy, especially energy efficiency and bioenergy issues. The UN Foundation provides financial and in-kind support to the Coalition.

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December 18, 2008
11:58 AM

CONTACT: National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)
Andrea Keller Helsel, National Parks Conservation Association, P: 202.454.3332

Report Highlights $2.5 Billion Worth of Job-Creating Projects in National Parks

WASHINGTON - December 18 - A new report by the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) highlights several of the more than $2.5 billion worth of job-creating projects in national parks.
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Posted in conservation, green economy

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December 17, 2008
2:20 PM

CONTACT: American Rivers
Betsy Otto, American Rivers, 202-347-7550
Amy Kober, American Rivers, 206-898-3864 or 206-213-0330 x23

Green Infrastructure Projects in 25 States Would Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

More than 200 ready-to-go projects already identified

WASHINGTON - December 17 - Green infrastructure projects are critical to stimulating the economy, and American Rivers and its partners have identified 194 water-related projects in 25 states and the District of Columbia with a total cost of $1.1 Billion that are ready to begin within 6 to 9 months.
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American Rivers is the leading national organization standing up for healthy rivers so communities can thrive. American Rivers protects and restores America's rivers for the benefit of people, wildlife and nature.  Founded in 1973, American Rivers has more than 65,000 members and supporters nationwide, with offices in Washington, DC and the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, California and Northwest regions. Visit www.AmericanRivers.org

Posted in green economy, water, water quality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 11, 2008
3:36 PM

CONTACT: Environment America
Jen Mueller or Anna Aurilio, 202-683-1250

America's Economic Future Must Be Built on a Foundation of Clean Energy

New Report Lays Out Blueprint for Economic Recovery and Environmental Protection

WASHINGTON - November 11 - As President Elect Obama and a new Congress prepare to meet today's economic and environment challenges, Environment America released a report that lays out a blueprint for how we can power America for the 21st century, protecting our environment while revitalizing our economy.

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Environment America is a federation of state-based, citizen-funded environment groups working for clean air, clean water, and open space.
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