It is at the local level – where people live, work, and learn – that the behavioral change driving a more sustainable society and economy ultimately takes place. That work is going on across the United States and around the world where community organizations are harnessing the power of community to make change. The US [...]
Tom Friedman is the New York Times columnist most often associated with promoting the new green economy, but Sunday’s Times Magazine article is a reminder that Paul Krugman, who won a Nobel Prize in Economics in 2008 for his work on international trade, has something to say as well. And say it he does, in [...]
Legislation is moving through Congress to implement the “Cash For Caulkers” program President Obama called for in his State of the Union address. The House bill, introduced by Massachusetts’ Ed Markey, was sent forward from the Energy and Environment Subcommiittee to the full house Energy & Commerce Committee on March 24th, 2010. Improving the energy [...]
Building on the collaborative effort that led to a market-based system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electric power generation, 10 Northeastern states are working to do the same for transportation fuels. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is an operational cap-and-trade system that will reduce GHG emissions by 10% between 2009 and 2018. The [...]
