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It’s Electrifying

By | 11.17.08 | 3:10 pm

It’s not just the government that’s considering bailing out the auto industry. Several utilities executives are considering ordering thousands of plug-in electric cars.

State Legislatures: Climate Change Threatens State Economies

By | 10.20.08 | 3:29 pm

My previous post reports on a UC Berkeley study showing how California’s environmental policies have boosted that state’s economy.

The National Conference of State Legislatures, in conjunction with the University of Maryland and the Center for Integrative Environmental Research, is releasing reports that also show that economic and environmental More…

Report: California Energy-Efficiency Policies = Major Job Growth

By | 10.20.08 | 2:16 pm

Members of industry have long contended that environmental protections are incompatible with economic growth. That was one reason the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act didn’t get passed this year.

But a new economic study released today crunches some numbers and finds that environmental and economic interests are often aligned.