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The Economic Case for Slashing Carbon Emissions

By Yale Environment 360 on March 16, 2010 2 Comments Can We Afford the Future? Economics for a Warming World, carbon capture and storage, carbon emissions, Center for Progressive Reform, China, clean energy, clim, Climate Change, Climate Economics Group, climate policy, climate protection, climate skeptics, climate stabilization, CO2, coastal cities, cost-benefit analysi, E3 Network, economic disaste, Economics for Equity and Environment, Economics of 350: The Benefits and Costs of Climate Stabilization (E3 Network and Poisoned for Pennies: The Economics of Toxics and Precaution, Economist, economists, efficiency standards, emission standards, emissions reduction, Environmental Defense Fund, flooding, Frank Ackerman, GDP, Global Development and Environment Institute, Greenpeace, ice-free earth, MA, massive reforestation, McKinsey & Company, military spending, Nathaniel Keohane, National Association of Manufacturers, Peter Goldmark, phaseout of coal use, sea levels, Somerville, Stockholm Environment Institute, Tufts University, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, UCS, Union of Concerned Scientists, United States, Washington

The Economic Case for Slashing Carbon Emissions

Amid a growing call for reducing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 to 350 parts per million, a group of economists maintains that striving to meet that target is a smart investment — and the best insurance policy humanity could buy.

Green Jobs Spotlight: Green Business Director, YouthBuild USA – Somerville, MA

By Tracey de Morsella on June 15, 2009 Comments Off on Green Jobs Spotlight: Green Business Director, YouthBuild USA – Somerville, MA Affnet, AmeriCorps, and Technical Assistance, community development youth service, entrepreneurs, Graduate Leadership Development, Green Business Director, green small business, Green Small Business Initiative, Greening, MA, revenue-generating programs, Somerville, training, Tribal Development, VISTA, VISTAS, YouthBuild

The Green Business Director is responsible for oversight and implementation of the launch of an ambitious new initiative to respond to the needs and opportunities in our communities generated by the economic recession coupled with the new public dollars available for greening America. The YouthBuild Green Small Business Initiative will encompass several avenues for local programs to create jobs for their graduates and other neighborhood residents, while at the same time generating revenue for their programs in the process of greening their communities.