In many states it's three strikes and you’re out. Harsh penalties for repeat offenders. But in Oregon, you can be cited eleven times in six years for violating laws meant to protect soil and water from clearcuts, slapped with trivial...Read More
Portland, OR, at Risk of Becoming Climate Hypocrite with Propane Exports from Alberta
Two weeks after the White House awarded the City of Portland and 15 other cities across the U.S. the title of “Climate Action Champion,” Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is in danger of being viewed as a “climate hypocrite” for pushing...Read More
The Economic Benefits of Baltimore’s Climate Action Plan
All too often we hear how climate action will put a drag on economic growth. But in a new analysis of Baltimore’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), Center for Sustainable Economy demonstrates just how wrong that assumption really is. Once fully...Read More
Climate Risk Bonds: An Alaska Case Study
On September 21st, 2014, the largest climate march in world history lit up New York’s city streets with colorful protesters. Leading the way of the 400,000-strong marchers were indigenous peoples from around the world, calling on world leaders to take...Read More
Baltimore’s Genuine Progress Indicator Shows Healthy Economic Growth
In the first city-level analysis of its kind in Maryland, the Center for Sustainable Economy (CSE) found Baltimore’s economy well on the way to economic recovery taking into account social and environmental costs as well as the benefits associated with...Read More
Maryland’s Minimum Wage a Big Boost for Genuine Progress
Raising the minimum wage is a big win for workers, communities, and business. Decades of experience with state-level wage increases bears this out well, but often this reality is drowned out by the clamor of corporate profiteers who have done...Read More
