Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Up and Down the Ballot, Future of Our Country’s Health, Prosperity and Climate Security is at Risk.

Carl Pope

This article earlier published in Sheekeydaily

The election is well under-way and there’s a lot at stake – gun-safety, health care insurance, fiscal responsibility, and the safety of the air, water and climate that supports us. It’s not just the vital Presidential race, which is getting so much attention, […]

Are We Headed for an Insurance Crash?

Some analysts believe a widespread real estate insurance crash could be in the making.

George Harvey

If a house is sufficiently threatened by natural disaster, insurance underwriters calculate that it is too likely to lose them money, and they will not insure it. Without insurance, it will almost certainly not get a mortgage, […]

Why did Ida cause so much less damage than Katrina? Because government did its job

Carl Pope

“A version of this article appeared in Salon“

The most significant images from Hurricane Ida’s devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast are the ones we are not seeing: no refugees huddled in the Superdome, no shots of block after block of New Orleans under water, no miles of overtopped and crumbling […]

Climate Change Is Making the U.S. Poorer Than It Realizes

Carl Pope

“A version of this article appeared in Bloomberg”

The trillion-dollar spending package that the Senate has passed along to the House is being described as a once-in-a-generation fix for America’s deteriorating infrastructure. It should be viewed as only the first in a long series of such big investments, because […]

Job Creation for Millions Under the Green New Deal

Millions of green jobs will be created under the Green New Deal. Image from Green for All.

Roger H. Bezdek

The Green New Deal (GND) refers to proposals designed to address climate change, economic inequality, and other issues. The name derives from the New Deal, and the concept of the GND combines […]

The Global Economy Crumbles

Alan Betts

Image: endalltyranny.wordpress.com

The collapse of the global capitalist economy in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has valuable lessons for us. Capitalism searches for places, people and resources that can be exploited to maximize profit and minimize costs. Capitalism has no moral guiding principles, it simply demands growth and profits, with […]

SolarFest Event: Transition to a Regenerative Economy

There are important policy discussions taking place right now involving climate change, public health, and a sustainable economy. Thanks to a grant from the Regenerative Food Network in our 25th Anniversary year, SolarFest is pleased to co-host our keynote address with the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College.

June 20th, 2020 | Tags: , , , | Category: Economics, Events, Vermont | Leave a comment

The USA New Green Deal Will Create Over 18 Million Jobs

Dr. Roger H. Bezdek

Summary:

In the USA and other nations there is intense interest in the Green New Deal (GND) and its jobs implications. However, there has not be a comprehensive analysis of the potential jobs impacts of the GND. This paper remedies this deficiency and provides estimates of the jobs likely to be […]

Ecological Economic Growth – An Imperative Policy Path

Antarctic sunset. NOAA photo.

By Roy Morrison

The fact that it was warmer in parts of the U.S. and Europe in February 2018 than at the North Pole should get more than our passing attention. It is time to pursue a global agenda for dramatic and healing change an emergency basis. It is […]

A New Metaphor

Rock Concert fire show (Les Panchyshyn, Wikimedia Commons)

By George Harvey

Freedom of speech?

Imagine being in at a really great indoor rock concert. You got a really good seat, about five rows back from the stage and right in the center of the theater. Exiting out will be a […]