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New Energy Future Reports
Executive Summary
The fact sheet Green Recovery Impact on Colorado details the impact on Colorado based on a national report that outlines a green economic recovery program to strengthen the U.S. economy over the next two years and leave it in a better position for sustainable prosperity.
In the national report the authors propose policies to expand job opportunities by stimulating economic growth, stabilizing the price of oil, and making significant strides toward fighting global warming and building a green, low-carbon economy. This green economic recovery program—including investments in retrofitting buildings, expanding mass transit and freight rail, constructing smart energy grids, and expanding production of wind power, solar power, and advanced biofuels—would be a down payment on a 10-year policy program recommended by the Center for American Progress in its 2007 report "Capturing the Energy Opportunity: Creating a Low-Carbon Economy," by John D. Podesta, Todd Stern, and Kit Batten.
For the full report see www.peri.umass.edu/green_recovery. |
