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Green Economic Recovery Program – Impact on Montana – Part of a National Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy

The fact sheet below details the impact on Montana 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 we 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.

By Robert Pollin, Heidi Garrett-Peltier, James Heintz, and Helen Scharber

Full Report: http://images2.americanprogress.org/CAP/2008/09/peri_mt.pdf

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Green Recovery – A New Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy

The signs are clear: Our economy is in trouble. Falling home prices, foreclosures, bank failures, a weaker dollar, rising prices for gas, food, and steel, and layoffs in banking, construction, and manufacturing sectors are all indicators of serious economic strain—following a long period in which the middle class went nowhere even while the economy grew as a whole. What’s more, evidence suggests the current downturn will continue for at least another year.

By John Podesta

Full Report: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/09/green_recovery.html

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