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How might we keep the lights on, water flowing, and natural world vaguely intact? It starts with grabbing innovative ideas/examples to help kick down our limits and inspire a more sustainable world. We implement with rigorous science backed by hard data.
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Joe Biden sets out aggressive plan to tackle climate change

Joe Biden sets out aggressive plan to tackle climate change | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Joe Biden's plan for rebuilding the economy hinges heavily on clean-energy investment and would rapidly reverse the Trump era's retreat on climate.
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A green army missing the point

A green army missing the point | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Australia has long grappled with the challenge of creating a conservation industry to restore the landscape. The Coalition's latest incarnation is unlikely to be effective.
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We need an array of green jobs/a diverse green work force.  Too often this discussion gets side tracked into "solar panel installers" or some such occupation and fails to go big/go broad.

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Now THIS Is What We Call Green Jobs: The Restoration Industry 'Restores' The Environment And The Economy

Now THIS Is What We Call Green Jobs: The Restoration Industry 'Restores' The Environment And The Economy | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Most people associate economic growth with expansion of the human built environment. Constructing more roads and more commercial and residential developments—“gray infrastructure”—means more jobs and a healthier overall economy.
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While I am often hesitant to post stories from Forbes (they often get paid to run favorable stories about industry), this one is notable for its tone given the often anti-environmental bent of most Forbes stories.

PIRatE Lab's curator insight, January 24, 2014 7:51 PM

While I am often hesitant to post stories from Forbes (they often get paid to run favorable stories about industry), this one is notable for its tone given the often anti-environmental bent of most Forbes stories.