Report

The Green New Deal Group, drawing inspiration from the tone of President Roosevelt’s comprehensive response to the Great Depression, propose a modernised version, a ‘Green New Deal’ designed to power a renewables revolution, create thousands of green-collar jobs and rein in the distorting power of the finance sector while making more low-cost capital available for pressing priorities.

The new Apollo Initiative calls for a large scale federal commitment, on the scale of $30 billion/year for 10 years, to achieve a new energy infrastructure that is diversified, environmentally safe, and more efficient. This initiative will turn challenge into opportunity. It will generate good jobs and help US companies capture the green markets of the future. It will reduce dependence on foreign oil. It will rebuild communities, and it will make America an environmental leader again, helping put the world on a path to a sustainable future. read more »

Economists and politicians debate whether or not we’re technically in a recession, but most Americans feel we’ve been in a recession for years.

The Campaign for America’s Future has designed "The Stress Test" to show how the economy affects working families. By assessing the condition of the job market, housing, health care, and household costs on a state-by-state basis over time, "The Stress Test" illustrates the troubles families face. Use this report to talk about the real impact of conservative policies and need for a new, progressive economic strategy.

» Read the full report (PDF)

read more »

This 2007 IPCC report provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art and worldwide overview of scientific knowledge related to the mitigation of climate change. read more »

New York City was recently called the “greenest city in the U.S.” This Apollo Alliance report spells out the lessons of the city's transformation into a green-energy pioneer. read more »

From underground accidents, mountain top removal and strip mining, to collisions at coal train crossings, to air emissions of acidic, toxic, and heat-trapping pollution from coal combustion, to water pollution from coal mining and combustion wastes, the conventional coal fuel cycle is among the most environmentally destructive activities on earth. read more »

The Stern Review assesses the environmental and economic effects of global warming and recommends strong and prompt action to avert significant costs due to global warming. read more »

An assessment of ethanol and its sources. read more »

Americans have always pulled together in tough times. Using ingenuity, hard work, and can-do spirit, we created
the strongest industrial base the world had ever seen during and after World War II. In the sixties, we rose to President Kennedy’s challenge and achieved a goal that seemed beyond our reach: We put a man on the moon in less than a decade. It’s time to roll up our shirt sleeves again. read more »

An in-depth report on utility-scale wind power, a vastly underused resource. read more »