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- Oct 21, 2020
- 4 min
Plan Will Create 6.9 to 12.9 Million New Jobs by 2024
https://www.americanmanufacturing.org/ COVID-19 shocked the U.S. economy and made clear that the U.S. needs to ramp up production of critical goods. Here’s how we make things better. It’s an entirely predictable sequence: Every four years, national political figures will find their way to industrial battleground states such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and proceed to extol the virtues of factory jobs. Some economists and idealogues (sic) will then dismiss t
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- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
State Treasurer Torsella Establishes Keystone Green Bank Partnership To Support Clean Energy Project
On October 13, State Treasurer Joe Torsella announced the establishment of the Keystone Green Bank Partnership, in coordination with the Department of Environmental Protection to provide attractive financing to projects that support clean and alternative energy sources, non-fossil fuel transportation, and other similar projects. “There is no greater threat to Pennsylvania and our planet than climate change. We must make meaningful change to reduce carbon emissions and get a h
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- Oct 21, 2020
- 6 min
Impacts of the Reimagine Appalachia& Clean Energy Transition Programs for Pennsylvania
Job Creation, Economic Recovery, & Long-Term Sustainability By Robert Pollin, Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Shouvik Chakraborty, and Gregor Semieniuk Department of Economics and Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts Amherst PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF MAIN RESULTS ON: Employment creation through investments in clean energy, manufacturing/infrastructure, and land restoration/agriculture Employment contraction and just transition for workers in fossil fuel-
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- Oct 21, 2020
- 5 min
Ohio researchers show how solar could help turn around Appalachian economy
By Kathiann M. Kowalski https://energynews.us/ The Ohio University study is the first to quantify the broad economic impact of utility-scale solar projects for the state. Coal’s downturn has taken a toll on Appalachian Ohio, but solar power could be one step on a potential path forward as the region’s economy tries to rebound. A recent analysis by Ohio University suggests that utility-scale solar projects could create tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in econo
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- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
Appalachia infrastructure plan could bring 235,000 Ohio jobs, study says
Céilí Doyle at The Columbus Dispatch If a blueprint laid out by ReImagine Appalachia, a national coalition of nonprofit organizations, is federally funded it could create 235,000 jobs in Ohio over the next 10 years, according to a study by the Political Economy Research Institute. "We are operating under the assumption that national climate legislation will happen,"' Amanda Woodrum said. "We don't know whether it will be six months from now or five years from now, but with th
Thalia Lankin, AFL-CIO ITC
- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
Responsible Investor Aviators Answer 7 Questions
Q1 Please tell us about your institution, and how you began moving toward responsible investment and/or good corporate governance? The AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation (ITC) is one of the original AFL-CIO branded institutions--serving the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust while also bringing additional labor-friendly products to the pension marketplace. ITC has worked on championing responsible investment since it began operations some 30 years ago. Our view of responsibl
Tom Croft
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Breaking News from ReImagine Appalachia's Sustainable Finance Policy Summit
Yesterday, Congressman Andy Levin proposed a long-needed sustainable investment policy for America! Having led the opposition in the US House of Representatives to the US DOL’s proposed rule to obstruct ESG/ETI investments, Congressman Levin spoke forcibly to a convening in industrial and rural Appalachia, about the need for America’s pension funds to take into account workers wages, benefits, and protections; workers’ and human rights; and the fierce urgency of climate cha
Congressman Andy Levin MI-09
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
The Sustainable Investment Policy Act
Congressman Andy Levin MI-09 (Congressman Levin plans to introduce this Act in the near future.) The purpose of the Sustainable Investment Policy Act is to require retirement investors and fiduciaries to consider environmental, social, and governance—or “ESG”—factors when making investments that are covered by The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Considering ESG factors is integral to fiduciary duty, because thos