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Analysis and Commentary
Redirecting Trump’s Coal and Nuclear Bailout to Fund Economic Redevelopment
EI’s Sonia Aggarwal outlines how federal coal and nuclear bailout funding could be better spent investing in community redevelopment and worker transition.
Do Nonprofit Organizations And Social Enterprises Deliver Results?
EI’s Hal Harvey outlines how donors and impact investors can learn if nonprofits and social enterprises are actually delivering results through strategic philanthropy.
Ontario’s Economic Investment Outlook Dims With New Government Energy Actions
EI’s Silvio Marcacci says Ontario’s energy policy reversal may undercut its economy by costing businesses billions, adding millions in consumer costs, eschewing thousands of jobs, and muddying its investment outlook.
Is Strategic Philanthropy Heartless?
EI’s Hal Harvey outlines the five elements that make up a successful approach to strategic philanthropy.
Auto Companies Might Like EPA Rollback – But They’ll Pay For It In The Long Run
EI’s Hal Harvey outlines how Trump’s fuel efficiency EPA rollback will harm the U.S. auto industry as much as it will harm consumers and the climate.
Trump Fuel Efficiency Freeze Is A Fork In The Road For Auto Industry. Will It Take The Path Forward?
EPA’s Margo Oge says Trump’s fuel efficiency freeze puts U.S. automakers at a crossroads between innovative new technologies that compete with foreign automakers, or “old tech” risking lost profits and dirtier air.
Grants Can Create Dysfunction At Charities. Here’s A Solution.
EI’s Hal Harvey outlines how strategic philanthropy can resolve dysfunction and tension between foundations and organizations in grantmaking.
Cities Must Take Advantage Of The Bikeshare Bonanza
Shared, point-to-point bikeshare can massively improve transportation in crowded cities, and the private sector can be a major part of the solution – if cities ensure that they remain affordable and convenient for people.
Can A ‘DER Authority’ Fix The Utility Information Problem To Boost Clean Energy?
EI’s Mike O’Boyle says a new type of performance-based regulation, the “DER Authority”, could fix utility information problems while boosting clean energy.
Un-SAFE: Trump Clean Cars Rollback Would Cost $450 Billion By 2050, Increase Emissions 11% By 2035
New EI research shows the Trump Administration’s expected clean car rollback will cost the U.S. $457 billion while increasing emissions 11% and gas use 20% by 2035.