http://earth911.com/news/2010/03/10/epa-administrator-environmental-protection-is-good-for-economic-growth/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://earth911.com/news/2010/03/10/epa-administrator-environmental-protection-is-good-for-economic-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-37782 Taber Law Group – Environmental Law and Climate Change Law Newsletter, March 14, 2010, vol.2, no. 9 « Taber Law Group Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:51:53 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=32294#comment-37782 [...] EPA Head: Environmental Protection is Good for Economic Growth. — Trey Granger, Earth 911, March 10, 2010 In Monday’s speech to the National Press Club, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson underscored a consistent message: Environmental protection helps to improve economic growth, not impedes it. Jackson went on to say environmental spending is an investment, as it improves the health conditions of communities, making them more attractive for jobs. One example she cited was the $17 billion annual savings in health care costs from a 92 percent reduction in lead pollution, the equivalent of a 10-13 times the return on the original investment. She pointed out that in the last 30 years, emissions of six air pollutants have dropped 54 percent while the country’s gross domestic product rose 126 percent, and the decrease happened with more cars, power plants and building construction. Click Here [...] [...] EPA Head: Environmental Protection is Good for Economic Growth. — Trey Granger, Earth 911, March 10, 2010 In Monday’s speech to the National Press Club, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson underscored a consistent message: Environmental protection helps to improve economic growth, not impedes it. Jackson went on to say environmental spending is an investment, as it improves the health conditions of communities, making them more attractive for jobs. One example she cited was the $17 billion annual savings in health care costs from a 92 percent reduction in lead pollution, the equivalent of a 10-13 times the return on the original investment. She pointed out that in the last 30 years, emissions of six air pollutants have dropped 54 percent while the country’s gross domestic product rose 126 percent, and the decrease happened with more cars, power plants and building construction. Click Here [...]

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