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Straight Talk: New Name to Honor Your Sustainability Creds

After four years of eye-popping impacts chalked up by the more than 250 businesses and organizations competing in the Green Workplace Challenge, Sustainable Pittsburgh changed the name of the competition to …

Straight Talk: Sustainability Issues at Odds

At Sustainable Pittsburgh we are often asked to name the biggest sustainability issue of the day.  The response we increasingly find ourselves giving is the juxtaposed mega forces of money …

Straight Talk: PA Environmental and Clean Energy Groups Denounce Repeal of Clean Power Plan

Coalition calls for state leadership to grow Pennsylvania’s clean energy economy COALITION STATEMENT  –  CLEAN POWER PA HARRISBURG (October 9, 2017) – The Clean Power PA Coalition decried today’s announcement …

Straight Talk: Eye-popping Numbers – Clean Jobs

Yesterday’s release of the new Clean Jobs Pennsylvania 2017 report provides timely insight to the fast rise of employment in the clean energy sector.  This refers principally to the industries …

Straight Talk: Tortured Water and Beltway Consequences

The Post-Gazette editorial board sure has it right with this statement in their August 30th editorial: “Nothing would arrest the city’s economic progress and newly hip image faster than the …

Straight Talk: Where were you during the eclipse?

Sustainable Pittsburgh took time out to observe and reflect on Monday’s eclipse.  What was your moment of inspiration?  Here are some of ours. “Surrounded by largely uninterested children doing what …

Straight Talk: Sustainability in the Global Crosshairs

Since its inception, Sustainable Pittsburgh has been intentional in asserting the depth of what sustainable community development is all about.  The story of the Tragedy of the Unregulated Commons was …

Straight Talk: Your Wisdom Requested: Beyond Bromides — Truths and Pathways for a Sustainable Pittsburgh Region

As the balance of power shifts from federal to local entities, America’s states and metros are increasingly called upon to take charge of their destinies.  In the new world order, …

Straight Talk: An Environmentally Crippling PA Revenue Package & Rationalizing the Severance Tax

Our Commonwealth is in precarious fiscal straits.  Facing upwards of a $2 billion deficit, the Republican-controlled legislature, loath to consider new taxes, but facing the crushing reality of budget imbalance, …