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On being an environmental lawyer: storytelling with a purpose

Guest Blog by Caitlin Sislin

As a young environmental attorney, I am fortunate to count Carolyn Raffensperger as one of my most trusted mentors. Carolyn’s advice and guidance deeply inform my work as the Advocacy Director for Women’s Earth Alliance, where I am building and stewarding a new pro bono legal and policy advocacy initiative to [...]

Wrong question, wrong answers

By Cynthia Travis

Founder & President

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A September 21 “debate” between Robert Stavins and Steven Hayward in the Wall Street Journal asked the wrong question by a mile: “Can Countries Cut Carbon Emissions Without Hurting Economic Growth?” The question is based on several erroneous assumptions:

1) Perpetual economic growth is possible;

2) It is desirable;

3) It is moral;

4) There is [...]