Towards sustainable economies US
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| Location | United States |
| Coordinates | 39° 47' 1.43" N, 100° 26' 45.18" W |
This article is an offshoot of United States community action and focuses on Towards sustainable economies US and related topics. The majority of our information about community action Towards sustainable economies across the US is collated via our place pages...Near you.
News
The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change, insideclimatenews.org (May 30, 2025) - The California Doughnut finds that California is overshooting planetary boundaries on 89% of ecological indicators, and falling short of delivering basic needs for all people on all social indicators, caldec.org (Dec 31, 2024) — The average ecological overshoot is 283%, whilst the average social shortfall is 34%
- Electricity cooperatives have served rural America since 30s. In this renewable era, it's time to update and strengthen them, Daily Alternative (May 25, 2024)
Video
more video:
Green Jobs Day of Action in Washington DC, on youtube
Networks
Data Commons Cooperative, membership is made up of mission-driven organizations that are organizing toward a more just and equitable economy.
Grassroots Economic Organizing
How to's
- How to Start A Worker Co-op, July 27, 2011, Shareable
Legal resources
Research
- Y Combinator Research, study of basic income in the United States
Other resources
- The Cleveland Model community-wealth.org
- Educate and Empower: Tools For Building Community Wealth, democracycollaborative.org
- REconomy Project: Building Resilient Local Economies, transitionus.org
Social inclusion
- People’s Policy Project, think tank founded in 2017, publishing ideas and analysis that assist in the development of an economic system that serves the many, not the few. added 17:11, 1 September 2025 (UTC)
- Strike Fast Food, Low Pay Is Not OK
- We Are Visible, empowering the homeless via social media
Citizens' data initiative
- How City Leaders in New York Plan to Help Co-Op Buildings Reduce Emissions, insideclimatenews.org (Nov 19, 2025)
- Boston’s Food Forests Take Root as a Climate Equity Strategy, insideclimatenews.org (Oct 03, 2025) — A decade of organizing has turned trash-strewn lots into edible parks. Now Boston is expanding food forests as part of its climate action plan. Ryan Krugman
- How Many People Live Paycheck to Paycheck?, peoplespolicyproject.org (Mar 19, 2025)
Sustainable livelihood
Resilience Circles are small groups where people come together to increase their personal security through learning, mutual aid, social action, and community support.
News and comment
- Mar 26, 2019 The benefit workers want most is less work...@quartzatwork
- Feb 17, 2105 Can We Earn a Living on a Living Planet?..On the Commons
See also: Green New Deal
local information can be found, or shared, via our many USA location pages
External links
- Humanity Forward, non-profit organization created by Andrew Yang , dedicated to promoting the ideas he campaigned on during his run for President in the 2020 election, such as UBI and data privacy. The non-profit will also seek to engage and activate new voters while supporting like-minded down-ballot candidates, following the model of the pro-Bernie Sanders 501(c)4 Our Revolution. Yang also announced that the organization would give away $500,000 in UBI to the residents of a (currently unspecified) town in New York to demonstrate the benefits of UBI. added 14:12, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
- The Democracy Collaborative added 10:51, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
- Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
- Democracy at Work Institute
- Green for All, an organization whose stated goal is to build a green economy while simultaneously lifting citizens out of poverty.
- New Economy Coalition
- U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network (USBIG)
- Community-Wealth.org
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation, US non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI) that supports community development corporations in 30 urban areas and dozens of rural areas in the United States. LISC's development strategy, launched in 2007, is called Building Sustainable Communities (BSC). LISC's programs are designed to meet BSC's five goals:
- Expanding Investment in Housing and Other Real Estate
- Increasing Family Income and Wealth
- Stimulating Economic Development
- Improving Access to Quality Education
- Supporting Healthy Environments and Lifestyles
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Phil Green (2017–2025). "Towards sustainable economies US". Appropedia. Retrieved November 28, 2025. |