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Frontier Group worked with Land for Tomorrow to produce Securing North Carolina's Future, which reviews North Carolina's progress in protecting its most important natural lands and working landscapes and sets an ambitious conservation agenda for the next five years. The report concludes that North Carolina must reinvigorate its land conservation efforts to ensure a prosperous economy and high quality of life for residents. (May 2012)
(May 2012)Arizona is one of the nation's fastest growing states, with much of the growth occurring in the "Sun Corridor" between Phoenix and Tucson. That growth has clogged the sole high-capacity transportation connection between the two cities, Interstate 10. Connecting Phoenix and Tucson documents the benefits of adding intercity rail as a new transportation option for Sun Corridor residents, including cleaner air, less time wasted in traffic, and new opportunities for jobs and economic growth.
(May 2012)Northeastern states have long been among the nation's leaders in adopting public policies that reduce global warming pollution and spur clean energy development. A Record of Leadership shows that those efforts have helped the region reduce global warming pollution faster than the nation as a whole, while experiencing higher-than-average levels of economic growth.
(April 2012)From WWII until very recently, the number of miles driven on America’s roads steadily increased, and policy makers made transportation investments under the assumption that this trend would continue. This report is about how in recent years, some Americans – especially those in Generation Y – have begun to reduce their driving and increase their use of transportation alternatives. This report explores this new trend, its underlying reasons, the likelihood that it will continue into the future, and its implications for America’s transportation policy.
(April 2012)Maryland has abundant potential for generating electricity from wind by deploying offshore wind farms. What Offshore Wind Means for Maryland explains how investing in offshore wind would provide cleaner air and foster a more vibrant economy for all regions of Maryland, while helping to protect healthy ecosystems for future generations of Marylanders.
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