The annual California Green Innovation Index from public policy group Next 10 tracks the green economy's health, pulling together data on employment, patents and the rising use of renewable power. It tries to show real-world benefits of the state's global warming policies, which have helped make California a magnet for green businesses.
California’s lead in the global clean technology race is growing and that leadership is supporting the state’s economic rebound, while also driving California’s ability to cut emissions, according to a new study by the nonprofit nonpartisan group Next 10 and compiled by Collaborative Economics Inc. of San Mateo.
One of the most baffling things to the business community has been the failure of state leaders to balance a state budget. Businesses do it every year and make the hard choices every day to stay within their budgets or risk going under. Why can’t this state do it?
Green jobs have proven to be more than just a buzz term. As the grip of the recession continues to hold, a new report just put out by visionary group Next 10 provides stats that this budding sector of the economy is holding firm.
On Wednesday evening, just after dinner, we sat down with the 2012 California Budget Challenge, worked our way through the detailed income and expense options provided, and balanced the state budget, with a $4.2 billion surplus, in about 20 minutes.
I just balanced the budget, all by myself, right now. Heck, I balanced it with a $6 billion surplus. Of course, I didn't have to negotiate with anyone or win any votes. All I had to do was take the California Budget Challenge, put together by the nonprofit Next 10.
A majority of California voters (52 percent) back an equal mix of spending cuts and tax increases in order to balance the state’s budget shortfall, which stands at more than $9 billion, according to a recent survey paid for by the nonpartisan organization Next 10 and conducted by the Field Research Corporation.
