Here is the lead (Greening the stimulus):
Environmentalists push for a sustainable recovery plan. But one economist warns against trying to do too much.
Editor's note: This is the third in a weeklong series of opinion pieces about Barack Obama's proposed recovery package. We'll hear from economists, activists, environmentalists and businesspeople in the days to come.
By Bill McKibben, Joseph Romm and John Whitehead
Here is how I wrap it up:
Mixing the notion of fiscal stimulus with the pursuit of environmental quality is misguided. Both outcomes are likely to fall short of goals. It makes much more sense to pursue fiscal policy without a green jobs constraint and pursue environmental policy without a macroeconomic constraint.
