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At Corktown in Detroit, young DIY workers grind their own sausage.

The Future Economy has arrived

Join us on June 19 for a lively public talk about the Future Economy with four preeminent economists and public intellectuals.

Oakley Brooks
June 3, 2014 01 October 2014

E3 Report: Investing in aging infastructure could dwarf Keystone XL’s jobs impact

Is there an alternative to the Keystone XL oil pipeline? Is the new pipeline a national necessity?

Oakley Brooks
November 19, 2013 01 October 2014

Beyond Bankruptcy: The resilience of Detroit

On Thursday, July 18th, 2013, the City of Detroit made U.S. history with the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country to date. Approximately $18 billion in size, it dwarfed the second-largest, Jefferson County, Alabama, by a factor of four. “There …

Noah Enelow
August 19, 2013 03 May 2016

Alvin Roth at a dais talking into a microphone.

Alvin Roth: Real-world economist

Ecotrust offers its warm congratulations to collaborator and friend Alvin Roth, Stanford Professor of Economics and co-recipient (with Lloyd Shapely) of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics. Roth is honored for his contributions to the field of market design and …

Oakley Brooks
October 16, 2012 01 October 2014

Power generating plant in front of blue sky

Cooling the planet, clearing the air

Expanding climate change mitigation approaches beyond greenhouse gases to also target related pollutants would have enormous public health benefits in the nation’s most disadvantaged communities, according to a report released today by E3 Network and the Joint Center for Political …

Oakley Brooks
September 21, 2012 01 October 2014

Daffodils outside the Ecotrust building

Welcome to Ecotrust’s new blog

Welcome to Ecotrust’s new blog, where we hope to share stories, create conversations around people and place, and build a more “natural” model of development — one that fosters resilient communities, economies and ecosystems. The blog draws on Ecotrust’s work …

Oakley Brooks
February 10, 2012 01 October 2014