More than half of all U.S. beaches had at least one day in 2022 when the water was potentially unsafe for swimming. How did the beaches in your state fare? And what can we do to protect our water and our health? Our new report with Environment America has more. https://lnkd.in/gg9hFWhW
Frontier Group (Non-Profit Think Tank)
Think Tanks
Boston, MA 1,129 followers
Providing information and ideas to build a healthier, more sustainable America.
About us
Frontier Group provides information and ideas to build a healthier, more sustainable America. Our experts and writers deliver timely research and analysis that is accessible to the public, applying insights gleaned from diverse fields of knowledge to arrive at new ideas for solving pressing problems. We address the problems that emerge, paradoxically, from our nation’s material and technological wealth – the problems of abundance. Modern material abundance has erased many of the hardships of the past. But our world’s prosperity is accompanied by linked crises of waste, pollution, the ravaging of land and species, and the fraying of our social fabric – crises that are exacerbated by the continued quest to grow the economy in the same old ways. As we move through the 21st century, these crises are only intensifying. To ensure a future in which all people and all of our children can live healthy and meaningful lives, we need a new way forward. At Frontier Group we use the tools of research and analysis to illuminate that new way. We work to promote and protect core elements of a happy human life: clean air and water, healthy and sustainable food, meaningful connections with one another and with the natural world that surrounds us, and institutions – from the marketplace to the government – that support flourishing communities. And we strive to point out the opportunities afforded by a moment when profound change is both more possible and more urgently needed than ever. Good ideas must be coupled with organizing, advocacy and effective communication if they are to make a difference. Through our affiliation with the Public Interest Network, we partner with organizations on the ground in states across the country and in Washington, D.C., to disseminate our work, change public policy and improve people’s lives.
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- Think Tanks
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1996
- Specialties
- Advocacy research and writing, Data analysis, Producing reports, white papers, fact sheets and op-eds, Clean Air, Clean Water, Energy, Good Government, Public Health, Consumer Protection, Conservation, Global Warming, Health Care, Transportation, and Waste & Recycling
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Boston, MA 02108, US
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Santa Barbara, CA 93101, US
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Employees at Frontier Group (Non-Profit Think Tank)
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Susan Rakov
Director, Frontier Group. Information and ideas for a cleaner environment and a better future.
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James Horrox
Environmental policy analyst and freelance editor
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R.J. Cross
Don't Sell My Data Campaign Director, U.S. PIRG
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Isabella Acosta
Davidson College Alum | Environmental Science
Updates
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Fourteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, many of the ocean species impacted by the spill are still suffering. Even as science continues to find new and disturbing things about the long-term impacts of the disaster, new proposals on the table to expand offshore drilling show that the lessons of Deepwater Horizon have not been learned. Our new post documents the severe - and ongoing - damage done by the spill, and questions why the U.S. is courting disaster once again. https://lnkd.in/ecgYwNPe
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still wreaking havoc on the Gulf of Mexico
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Wilderness preservation has historically been one of those rare issues that transcends partisan differences and unites Americans of all political stripes. Looking back over the history of the Wilderness Act, which celebrated its 60th birthday last month, James Horrox reviews how this bipartisanship is a legacy of the unique way in which the idea of wilderness has shaped the nation’s cultural identity. https://lnkd.in/dztscA9U
The Wilderness Act at 60: A uniquely American legacy
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Preventing food waste at the source is 30 times as effective at reducing climate pollution, pound for pound, as sending it to a biogas digester. Yet, while millions of dollars have been invested in digesters and other technologies to process food waste in states like Massachusetts, much less has been invested in preventing that waste in the first place. Tony Dutzik asks in his latest article why some of the most powerful solutions to our environmental and climate challenges are also the most ignored. https://lnkd.in/eUYVtKKZ
An ounce of prevention: Why is one of our best climate strategies also the most ignored?
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America disposes of large amounts of wasted food every year, most of it going to incinerators and landfills, where it produces greenhouse gases that worsen global warming. Much of that food is edible and could be used to feed people. The rest could be composted to help build the health of our soils. Massachusetts has set ambitious goals to reduce food waste and our new report with MASSPIRG Education Fund and Clean Water Fund finds that while the state has made progress, there is still much work to be done. "How to Reduce Food Waste in Massachusetts" is filled with common-sense policy ideas to bring the commonwealth closer to a future of zero food waste. https://lnkd.in/ezPqy_ej
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Thinking of taking a road trip this summer to a state or national park? And doing it in an EV? There are hundreds of parks around the country with EV charging stations either in or near the park, allowing visitors to leave one more source of stress at home as they venture out to enjoy nature. Our new interactive map, "America's Best Places to Recharge," with Environment America and PIRG, maps out hundreds of parks with access to EV charging and highlights the recent growth of EV charging opportunities around the country. Check it out! https://lnkd.in/emunHp49
America’s best places to recharge
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OUT TODAY: Our new report with Environment America and PIRG, "We Don't Need Deep-Sea Mining" explores the hazards of mining the fragile and ecologically vibrant deep ocean seafloor, the role of critical minerals in the energy transition, and the many ways that smarter product design, recycling and the right to repair can reduce pressure on critical mineral supplies as the world transitions to renewable energy. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/e3Ht2BTN
We don’t need deep-sea mining
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