CLU Reports

These are CLU's reports starting with the most recent. Click here to download them.

The Green Justice Solution: A Win-Win Plan to Prevent Climate Crisis and Jumpstart an Equitable and Sustainable Economic Recovery analyzes the energy efficiency landscape in Massachusetts and presents a climate justice model for economic recovery and climate security. You can download the 80-page or 8-page version.

Green Justice Issue Brief lists four obstacles to climate security and equity in energy efficiency programs and presents a plan to overcome each obstacle.

The NonProfit City analyzes the economic impact of Boston's teaching hospitals on the city's tax base and fiscal health.

Running on Fumes: Boston Taxi Drivers Struggle to Make a Living describes a taxi industry that is balanced on the backs of its workers.

The Hourglass Challenge surveys Boston's economy from an organizing perspective. It shows that low and moderate-income residents and residents of color have borne most of the pain as the region has shifted to a service economy, and that shift has undercut local governments’ capacity to provide the supports those working families need to thrive. You can also download a power point presentation on this report.

Earnings, Poverty, and Income Inequality is a 2007 update of The Hourglass Challenge.