Rockefeller Family Fund

The latest success of RFF's paid sick days campaign: New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a legislative compromise to provide sick days for over one million of the city's workers.

San Juan Climate Encuentro

Held on February 28, 2013, the Climate Encuentro was an extraordinary gathering of Puerto Rican leaders seeking to develop policies that will enable the island to adapt to climate change and to prevail upon the U.S. government to reduced carbon emissions.

Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment

Sister Pat Daly is the driving force behind the Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment, an alliance of Roman Catholic institutional investors which has effectively developed religious shareholder advocacy as a way to promote ethical public policy.

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Spotlight on RFF

RFF's style as a funder and hands-on advocate brings a winning dimension to strategic philanthropy--with successful paid sick days campaigns as one of many results.

Portland Passes Paid Sick Leave Policy

March 13, 2013--The Portland City Council (Oregon) unanamously approved a new sick-leave mandate for employers doing business in the city. The bill will enable more than 260,000 workers in Portland to earn up to five sick days a year.

Climate Change Meets Politics

Harvard professor Theda Skocpol's report on the failure to pass climate legislation has set off reactions--and renewed interest. Professor Skocpol shares her insights and Bill McKibben offers hope.

Non-Competitive Coal Leases Cost Taxpayers Nearly $29B

Coal companies have long benefitted from a government practice of selling mineral rights on federal lands to single bidders. Over the past 30 years, this under-market, non-competitive auction system may have cost taxpayers nearly $29 billion. A report released by RFF's Institute for Energy Efficiency and Financial Analysis has prompted federal scrutiny.

Consumers Stuck with the Bill

...but getting no electricity. Even when the delayed construction is completed, power from the Prairie State coal-fired power plant will be no bargain for towns locked into 30-year contracts.

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