Michael Curley: ----Paying for Tomorrow----

An episode of the Midday podcast, hosted by WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore, titled "Michael Curley: ----Paying for Tomorrow----" was published on November 15, 2018 and runs 30 minutes.

November 15, 2018 ·30m · Midday

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Summary

Michael Curley is an environmental finance expert and author of ----Paying for Tomorrow.----

Episode Description

Whether it’s curbing climate-wrecking carbon emissions, cleaning up toxic industrial wastes or reducing the pollution of our lakes and streams, being good stewards of the environment is an expensive proposition.Tom is joined by Michael Curley, a lawyer, environmental finance expert and a Visiting Scholar at the Environmental Law Institute in Washington DC. He’s served as senior financial advisor to both the US Environmental Protection Agency and the World Resources Institute. He also contributes monthly essays about the environment to WYPR's online content.In his latest book, Paying for Tomorrow: Maintaining Our Quality of Life, he addresses two important questions facing our modern society: Who should foot the bill for environmental protections and fixes when their costs can run into the billions of dollars, and how do we finance these burdensome, but essential responsibilities fairly, and efficiently?

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