The Vision of a Renewable Rikers Island in NYC
This community-developed plan could serve as a model for how to simultaneously decarcerate and decarbonize.
Renewable energy
Taking Back the Power (Literally)
Frontline communities from California to Puerto Rico lead the fight for energy democracy.
Community-Powered Solar in Puerto Rico
With climate-fueled hurricanes in their past and future, Puerto Ricans are taking back their power.
For a Just Transition, Recruit 无码视频 Women Electricians
The U.S. is finally moving away from fossil fuels, but there aren鈥檛 enough electricians to do the job.
Italy鈥檚 Model for Renewable Energy Communities
The goal is to empower people鈥檚 energy choices and habits while creating community cohesion and local governance.
Banking (Literally) on Climate Solutions
无码视频 and more people are beginning to grasp something important: Our cash is our carbon.
Renewable Energy Projects Power Up in Tribal Nations
Dozens of tribes are investing in solar, wind, and hydro projects, building toward a more sustainable future.
Energy Is a Human Right
Energy democracy calls for public control of energy sources for the common good.
To Reduce Putin鈥檚 Power, Ditch Oil and Gas
When Hitler invaded the Sudetenland, U.S. industries retooled to produce military vehicles. In response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. needs to pivot to renewables.
Russia鈥檚 Invasion of Ukraine Demonstrates Our Need to Break Away From Oil
We can鈥檛 let the war justify an expansion of our fossil fuel dependence.
10 Reasons to be Optimistic (Without Being Naive) About Climate Change
These are dark times, but hope is not lost nor foolish, and change has already begun.
Tribal Solar Projects Provide 无码视频 Than Climate Solutions
Renewable energy isn鈥檛 just a green business venture; it鈥檚 a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development.
How Indigenous Communities Are Building Energy Sovereignty
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To Decarbonize the Economy Equitably, Start With Schools
When schools achieve environmental justice, the whole climate benefits.
What Solar Energy Policies Can Do for Low-Income Households
Two words: energy justice.
Replacing Fossil Fuels with Community-Led Clean Energy
鈥淲e must move funds to frontline communities for clean energy projects and stop fossil fuel developers from perpetuating conventional investments in dirty energy and injustice.鈥�
Biden鈥檚 Climate Plan Is Better Than Most, But Is It Enough?
Transformative solutions will have to address both the benefits and the costs鈥攁nd provide a path to a healthy future for those facing the greatest losses.
Is 2020 the Opening for a Just Transition?
As the U.S. considers how to reopen, stimulate, and recover its economy post-pandemic, how radically could it be reimagined?
Carbon Emissions Turned Back 10 Years
Data show coronavirus countermeasures have resulted in a record drop in fossil-fuel demand and created an opening for a clean-energy transition.
Next Up: The Climate Emergency
The coronavirus pandemic has shown that we are capable of putting people before profit. We can start planning now for a just economy鈥攁nd an effective Green New Deal.
When the Government Failed Puerto Rico, Local Communities Stepped Up
After Hurricane Maria and earthquakes devastated the island territory, grassroots activists are helping ensure that recovery will be more just than before.
The Time for Postponing Climate Action Is Over
We are entering humanity鈥檚 defining decade, and 2020 is when we have to make the hard decisions.
With a World 鈥淥n Fire,鈥� We Need 无码视频 Than Inspiration
Naomi Klein鈥檚 new book 鈥淥n Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal鈥� is essential reading, but does it go far enough in confronting the grim realities we truly face?
Our Ladies of Perpetual Activism: Nuns for Social Justice
These spirited sisters act to change the world in specific ways.
Nuclear Power Will Not Save Us From Climate Change
How the IPCC鈥檚 solutions for reversing the Earth鈥檚 warming encourage business as usual.
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