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Movements Are Leading the Way: Reenvisioning and Redesigning Laws and Governance for a Just Energy Utility Transition

NonProfit Quarterly

Everyone has the energy they need to survive and thrive. Our homes can withstand the bitter cold and extreme heat, and no one gets sick or dies prematurely for lack of affordable energy. 7 Legislators and regulators often allocate public dollars for clean energy technologies through partial incentives, rebates, or tax incentives.

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New York Brings Power to the People

NonProfit Quarterly

The BPRA would create a public energy option in New York by expanding the ability of the New York Power Authority, the state’s public utility, to finance, build, and operate affordable, reliable renewable energy. Last week, the Build Public Renewables Act passed in the New York State Senate.

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Building Supply Chains Where Smallholder Farmers Thrive

Stanford Social Innovation Review

a day to afford a decent and dignified standard of living : enough to afford acceptable housing, feed his family, send his children to school, and cover his farming costs. Four of his five children work rather than attending school to help the family get by. Understandably, not one of Afi’s children sees a future in farming.

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Supporting Diverse Entrepreneurs for Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Easing the Energy Transition. Even though the coal industry has provided work and tax revenues to people in these areas, some Indigenous groups are looking to help drive the shift toward renewable energy. Its focus was on entering new markets and Isaac was looking for connections to authorities in transmission and energy planning.

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Action Steps to Grow Climate-Driven Philanthropy in Rural Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

For example, in Robeson County, where almost three-quarters of residents are Black or Indigenous, many continue to experience poverty and hunger because they lack the support necessary to return from devastating, increasingly frequent climate events.

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Housing and Climate: Funding Holistic Solutions

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Currently, an estimated 20 percent of emissions in the United States comes from the energy used in homes. by storing solar energy), and thinking about what happens to housing after major climate events. Mitigation practices include green building (i.e., FHO has already committed to centering racial justice in housing justice.

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The Invisible Rural Access Barrier

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income. She arrived tired with less energy for her studies, and her grades and attendance suffered. days per month.