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Puerto Rican Advocates Pursue Community Control of Renewable Energy

NonProfit Quarterly

In its wake, a grassroots movement to create distributed, renewable energy has gained considerable ground. The logic behind this community movement for distributed, community-owned renewable energy is clear. million households and, according to the US Census Bureau , a poverty rate of 41.7 But challenges persist.

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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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Sustainable Solutions to Population Growth: Balancing Act For a Greener Future

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

We’ll also talk about the role of education, healthcare , development aid, and advocacy and policy efforts in managing population growth and encouraging sustainable practices. But population growth is more than just numbers; it’s about the strain those numbers put on food, water, and energy supplies.

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Building Youth Power

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Primed by the undocumented youth movement at the beginning of the decade, and drawing energy from the allied Movement for Black Lives in the latter half, these groups engaged growing numbers of adolescents in addressing local, regional, and even statewide issues.

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Building Supply Chains Where Smallholder Farmers Thrive

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. Earning $1.30

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The Invisible Rural Access Barrier

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This isolation severely limits access to health care, education, nutritious and plentiful food, and economic opportunity. 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.