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Calling it a “natural disaster” ignores what’s really to blame
How many natural disasters did you see in the news in 2021? The answer is zero. What you likely saw was a natural hazard that resulted in a disaster because […]
Will clean energy impoverish the poor or help create a path to energy justice? (Part I)
Millions of low-income families already face crushingly high burdens of energy costs. High energy costs burdens as a percentage of income are a principal cause of financial distress, creating conflicts between […]
Portland Clean Energy Fund: From Campaign to Implementation An Interview with Khanh Pham
At Just Solutions Collective, we are working to broaden and deepen the understanding of equitable and effective policies and projects to build the capacity of communities to replicate, scale and […]
Climate and Environmental Justice and the Infrastructure Bill
Yesterday, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), marking a major achievement for both the Biden Administration and the usually-gridlocked Congress. The IIJA makes critical investments in […]
Centering Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Leadership and Innovation in Climate Solutions
Across the country Black, Indigenous, Communities of Color, and Frontline communities are leveraging their expertise, lived experiences, and community relationships to develop solutions that interrupt the status quo and shine […]
Elevating & Building the Capacity of BIPOC Frontline Communities Innovating Just Climate Solutions
For decades now, BIPOC frontline organizations have united, fought, and led progress against environmental injustices and the disproportionate impacts of climate change. Historically, this progress has been dependent on grassroots […]
The Electric Grid in a Time of Climate Disasters: Communities Show the Way
Three major electricity grid disasters in just over a year are exemplary of the havoc that climate extremes are causing and what needs to be done about it: (i) the […]
The Rising Dawn: How Equitable Solar Policy Can Forward Economic and Climate Justice Part 3/3
Scaling Up & Building Solutions to Expand Frontline Community-Led Solar The Just Solutions Collective and the People’s Solar Energy Fund presents, “The Rising Dawn: How equitable solar policy can forward […]
The Rising Dawn: How Equitable Solar Policy Can Forward Economic and Climate Justice Part 2/3
“Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.” – Nelson Mandela The Just Solutions Collective and the People’s Solar Energy Fund presents, […]
The Rising Dawn: How Equitable Solar Policy Can Forward Economic and Climate Justice Part 1/3
No sun outlasts its sunset, but it will rise again and bring the dawn – Maya Angelou BIPOC-Frontline Community-Led Solar Policy Solutions The Just Solutions Collective and the People’s Solar […]
