WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new issue brief released [last week] from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) highlights how racist practices create inadequate housing quality for at-risk communities and what can be done to address this within building decarbonization policy. The brief was created in collaboration with the Building Energy, Equity, … [continued]
This year’s performance of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens can be streamed free online. It’s a great way to celebrate Christmas — and remember what it represents.
Harry Belafonte wants all Americans of color to vote. Here’s why.
Going back to the way things were before the coronavirus hit will doom the planet. We don’t need normal, we need a new framework for Earth justice and social justice.
Two pipelines bit the dust this week, and it’s only Monday.
America will never be great so long as it celebrates hatred and bigotry. To lead, we must first demonstrate leadership on matters of environmental, social, and racial justice.
All Things Considered, a daily National Public Radio offering, provided a look recently into how the solar energy industry impacts communities of color. It focused on the experience of one man, Jason Carney, an African American who lives in north Nashville. Carney began working as a solar installer in 2015 … [continued]
The evidence keeps piling up. Climate change will have a major impact on Americans and cost trillions of dollars. Why is no one in authority paying the slightest attention?
How can we bring racial and social justice to the energy conversation? In this interview, CleanTechnica talks with Professor Shalanda Baker from the University of Hawaii at Manoa about how we have the opportunity to bring more justice and equality into the cleantech transition.
There is no question that the President-elect and his appointees are waging war on climate change, women’s rights, racial justice, and so many other important progressive values. While we here at CleanTechnica usually focus on the climate change aspect, I think it’s important to focus on the convergence of these topics and the connection between climate change and gender equality, between conservation and racial justice. If you care about climate change, you must also care about these other topics too.
