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Environmental Equity focuses on the emerging green economy in order to make sure that communities of color not only have a clean environment, but also benefit from the economic opportunities made possible by environmental efforts.
Something amazing is happening in California. We’re charging polluters for the pollution they cause and putting that money to work in our communities planting street trees, connecting affordable housing to clean public transit, installing solar and more. But in some…
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Two weeks ago I had the privilege and honor to attend Elemental Excelerator’s Earth Day Energy Summit, a celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative. The celebration focused on 10 years of working with some… Continue reading 
This month, low-income residents in Sacramento and Los Angeles will get access to electric vehicle carsharing programs that provide pollution-free mobility at low or no cost to them. These programs represent just a small part of California’s multi-billion dollar effort… Continue reading 
The environment is a key civil rights issue, but when I started to get involved in environmental issues, we didn’t often see other people of color in the room and at times it seemed like mainstream environmentalists were more concerned… Continue reading 
Something amazing is happening in California. California has taken bold steps to act on climate change, including regulations to cut our carbon consumption and charging polluters for the carbon that they emit. We put that money from polluters into a… Continue reading 
By now we have all had our “What the…?” moments concerning Donald Trump: From pretending to look at the sun during last summer’s solar eclipse, to accusing former President Obama of wiretapping him, to questioning why immigrants from “sh**hole countries”… Continue reading 
A BIG YEAR FOR EV EQUITY It’s been an exciting 12 months for electric vehicle equity. Some highlights: Almost a year ago, to the day, the three biggest utilities in California submitted $1 billion in proposals aimed at electrifying cars,… Continue reading 
Let’s talk carbon policy and equity outcomes for low income Californians and communities of color. This November, the fourth quarterly carbon market auction of 2017 sold out of carbon allowances, with allowances going for the highest prices in the system’s… Continue reading 
What if venture capitalists prioritized funding a new technology not only for its return on investment, but also based on its potential to positively impact people and communities? The Greenlining Institute has been working as a CalSEED partner for the… Continue reading 
Does the term climate resilience seem unfamiliar? Consider this: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, devastating floods in South Asia, and the California wildfires. What do these events have in common? For starters, they all happened during the time I’ve been… Continue reading 
