The Transformative Power of Partnership
After a decade of advancing racial equity in transportation electrification, the Greenlining Institute was awarded the Community Partner Award at Forth’s Roadmap Conference in June.
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If We Want To See More EV Adoption, We Need To Educate The Masses
Even with clear benefits and increasing availability, there are consumers who are hesitant to switch to electric vehicles.
Electric Car Programs Need to Remember the Needy
techwireBy Skip Descant Electric vehicle car-shares, charging ports and other pieces of the green mobility future may go unused in many communities if the projects fail to understand local needs or the communities the projects hope to serve. “I think it’s important that this is just not about, ‘Let’s put some electric vehicles where they’re […]
2024-25 Legislative Agenda
Greenlined Policies California’s communities of color and low-income communities need Greenlined policies to combat the lasting legacy and harms of redlining. The systemic injustices Greenlined policies seek to deconstruct are deeply interconnected. To build an economy that is cooperative, sustainable, fair, participatory, and healthy, we are focusing our 2024-25 Legislative Agenda on the intersections between […]
Celebrating 30 Years of Greenlining for a Just Future
This year, the Greenlining Institute is celebrating our 30th anniversary: three decades of building a future where communities of color can thrive. A History Rooted in Community Activism In 1979, founders John Gamboa and Bob Gnaizda formed an informal, multi-racial, intersectional coalition built around the concept of greenlining. Their idea was simple and revolutionary: what […]
2023-24 Legislative Agenda
Introduction California consistently serves as a leading example of influential, progressive decision-making, setting an example for the rest of the nation on what equitable policy can look like. When it comes to The Greenlining Institute’s legislative priorities, we take California’s role as leader seriously. We invite legislators to join us in this work. Sponsored Legislation […]
Our 2022 Legislative Priorities
Budget Priorities The 2022-23 California State Budget On January 10, 2022, California Governor Newsom announced his 2022-23 state budget proposal which includes a massive revenue surplus to be spent on crucial state programs that will benefit historically underserved communities including low-income people and communities of color. In response to Governor Newsom’s California budget revision released […]
A Community of Practice for Equitable Electric Mobility
If the phrase “community of practice” is new to you, it was to me, too. But before I explain it, let me go back to the beginning.
Need money during coronavirus pandemic? How to avoid loan sharks and debt traps
As millions of Americans lose jobs, shifts and other sources of income during the coronavirus health crisis, financial experts worry about loan sharks who stand to profit.