How We Win The Battle: By Working Together
In the first post of the year, I pointed out that 2021 is the battle year. It’s the turning point, the crux, the pivot, where everything changes. That’s a tough battle. How do we win? By working together. Yep, that’s right: we fight and win by working together. Every...
Happy 2021! Out with the old, in with the new.
We’re all glad that’s over, right? 2020 was a hard year, especially for those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19, and we’ve still got many challenges ahead. Never before has it been more clear that if you haven’t got your health, you...
New Reports on Climate Equity and Just Transitions
Three great studies reported today related to climate equity and just transitions. You can find links to all of them on CLEANetwork Magazine at https://www.cleanetwork.com/magazine/climate-justice-today/. Climate equity and just transitions are a key...
Keeping Money Local – Videos
You can watch the videos from the first two “Keeping Money Local” webinars here. Keeping Money Local #1 – The Big Picture – webinar series for southern Illinois, October 19 2020 For this webinar we’ll be learning about local...
Investment in Southern Illinois communities and people is the focus of this upcoming webinar series
Local organizations cooperate with the goal to increase regional long-term self-sufficiency A webinar series coming up in October-November on “Keeping Money Local” will feature experts in local self-sufficiency, supporting local businesses, new business forms and...
Time for a Just Transition
What exactly are southern Illinois legislators waiting for? Ameren is switching to renewable energy and planning to close down coal plants, Vistra Energy has announced closure of all its Illinois coal plants, and the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative laid off 21...
Press Release for local Coal2Sol fundraiser
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2020 Contacts: Aur Beck, AES Solar, 618 893 1717, tech@aessolar.com; Amy McMorrow Hunter, The Climate Economy Education Inc, 618 713 2896, amy@theclimateeconomy.com Local fundraiser looks to stir up community support for free solar...
Food Insecurities in Our Community
Article from Produce for the People...
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Getting Oil Out of Our System
We are addicted to oil. It is tangled up in our lives, in everything we do, everything we use, even what we eat. But we have to stop using oil. It’s totally do-able if we look hard at how it’s tangled up in our lives, and take steps to deliberately...