Climate Justice Alliance

Groundbreaking grassroots-run Fund for Frontline Power awards $5 million in grants to 48 frontline climate justice organizations across the nation

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星期一, 七月 17, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a milestone moment for climate philanthropy, the grassroots climate justice leaders who make up the Governing Body of the Fund for Frontline Power have announced the fund's inaugural slate of over $5 million in grants to 48 diverse groups working on the front lines of the climate crisis.

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  • "The communities and places represented are only a small sample of the power and wisdom across frontline communities, and so are the impactful climate justice projects we are honored to fund.
  • The Fund for Frontline Power supports community-based, equitable climate solutions that cut greenhouse gas emissions, facilitate resilience, strengthen local regenerative economies, and build power on the front lines of the climate crisis.
  • These requests totaled over $60 million, demonstrating the growing demand for funding frontline climate solutions.
  • The climate justice movement created the Fund for Frontline Power in response to the massive first round of Bezos Earth Fund (BEF) grants in 2020, which vastly favored large, white-led, well-resourced organizations.

New $10 Million Program "Communicating Our Power" Will Boost the Communications Capacity of Frontline Climate Justice Organizations

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星期四, 五月 26, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a new $9.6 million program, twenty frontline climate justice organizations across sixteen states will receive support in hiring communications staff and training to advance narrative strategies. The Climate Justice Alliance, the Center for Story-based Strategy, and The Solutions Project developed the program – called "Communicating Our Power" – to help address the racial and gender disparities in climate philanthropy and media coverage.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a new $9.6 million program, twenty frontline climate justice organizations across sixteen states will receive support in hiring communications staff and training to advance narrative strategies.
  • To date, frontline climate justice organizations led by people of color have been severely underfunded compared to larger, white-led environmental organizations.
  • "A program like Communicating Our Power will strengthen organizations' capacities to share their intersectional climate justice solutions.
  • I encourage more funders to recognize that it's equally essential to fund climate justice programs and climate justice communications.

Apis Cor and SMASH Announce Partnership to Design, Develop and 3D Print Affordable Housing in Miami-Dade

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星期二, 四月 19, 2022
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Partnering with SMASH gives us the opportunity to push our technology and materials in new ways, said Anna Cheniuntai, CEO and Co-Founder of Apis Cor.

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  • Partnering with SMASH gives us the opportunity to push our technology and materials in new ways, said Anna Cheniuntai, CEO and Co-Founder of Apis Cor.
  • Apis Cor launched the industrys first Affordable Housing Cooperative Program (AHCP) to work with nonprofits and affordable housing companies to develop and build 3D printed homes.
  • Struggle for Miami's Affordable and Sustainable Housing (SMASH) is a community land trust building power for housing justice to make housing a human right in Miami.
  • A successful participant in NASA's "3D Printed Habitat Challenge" Apis Cor was awarded top honors in several categories.

Apis Cor Launches Affordable Housing Cooperative Program: Announces 1st Partners Eden Village, SMASH, and VPG Enterprise

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星期一, 四月 18, 2022
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Apis Cor, recognized for developing the first robots and equipment capable of 3D printing full-scale buildings completely on site, is launching the AHCP with Eden Village , SMASH , and VPG Enterprise .

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  • Apis Cor, recognized for developing the first robots and equipment capable of 3D printing full-scale buildings completely on site, is launching the AHCP with Eden Village , SMASH , and VPG Enterprise .
  • Affordable housing is a complex problem and it differs from city to city and state to state, said Anna Cheniuntai, CEO and Co-Founder of Apis Cor.
  • We created a cooperative program to innovate and scale the construction of affordable 3D-printed houses to contribute to society.
  • Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Framework states that Miami needs 215,000 new units of affordable housing by the year 2030.

Equinor Announces Opening of New York Offshore Wind Project Office in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

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星期二, 十二月 7, 2021
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Equinor today announced the opening of the New York offshore wind project office, located in Sunset Parks Industry City neighborhood adjacent to the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal.

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  • Equinor today announced the opening of the New York offshore wind project office, located in Sunset Parks Industry City neighborhood adjacent to the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal.
  • The project office will serve as the hub for Equinor and bps large-scale offshore wind operations in the region, including Empire Wind and Beacon Wind.
  • Empire Wind and Beacon Wind are being developed by Equinor and bp through their 50/50 strategic partnership in the US.
  • Equinor is one of the largest offshore wind developers in the U.S., where it operates two lease areas, Empire Wind and Beacon Wind.

Social Impact Company HealRWorld Launches Global Music Event At COP26 Summit Designed to Raise Funds And Awareness For Climate Justice

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星期四, 十一月 4, 2021
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An exclusive theme song for the event has been created by Bootsy Collins, Steven Van Zandt and Chew Fu.

Key Points: 
  • An exclusive theme song for the event has been created by Bootsy Collins, Steven Van Zandt and Chew Fu.
  • Additional fundraising will be conducted through a charitable sweepstakes at WinTogether.org/M4CJ, operated by Lottery.com and initiated by 5th Element Group, a global impact consultancy.
  • HealRWorld is producing and sponsoring the event in partnership with climate justice advocate Warren Senders of the New England Conservatory.
  • Funds raised from the event through our Music4ClimateImpactFund (501c3) will directly benefit these Climate Justice organizations and innovative climate action initiatives.