New book celebrates 25 years of The Point CDC
In a Bronx Times feature, The Point CDC's Danny Peralta describes the powerful advocacy and resilience that defines the community:
“Hunts Point is an incredible place, where neighbors preserve culture and solve problems and support and advocate for one another. Our book is filled with stories that will inspire the imagination necessary to fight for environmental justice. This book will continue to shape the perception of Hunts Point with stories of stewardship and not just marginalization and poverty.”
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Pack4U Acquires CHC Health
Announcing a major step forward for higher-quality healthcare: The digital healthcare company Pack4U has acquired US-based CHC Health, which add 400+ pharmacists for virtual care.
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Historic Landmark Plaque for Emmett Till’s Home
On a sunny day on the South Side of Chicago, Blacks in Green hosted city officials and members of the community to unveil the historic landmark plaque for Emmett Till’s childhood home. Blavity published an op-ed, and local reporters came out in droves to cover the event, which took place on what would have been Till’s 80th birthday.
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The Solutions Project partners with Climate Week NYC
As a sign of its growing commitment to environmental and climate justice, Climate Week NYC has named our client The Solutions Project as this year’s Environmental Justice Partner. The Solutions Project will co-host inspiring events showing that when climate justice leads, we all stand to win. Co-hosts: The Uproot Project, the Solutions Journalism Network, Seventh Generation, and NY Renews.
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Soulardarity lights up once-dark streets with solar
Soulardarity’s new solar-powered streetlights light up Highland Park, Michigan, a predominately Black city that had its streetlights repossessed by the electric utility. Fast Company and VICE have the story.
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Activists denounce FP&L’s proposed 20% rate hike
Florida Power & Light wants a record 20% rate hike. Catalyst Miami’s Zelalem Adefris tells VICE that the proposal would impose a disproportionate burden on the poor while failing to facilitate the rapid shift to clean, efficient energy that Floridians deserve.
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Pack4U expands in Canada
Pack4U has opened a new central fill hub in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This will allow Canadian pharmacists to spend less time filling medication and more time focusing on what matters most: patient care.
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NY activists see future for major climate bill
Despite lawmaker inaction this year, the 280+ environmental, justice, faith, labor and community groups that make up the NY Renews coalition see a future for the Climate and Community Investment Act. They vow to continue pushing for it to become law.
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Climate change raises risk of deadly waterborne pathogens
Dr. Sandra Gompf and Melissa Baldwin of Florida Clinicians for Climate Action tell ABC News that because climate change warms water temperatures, it could increase the risk of brain-eating amoeba and flesh-eating bacteria in lakes, rivers, and coastal waters.
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Pack4U secures $20 million in private equity funding
The smart technology company Pack4U has secured $20M in private equity funding to radically improve and personalize healthcare, with a particular focus on the elderly and patients with complex medical conditions.
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The Solutions Project launches first-ever Asian American & Pacific Islander Climate Week
The Solutions Project’s first-ever Asian American and Pacific Islander Climate Week celebrates AAPI climate leaders and literary solutionaries of the past and present.
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Justice40 Accelerator helps climate justice groups apply for federal funding
The newly launched Justice40 Accelerator supports communities on the front lines of the climate crisis as they compete for federal funding flowing from President Joe Biden's historic executive order directing 40% of the benefits from government-funded climate action to disadvantaged communities.
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Soulardarity names new executive director
This Earth Day, the future looks bright for the environmental justice community of Highland Park, Michigan. Shimekia Nichols will be the new executive director of Soulardarity, a small but mighty nonprofit that is re-lighting the town with solar-powered streetlights after the original streetlights were repossessed by the local utility. Bonus feature: The new streetlights also provide public wi-fi for residents who lack internet access.
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Climate Finance Advisors guides firms on climate risk
Climate Finance Advisors helps firms evaluate, manage, and prepare to disclose climate risk. That’s an increasingly valuable service as regulators in the U.S. and abroad consider new climate-risk disclosure requirements.
CFA CEO Stacy Swann elaborates in her new blog on this timely and important topic.
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The Solutions Project Launches First-Ever Women's Climate Week
On the heels of its highly successful first-ever Black Climate Week, The Solutions Project launches the first-ever Women’s Climate Week to shine a spotlight on women leading transformational change in the climate movement, from running inclusive and collaborative campaigns to mentoring young people.
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The Solutions Project Launches First-Ever Black Climate Week
Announcing a new celebration for Black History Month: From Feb 22 - Feb 28, our client The Solutions Project will host the FIRST-EVER #BlackClimateWeek. Join us in celebrating Black solutionaries who make history everyday by leading innovations that solve the dual crises of systemic racism and climate change.
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National journalists discuss Covering Climate Equitably
Reporters Errin Haines, Justin Worland, Katie Pyzyk, and Molly Taft headlined The Solutions Project’s webinar on Covering Climate Equitably: A Guide for Journalists. We were honored to be involved in the project from start to finish. Natalie drew on her extensive journalism experience to help conceptualize, edit, and finalize the guide. Carina and Anna drew on their strategic outreach expertise to promote the guide and webinar to top journalism organizations and schools.
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Climate prize awards ceremony features star power
Story: CBS News meteorologist Jeff Berardelli and supermodel Amber Valletta hosted the 2020 Keeling Curve Prize awards recognizing 10 of the world’s top global warming mitigation projects. Stars from the kitchen, the media, and the environmental movement presented the awards.
& Reach: NowThis News and NowThis politics are among the media partners that livestreamed the show, which attracted more than 455,000 views. Media outlets from Iceland to Colorado covered the winners, which ranged from a project that turns carbon dioxide into stone to an initiative bringing solar energy to rural Africa.
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Climate show with Don Cheadle attracts 344k views
Story: Actor Don Cheadle and two African-American women leaders have a spirited and entertaining discussion on Climate Curious about the Black community’s soulful connection to nature and the importance of protecting Mother Earth.
& Reach: The episode attracted a whopping 344,00 views, partly due to media coverage. NowThis crossposted the episode; the Black entertainment news site Bossip published a story, and POLITICO’s California Playbook picked up Don Cheadle’s op-ed in Blavity.
Photo credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images
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Climate Curious with Mark Ruffalo attracts 115,000+ views
Story: The Solutions Project launched Climate Curious, a new livestreamed show featuring humor and raw talk that educates, entertains, and inspires viewers to get involved in the climate justice movement. Actor Mark Ruffalo appeared in the premiere episode, along with activists Rev. Leo Woodberry of the Justice First campaign and Elizabeth Yeampierre of UPROSE.
& Reach: The episode attracted more than 115,000 views, far exceeding expectations. NowThis livestreamed the episode on its News, Politics, and Future Facebook channels; Blavity ran an op-ed by host Sean A. Watkins; and POLITICO New York Energy and Morning Consult Energy plugged the episode.
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