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– Bryan Bixcul, SIRGE Coalition (Securing
Indigenous Rights in the Green Economy)


Solar Overtakes Coal in Europe
Solar has overtaken coal in Europe, and gas for electricity generation is down for the 5th year in a row. Those are the key findings in...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 24


How the winds are blowing for renewable energy and green tech
Wind power installations require government permits and in many cases leases in order to be built. The new US presidential administration...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 23


Free Inspiration & Support: Join Us on Zoom to Advance Your Work
"I'm so grateful for that experience and collaboration. There's been a few themes that have bubbled up in my mind since then that tells...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 22


Take Care of Yourself, There's an Emergency
Well, people were asking for a climate related emergency declaration by the US federal government! The new administration's energy...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 22
46 more recommended sources we've added to our index
Kiana Kazemi, co-founder of Intersectional Environmentalist , put up a post on LinkedIn yesterday about the news outlets she's going to...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 21


Finding Flow and Taking Action for Climate
This is my opening intro that goes out to everyone, before the bulk of this email is personalized for each subscriber individually. What...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 21


Big Money for Hydrogen
Today at noon PST we're doing our first Startup Sessions  call: A monthly office hours type conversation for green tech startup to chat...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 17


Insurance and Risk Analysis
The home insurance industry underwent huge changes in California just two weeks ago . One week before the current fires started. The...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 16


Expanding Our Map of Who Matters
"It's way better 'cause I was at my prison yard, I'm seeing guys getting stabbed, get jumped, get beat up, the cops treat us like sh**....
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 15


Fire, Water, and Systems Thinking
What will it take for society to shift to more systemic, less linear, thinking? The devastating fires in LA will probably present a lot...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 14


On fire, distributed care, and prevention
The fires in LA continue to rage. Across the updates we've summarized from around the green tech and sustainability world today, the word...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 13


Friday, Jan 10th 2025
The LA area fires continue to dominate the news and are the top sustainability story. In addition to untold suffering by humans, animals,...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 10


Fire, Snowstorms, and Oil
Yesterday's top story in terms of news coverage was the LA area fires. I probably focused too much on the celebrity angle, but if you...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 9


Celebrities impacted by climate change; critter bridges save lives and money
We had a beautiful Q1 call yesterday; 20 of you joined us, heard about the work and technology being created at Earth Catalyst and many...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 8


Biden slides under the falling stone door
Welcome to our new subscribers and thanks to everyone who has registered for our Q1 Zoom call tomorrow . We'll show off some amazing AI,...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 6


Big Wind Power Coming to NYC
New York City will get its first offshore wind power delivered to the city's grid starting in 2027, thanks to the securing of $3B in...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 3


Welcome to 2025
We're back to publishing this newsletter, we've got big plans for 2025. I hope you'll join us next Tuesday  for a Zoom call to learn all...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Jan 2


Moving into 2025 together
As I prepare to go into a week of rest, I wanted to publish one last newsletter for 2024. How should I introduce it? Â I'll say thank you...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 23, 2024


12/18/24: Bad News, More Coal
Bad news from the International Energy Association (IEA) today.  As Javier Blas's Bloomberg editorial is headlined: We’re Burning More...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 18, 2024


12/17/24: Battery Loans With Systems Thinking
The big sustainability news today is the US Department of Energy's announcement of billions of dollars in loans for energy transition. ...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 17, 2024
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