Solar

Queens Gazette Reports on Our Community Power Project – June 18, 2020

A June 18, 2020 article in the Queens Gazette showcased Community Power, a community solar project WE ACT is working on with Solar One, Brooklyn Movement Center, Green City Force, Con Edison, and the New York City Housing Authority. The

Cecil Corbin-Mark Talks Renewable Rikers with The New Republic – June 19, 2020

A June 19, 2020 article in The New Republic on the Renewable Rikers plan to turn the jail complex into a solar farm quoted Cecil Corbin-Mark, our Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives, and credited WE ACT for taking

Kerene Tayloe Calls for Greater Diversity in Solar in E&E News – June 5, 2020

In a June 5, 2020 article in E&E News, our Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe weighed in on the lack of diversity in the solar industry, encouraging them to actively recruit from communities of color and HBCUs. Read

WE ACT’s Solar Work Featured in Next City – March 3, 2020

In a March 3, 2020 article, Next City showcased how affordable housing co-ops have been finding ways to reduce emissions while saving their residents money. Solar Uptown Now, a program we developed with Solar One and other partners, was featured

March Membership Meeting: City Policy Campaigns

As a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, we have decided to cancel our March Membership Meeting. Our apologies for any inconvenience, but the health and safety of our members and staff is a top priority. Please continue

WE ACT Testified in Support of the Renewable Rikers Act to Convert Rikers Island into a Solar Farm

Plan to Train the Formerly Incarcerated to Install the Solar Panels FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — Cecil Corbin-Mark, Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives at WE

Uptown Chats Panel on Community Power & Energy in Northern Manhattan

JOIN WE ACT, SOLAR ONE, AND CON EDISON FOR A SPECIAL UPTOWN CHATS PANEL ON DECEMBER 11! Come join us for our panel discussion on developing more pollution-free energy in our community. We’ll have experts talking about solar power,

Cecil Corbin-Mark Quoted in QNS on Renewable Rikers Town Hall – June 7, 2019

Speaking at the Renewable Rikers Town Hall on June 6, 2019, WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark encouraged the audience to rise to the challenge of transforming the island into a solar farm. QNS, an

Cecil Corbin-Mark Referenced in Renewable Rikers Island Town Hall Coverage in WPIX – June 7, 2019

Our Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark spoke at the Renewable Rikers Island Town Hall on June 6, 2019. He suggested turning Rikers Island into a solar farm and training former inmates to help with the installation,

June Worker Training Working Group Meeting

If you have been through one of WE ACT’s Worker Training programs and want to help create and find more good, green jobs in Northern Manhattan, then you should come join our Worker Training Working Group, which meets the second