Worker Training

Free OSHA & Solar Worker Training – June 2022

Looking to get your OSHA certification and training on solar installation? Thanks to the generous support of West Harlem Development Corporation, we are offering free worker training this June, with priority given to residents of Manhattan Community Board 9. To

Secretary of Energy Meets with WE ACT to Discuss Solar Energy in Harlem World – June 29, 2021

In a June 29, 2021 article, Harlem World reported on United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm visit to 128 West 138th Street, a multi-family Housing Development Fund Corporation affordable housing cooperative in Harlem, where she met with WE

SUNS Rises: The Creation of Our Solar Workers Cooperative

Out of WE ACT’s Solar Uptown Now program, 10 solar workers established a cooperative, fulfilling their ambition to own a stake in the emerging green economy, to create job opportunities for other people of color, and ultimately, to give back

Renewable Rikers Act Could Serve as a Model for a Just Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy

Creating a Major Source of Renewable Energy for New York City and Green Jobs for Communities Adversely Impacted by Environmental and Criminal Injustice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2021 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Green Jobs Report

On December 9, 2020, WE ACT for Environmental Justice and the Environmental Leadership Forum released the Green Jobs Report: Creating a Green Workforce, Community-Based Solutions for a Diverse Green Jobs Sector. This groundbreaking report outlines imperatives for bringing underrepresented groups

UPTOWN CHAT: Creating a Green Workforce – Community Based Solutions for a Diverse Green Jobs Sector

UPTOWN CHAT: Creating a Green Workforce – Community Based Solutions for a Diverse Green Jobs Sector The short- and long-term projections for the renewable energy sector are growth. Renewable energy is expected to continue to increase in popularity and usage

Powering Change: New York Models for Equitable Energy Policy

We are convening experts from around New York State for a virtual conversation to establish energy policy priorities for the next Congress. This town hall – on Monday, September 28 at 1:00 PM EDT – will feature energy advocacy experts

Community Power: A Community Solar Project in East Harlem

The Challenge In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) worked with community members to develop a Northern Manhattan Climate Action plan. The plan identified the need for energy independence as a priority in Northern

Solar Uptown Now Services Solar Workers Cooperative

The Challenge Low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by the air pollution and greenhouse gases produced by burning fossil fuels to produce energy. In New York City, a study found that air pollution contributed to at least

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