Solar

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

WE ACT and SUNS Talk Climate Justice and Solar Jobs on WorkingGreen Podcast – September 5, 2020

In the September 5, 2020 episode of WorkingNation’s WorkingGreen podcast, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard and Senior Community Organizer Charles Callaway were joined by Solar Uptown Now Services (SUNS) Treasurer Juan Goris and fellow

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

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

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

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,

WE ACT for Environmental Justice Stands with Congressional and Environmental Leaders in Support of a Green New Deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joining Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), and representatives

Green Jobs Panel in Harlem World Magazine – February 25, 2019

On February 25, 2019, Harlem World Magazine reported the news that WE ACT was co-hosting an Inclusive Renewable Energy Economy Powered By Green Jobs panel discussion with the Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill. Moderated by WE ACT’s Director of Legislative