For the last several months, the Climate + Energy Project and Sunrise Project have been combining our unique talents, knowledge, and approaches to create and implement an equity-driven community engagement process for Douglas County’s Climate Action Plan.Sunrise...
Civic Participation
Celebrating Another Year of Leadership Transformation!
We are pleased to announce that the Climate + Energy Project received funding for our Kansas Environmental Leadership programming through the Kansas Leadership Center's 2022 Leadership Transformation Grant! The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 37 new...
Climate + Energy Project Launches Kansas Climate CORE and Partnership with Environmental Voter Project
The Climate + Energy Project (CEP) is partnering with the Environmental Voter Project (EVP) to increase voter participation in climate related policies to build long-term climate resilience in Kansas. The Climate + Energy Project is a nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit...
Help shape the Kansas clean energy future . . . join the CEP Board!
CEP is looking for a few good Kansans to join our team! The Climate + Energy Project (CEP) is a Kansas-based, nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit driving practical solutions for an equitable transition to a clean energy future....
Thank you so much for participating in our very first virtual WEALTH Day!
We were so fortunate to have 18 great sessions, around 60 amazing panelists, speakers, and moderators, 20 Solutions Showcase presenters, and close to 200 registered attendees. Some highlights of the event include: Our first ever WEALTH Youth...
CEP 2020 Impacts: Civic Participation & Collaboration
Building a healthy and resilient Kansas will take all of us. We balance current issues with long-term solutions while building the capacity for greater community engagement and more effective leadership. That's why we invest in YOU! CEP's Civic Participation programs,...
Kansas Beats the Virus
The Climate + Energy Project is partnering with the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) to help Kansas Beat the Virus. Watch this video or read the overview to learn more!KLC has an ambitious goal to catalyze more than 1,000 small group meetings before the end of the year....
Join us for a Kansas Beats the Virus conversation!
We are convening two Kansas Beats the Virus conversations for our supporters and followers. In these meetings we'll brainstorm innovative, local ideas together to beat the spread of Covid-19. We'll talk briefly about the barriers you face (and see others...
Thank You Climate + Energy Voter Ambassadors!
Thank you for your hard work in getting out the climate + energy vote out in Kansas this election season. Although voter results are not yet in, we can celebrate our cohort of 36 voter ambassadors who reached out to 382 voters! We have two...
Every Vote Counts!
This election has been unlike any other because of the pandemic. That doesn’t change a simple fact: we must count every vote. Our ability to protect the environment, climate, and social justice rests on our democracy's health. With more mail-in ballots submitted than...
Happy Election Day!
The Kansas Secretary of State reported that 40% of all registered Kansas voters have voted. If you haven't already, exercise your right to vote today! Polling locations and their hours, and ballot drop boxes can be found at ksballot.org. If you haven't mailed...
Take climate action with your vote!
There are already approximately 350,000 ballots from Kansans counted toward the General Election, with more being returned and counted by the minute. Election experts say this will be a record-breaking election for turnout nationally- if you haven't already join...





