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2021 Impacts: Building Power for Systems Change
Donate to the Climate + Energy Project Annual Giving Campaign!Authored by: Sarah Dehart Faltico, Program CoordinatorAs this year hurries toward its close, I feel a pull to turn inward like the animals that scurry to store up before a winter’s rest. I also reflect on...
2021 Impacts: Broadening Perspectives + Deepening Commitments
Donate to the Climate + Energy Project Annual Giving Campaign!Authored by: Erin Kruse, Program AssistantAs a young person just getting started in the fight for our collective future, my short time with CEP has broadened my perspective and deepened my commitment to...
Engage in Douglas County Climate Action Planning
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...
Thank You for Celebrating with Us!
Thank you to all our supporters, partners, and friends for joining us at our annual fundraiser and awards celebration, Visions of a Resilient Kansas: Energy Justice for All. It was a pleasure to celebrate our Award Winners, Irene Caudillo, Beto Lugo Martinez, Dawn...
You’re Invited! Visions of a Resilient Kansas: Energy Justice for All
Our “Visions of a Resilient Kansas: Energy Justice for All” annual fundraiser and awards celebration will be held virtually on October 19, 2021, starting at 6:00 pm. We hope you can participate in any of the ways listed below. Featuring Keynote Speaker, Shalanda...
Climate Action Can’t Wait
Authored by: Dorothy Barnett, Executive Director27, 24 and 19. Those are the ages my three grandkids will be in 2040, when, according to more than 200 of the world’s leading climate scientists, we will pass the average 1.5°C temperature rise. It’s possible that if we...
2021 Impacts: Embracing Energy Justice
Donate to the Climate + Energy Project Annual Giving Campaign!Authored by: Beth Pauley, Program DirectorI’ve been in nonprofit advocacy for 8 years, and during this time, have witnessed a lot of changes, friction, crises, and disruption. Despite being accustomed to...
2021 Impacts: Expanding the Vision of a Clean Energy Future
Donate to the Climate + Energy Project Annual Giving Campaign!Authored by: Rachel Myslivy, Assistant Director When I was a kid, I loved exploring. I’d fashion my hands into a spyglass and look off into the horizon for new discoveries. I would shift my spyglass hands...
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...
Utility Scale Solar & Storage Event Announced
Utility Scale Solar & Storage Event Announced Opportunity for Kansans to learn about clean energy technology advancements Battery storage and utility-scale solar are the focus of an educational webinar hosted by the Kansas Clean Energy Business Council on...
Let’s celebrate Dorothy’s TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
The Climate + Energy Project is celebrating ten years of outstanding leadership by our Executive Director, Dorothy Barnett. Help the CEP team celebrate Dorothy with a toast and a donation today!Dorothy is a dynamic leader and mentor whose leadership has shaped...
What is Your Vision of an Equitable Clean Energy Future?
Authored By: Beth Pauley Your voice will shape a just transition in Kansas Use Our Form to Submit a Public Comment by July 4 How so? Weighing in on Evergy’s Sustainability Transformation Plan could shift the power dynamics from special interests to everyday Kansans...
