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What is Happening with Solar in Kansas?
With more sunny days than Florida, Kansas has untapped solar potential. Increased solar growth would grow the clean-energy economy, reduce utility bills, and promote grid resiliency. Climate + Energy Project and members of the Clean Energy Business Council have been...
CEP Legislative Update – Jan. 28, 2022
Legislative UpdateJanuary 28, 2022CEP has a rich history of advocacy. We respond to rapidly evolving climate and energy issues by mobilizing Kansans to take action through advocacy, coalition building, legislative action, and regulatory intervention. Although CEP did...
CEP Legislative Update – Jan. 25, 2022
Legislative Update January 25, 2022CEP has a rich history of advocacy. We respond to rapidly evolving climate and energy issues by mobilizing Kansans to take action through advocacy, coalition building, legislative action, and regulatory intervention. This week,...
2021 Impacts: The Time to Act is Now
Donate to the Climate + Energy Project Annual Giving Campaign!Authored by: Dorothy Barnett, Executive DirectorIn 2021 CEP continued to immerse ourselves in the critical work of climate and energy justice, learning more about the connection to environmental and racial...
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: 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: 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...