Front And Centered

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Healing the fault lines of racial inequality exposed by the pandemic and the brutal murder of Black Americans require holistic reforms of our public institutions. The next leg of our journey is to return to the Legislature in 2021 to pass the EJ Task Force recommendations as an enhanced version of the HEAL Act.

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Front And Centered

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Department of Ecology is looking to place air monitors in “overburdened communities”—a term defined for the first time in the HEAL Act. HEAL is what should drive this work, first and foremost, and all frontline communities deserve appropriate monitoring! appeared first on Front and Centered.

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Front And Centered

MAY 4, 2023

A recap of our priority areas: Investments in Frontline Communities: Make certain that all state funds live up to the HEAL Act goal that 40% of any environment-related funds create environmental benefits to vulnerable populations and overburdened communities, and prevent or eliminate harm. million) and community capacity grants ($26.3

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Low Carbon Prosperity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) moves to implementation, many Washingtonians have questions about what it does and how it works. You can download it here: The Policy Brief walks through the Climate Commitment Act’s three overarching commitments, and is organized around five key elements : Cap, Reduce, Heal, Invest, Comply.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Christiana Figueres, the Costa Rican diplomat who played a key role in brokering the Paris Agreement, was renowned for using every conceivable ruse to charm, chivvy, and cajole world leaders to act. From this vantage point, I see the collective trauma healing and climate movements as natural allies. The Power of Communities.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Growth Management Act (GMA) is a state law that requires this work, and it’s really important! What is the Growth Management Act, and why is it important? Climate Change Element (effective date: July 23, 2023) What is the good news about the Growth Management Act? Required Elements in Comprehensive Plans ( RCW 36.70A.070

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Low Carbon Prosperity

JANUARY 26, 2022

As the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) moves to implementation, many Washingtonians have questions about what it does and how it works. You can download it here: The Policy Brief walks through the Climate Commitment Act’s three overarching commitments, and is organized around five key elements : Cap, Reduce, Heal, Invest, Comply.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2024

All this ratchets up the importance of transforming the power grid into a dynamic entity that can sense, think, and act. Thus, to adapt to the clean energy future, the power grid must be able to sense, think, and act. And what does it mean for the power grid to sense, think and act? According to a U.S.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) moves to implementation, many Washingtonians have questions about what it does and how it works. You can download it here: The Policy Brief walks through the Climate Commitment Act’s three overarching commitments, and is organized around five key elements : Cap, Reduce, Heal, Invest, Comply.

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Charged

JUNE 15, 2021

Driivz also provides 24/7 automated issue detection, and self-healing algorithms are designed to automatically address most operational problems. It provides transparency into what is going on, letting us act proactively. Analytics-driven insights from the dashboard allow management to determine the next areas of focus.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 13, 2023

To directly address these disparities, this session we are proposing the Cumulative Risk Burden (CURB) Pollution Act. Our analysis was the only one of its kind, proving that it takes frontline community leadership to advance accountability.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Realized the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act , a landmark environmental justice law that centers communities most affected by pollution as Washington transitions to a green economy Developed a Transportation Advocacy Strategy that centers equity and climate justice Advanced Clean Energy Transformation Act implementation and other energy (..)

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Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

Front and Centered envisions a more just future that is not only cleaner and safer, but where our communities and the earth are healed and thriving, our people have dignified work opportunity and prosperity, and our government values, respects, and represents us. Photo by Samantha Bushman.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

climate talks, which open in the United Arab Emirates today, to demand world leaders act with the ambition the crisis demands. I wonder what your vision and your dream would be to heal those pains of the past, of colonialism, and to turn around the way that these streams are taking place at the moment?

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Front And Centered

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They even got this desire written into the 2021 Climate Commitment Act. After all, the carbon market established by the Climate Commitment Act was meant to “contribute to a healthy environment for all of Washington’s communities.” permits to pollute) into one marketplace where the permits are traded at the lowest possible cost.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

As with climate-related risks, nature-related risks need to be better understood and acted upon. Once nature firmly takes root on the balance sheet, more companies likely will make investments that will help heal the natural ecosystem and preserve the world’s wealth. Pull Quote. State of Green Business Report.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 21, 2021

We are now living on borrowed time and unless we change the ways in which we act and take into account the repercussions of everything we do on our planet, the results will be irreversible.” It also demands the government stops relying on the hope of future technologies to bring down its emissions.

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Front And Centered

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Although the HEAL Act did not make it through the legislative process, thanks to our collective voices, we did get the task force funded in the budget. Senator Saldaña, a primary author of the HEAL Act, reminded us that our goal is not to overcome our differences, but appreciate them and recognize the reasons why they exist.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

JANUARY 5, 2024

In Olympia, legislators from across the state will soon convene to allocate additional investments from the Climate Commitment Act. It takes us all – politicians, business leaders, community leaders, and community members most impacted – to find solutions that are healthy and healing for all,” said Saldaña.

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CleanTech Alliance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This event offers CleanTech Alliance members an exclusive opportunity to learn more about the Climate Commitment Act, Clean Energy Fund, and HEAL Act and their impacts on clean technology research, environmental justice, innovation, and jobs. 2023 CleanTech Advocacy Day has come and gone. You can watch the event recording here.

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Front And Centered

JANUARY 31, 2019

In tandem, we also introduced our bill, the Healthy Environments for All (HEAL) Act , which would commit state agencies to a mission of environmental justice and require them to address environmental health disparities for investment, policy and enforcement decisions. .

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Front And Centered

JANUARY 14, 2021

See Clean Energy Transition Act passed in 2019 as an example. We are building a foundation for this work in the Healthy Environmental for All (HEAL) Act , which we are working to pass during the 2021 Legislative Session, but more work is needed to tie the threads together. Credit photo 350.org.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

We are presented with a rare opportunity to invest in new innovations, rebuild our data and power infrastructures and supply chains to restore and strengthen the economy while healing the environment. We know this current crisis is a preview or warm-up act for a climate-changing world. No doubt, they will bring countless benefits.

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Front And Centered

MAY 15, 2019

Front and Centered believes in a future that is not just cleaner and safer for all, but where our communities and the earth are healed and thriving, people of color and those with lower incomes have dignified work opportunities, and our government values, respects and represents us.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

To combat a market saturated in greenwashing – the act of making false claims that a good or service is environmentally friendly – Leaf’d researches the credibility and integrity of vendors applying to sell on their platform. Credibility and Transparency: Green Business Must Haves.

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Front And Centered

JANUARY 14, 2022

Update to the Growth Management Act to require local planning for climate resilience and vehicle miles traveled reductions — improve & pass HB 1099 The Growth Management Act directs planning processes on the local level that eventually determine what gets built where. Priorities Front and Centered Shaped.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2021

While individual corporate action is important to ensure we achieve the necessary change at the scale required, our framework challenges companies to act beyond their four walls and be strong advocates for changing the institutions and government policies that perpetuate inequities and injustices. .

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Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Marija Rompani, director of ethics and sustainability at John Lewis Partnership, said it was critical to take immediate action to heal the UK's depleted nature reserves. The UK currently languishes in the bottom 10 per cent of global countries for its abundance of nature," she said.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Industrial-grade private wireless can provide grid operators with a network that is ubiquitous, independent, self-contained, self-healing and secure. ” About Nokia At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. Microgrids operate independently from the traditional grid.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The brand is currently working with the sustainable farming NGO the Savory Institute on research that outlines the benefits of regenerative agriculture practices, which allow animals to graze and roam in natural patterns, giving soil a chance to heal and capture carbon. And we as humans can act as stewards.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

The act of pruning shows its wonders and benefits on trees. You can even call a specialist to check the tree for ways to heal it. This is especially true of those trees growing within your property. Trimming trees is something that most people consider doing, especially when they start becoming bushier in appearance.

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 11, 2020

This entails a deep exploration of what it means to be human and how we can heal and repair our relationship with the earth, our fellow species and each other so that we can learn to thrive together as one human community in the face of adversity. Finally, this summit will help us to listen to and heal our relationship with the Earth.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 19, 2022

Why do companies take the time and trouble to do good in the world, and then act like they’re embarrassed about it? Shel’s award-winning 10th book, Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World, lays out a blueprint for creating, repurposing, and MARKETING those profitable change-making products and services. .

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Front And Centered

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In this pursuit, we can put justice at the center through a new Health Environment for All (HEAL) Act building on the just released Environmental Justice Task Force report. Pass the Healthy Environment for All Act. Update the Growth Management Act for climate, housing, and environmental justice. 2021 POLICY PRIORITIES.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

To combat a market saturated in greenwashing – the act of making false claims that a good or service is environmentally friendly – Leaf’d researches the credibility and integrity of vendors applying to sell on their platform. Credibility and Transparency: Green Business Must Haves.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Clad in soft brown cedar, the dome comes complete with a stage designed to host open-air performances with the structure acting as a natural, sculptural backdrop. The park itself was established toward the end of the 19th century and is thought to contain healing powers thanks to a nearby natural water spring and historic fountain.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In an interview with the online Climate Consciousness Summit 202 3, running in tandem with COP28, Mehta spoke with Kosha Jourbert, chief executive of the Pocket Project, a nonprofit group that focuses on healing collective and inter-generational trauma, and a co-host of the summit. Where does taking life in ecocide become a criminal act?

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