Climate Action

Join us for a Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, March 26th 2024 – 7-8 PM Governor Shapiro has released his Clean Energy Plan, which lays out two major policies: PA Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS)-  This expands the current Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard to reach 35% clean energy by 2035, adds a third tier and includes… Read more: Gov. Shapiro’s Energy Plan

Nonprofits are now eligible for significant financial savings through incentives and rebates to lower their emissions. We encourage you to send someone to these 4 workshops to learn from experts about your options for solar, HVAC systems, lowering your electricity bill and installing EV chargers. Part 1 in the Energy for Stewardship for Friends Institutions… Read more: Energy Stewardship!

From our Action Workshop with Liz Robinson and Bruce Birchard, on 18 September ’23: HB1467 and its companion SB230 are critical legislative issues this fall, for Pennsylvania. Other resources include the slide deck they presented , linked here, as well as background info linked here, and a sample call script, linked here.

Support passage of vital clean energy legislation in Harrisburg HB1467 has been introduced in the House of Representatives, and a companion bill in the Senate, SB230.  These bills will do two extremely important things: These are the most important clean energy legislation this session, and they will need all of us working together to get… Read more: PA Energy Portfolio Standard

House Bill 1032: An Act establishing the Solar for Schools Grant Program; and providing for powers and duties of the Department of Community and Economic Development. HB 1032 provides grants to install solar systems on public K-12 schools, community colleges, and career technical schools across Pennsylvania. The program would fund 50% of the cost of project construction.… Read more: Solar Schools