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Responding to the climate crisis takes every community’s knowledge and solutions! Green 2.0 just released their 2024 Transparency Report, looking at equity metrics across environmental organizations. Dive into the findings here: bit.ly/2024-TR Equity within the environmental movement is critical because those most affected by the climate crisis are well-positioned to solve it. For the past 8 years, Green 2.0 has been an accountability partner to the sector! This year’s report looks at key patterns in equity indicators and demographic data. 

Today is the day to join a worldwide movement of generosity! Your support enables us to further our vital work tackling the climate crisis by building the progressive case for nuclear energy. Even as we reflect on the past year, we’re already looking ahead to 2025. Join us in shaping a brighter future this Giving Tuesday. https://lnkd.in/gkhxvt6U

We are thrilled to have been selected as a 2024 Giving Green Fund grantee! Giving Green understands the critical role advanced nuclear has to play in the clean energy transition. With their support, we look forward to scaling our community engagement and policy efforts. Get inspired! Giving Tuesday is just around the corner! Read more about why they believe in our work here: https://lnkd.in/dZ9CP2vJ

I am honored to be quoted in Senator Markey's press release on new legislation to establish an Office of Public Participation at the NRC. It's critical to ensure community voices have a seat in our nuclear regulatory body. Myself and my colleagues at Good Energy Collective would love to see this legislation get to the President's desk. https://lnkd.in/gxWYNFvb

🆕 from Energy Intelligence: Our Communications Director, Michael Mouton, reflects on our founding and the inspiration we drew from the passion and creativity of Green New Deal organizers. Their policy push fostered an environment where “new approaches were welcome” to combat the climate crisis.

“Residents need practical solutions that reflect their lived realities and policies shaped by community voices. This insight aligns with Good Energy’s mission of creating community-driven solutions that prioritize the needs of the people. Our approach emphasizes listening to the communities we serve and crafting policy tailored to their unique circumstances.” — Check out our new special report on Tuskegee, Alabama, from Justice Champions Fellow Destinie Banks

Exciting progress in nuclear waste management! This week, Representatives Mike Levin (CA-49) and August Pfluger (TX-11) have introduced the bipartisan Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024, marking a significant step towards equitable siting for U.S. spent nuclear fuel. Our policy experts, Cleo Schroer and Julia Sweatman, shared their thoughts: "This bill builds on the core consent-based principles of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Energy Future, integrates international best practices modeled by our allies abroad in Canada and Scandinavia, and aligns with what we’ve heard in our conversations with community members across the country. Most nuclear experts agree: a single-purpose, independent federal agency is the best solution for managing spent fuel in America in a way that centers equity and justice."

Last week, while on Capitol Hill, our team members Cleo Schroer and Julia Sweatman presented to the Paducah, KY Chamber of Commerce delegation about consent-based siting and coal-to-nuclear transitions.

It was such a pleasure to speak for YOUNGO Energy Working Group today about our work on consent-based siting at Good Energy Collective! Many thanks to my co-panelist Marissa Bell, and to the organizers Bruno Idini, Ela Mesinovic, and Venessa O. for the invitation. Looking forward to furthering this dialogue in coming months!

There’s new interest in nuclear power from electric utilities, the White House, and the public. While NuScale Power’s deal to build a small modular reactor failed last year, TerraPower is currently building the U.S.’s first advanced non-light water reactor in Wyoming. So we’re revisiting a Catalyst episode from last November with Good Energy Collective’s Dr. Jessica Lovering unpacking one of nuclear’s biggest challenges: cost. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eAjEGHnF