Washington, DC (March 8, 2024) — Groundswell CEO Michelle Moore's moving challenge to solar developers facing community resistance to proposed clean energy projects is featured in a compelling passage of the newly released e-book Resilience Matters: Flourishing in an Era of Extremes, available online at no cost.
Written by climate scientists, public health advocates, urban planners, spatial justice activists, community organizers, academics, policymakers, and other thought leaders, Resilience Matters addresses the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of resilience. In her section, Moore brings home the value of looking to community leaders and community needs when developing clean energy.
"A 'Made in America' clean energy future can do better, by connecting the value of clean energy with rural values," Moore wrote in "Saying 'Yes' to Clean Energy Means Telling the Truth About Solar NIMBY-ism.”
In addition to Moore's writing, readers will see articles closely aligned with Groundswell's goals and values, including how the Biden administration’s historic climate investments are making their way to communities hit hardest by inequity and climate change. It also highlights how nonprofits are helping grassroots groups navigate the bureaucracy and land federal dollars and how foundations are bringing solar to lower-income communities. Readers will also explore how much of this inspiring work is being led by residents of low-income communities of color on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
Organizations contributing to Resilience Matters include Clean Energy States Alliance, Center for Community Investment, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Kresge Foundation, Main Street America, Duwamish River Community Coalition, Aeon, Architecture 2030, Groundswell, Chisholm Legacy Project, Clean Energy Group, Georgetown Climate Center, Greenlining Institute, Multisolving Institute, Just Solutions, Institute for Market Transformation, Sterling Ranch Development Company, and the People's Climate Innovation Center.
Check out Resilience Matters: Flourishing in an Era of Extremes at IslandPress.org/resilience-matters-download.
About Island Press
Founded in 1984, Island Press works to stimulate, shape, and communicate the information that is essential for solving environmental problems. Today, with more than 1,000 titles in print and some 30 new releases each year, it is the nation’s leading publisher of books on environmental issues. Island Press is driving change by moving ideas from the printed page to public discourse and practice. Island Press’s emphasis is, and will continue to be, on transforming objective information into understanding and action. For more information and further updates be sure to visit www.islandpress.org.
In 2015, Island Press launched the Urban Resilience Project (URP) with support from The Kresge Foundation and The JPB Foundation. The project brings together thought leaders from a broad range of expertise to generate and cross-pollinate ideas on urban resilience in the era of climate change. These ideas are then shared in a variety of media—books, articles, op-eds, webinars, and educational coursework. For more information and to find out how you can get involved, visit www.islandpress.org/URP
About Groundswell
Groundswell is a 501c3 nonprofit that builds community power and cuts energy burdens in half with community solar, resilience centers, home energy efficiency, community-centered project finance, and data science-driven research. Groundswell programs have directly served more than 6,000 households, delivering more than $6.8 million in clean energy savings to low- and moderate-income communities to date. Learn more at Groundswell.org or @grndswell.