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by George Hamilton | March 26, 2020

Dear Friends, My colleagues and I hope you and those closest to you are healthy and doing well. At ISC, we are focused on building community resilience in the face of a climate crisis, with a particular focus on vulnerable communities in [...]

Resilience

by Bennetta Robinson | March 24, 2020

Upper Texas Gulf Coast Community Partners Share Convening Insights

Texas Gulf Coast community partners exuded the often said “go big or go home,” as they represented the Lone Star State at last month's peer learning convening. With high visibility and eagerness, they participated in technical assistance and [...]

Resilience

by Larissa Lopez | March 24, 2020

Funders Highlight: Perspective on the Direction of Equity in Climate Change and Equitable Development

From invaluable advice on philanthropic fundraising strategies, to profound discussions around the role and direction of philanthropy as a whole, this uniquely candid plenary session created the container for community-based organizations and a [...]

Resilience

by Jaime Love | March 24, 2020

Integrating Climate Change and Health to Build a Movement for Equitable Policy Change

As a member of the Community Led Resilience (CLR) team, I have the pleasure of not only working on the Partnership for Resilient Communities, but also our work serving as the National Program Office (NPO) for The Kresge Foundation’s Climate [...]

Resilience

by ISC Staff | March 24, 2020

Mobile Tour Highlights A Tale of Two Communities – Actions on Preventing Displacement in Atlanta and East Point, Georgia

By Sarita Turner and Bennetta RobinsonA key highlight of the PRC convening was the mobile tours of East Point, Georgia and Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood. Sweet Auburn, a bedrock of the Civil Rights Movement and the very neighborhood where [...]

Staff

by Steve Nicholas | January 14, 2020

Parting Thoughts: Three keys to meeting the climate challenge

After a total of 15 years with ISC, Steve Nicholas is moving on to lead the climate, clean air and sustainable practices program at the Northwest Seaport Alliance, a joint venture of the marine ports in Seattle and Tacoma that constitutes the [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | January 2, 2020

11 Amazing Things YOU Made Possible in 2019

Here at the Institute for Sustainable Communities, our motto is “what’s possible”. It represents our enduring belief that when the power of leaders like you is unleashed, sustainability is within reach. How we get there varies widely. There are [...]

Climate

by Steve Adams | December 17, 2019

Bridging the Gap

So much of our work at ISC is about bridging gaps. Gaps between the myriad of uncoordinated departments, agencies, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals charged with keeping us healthy and safe; gaps between commitment to tackling climate and [...]

Resilience

by ISC Staff | December 11, 2019

New Orleans’ 7th Ward Combats Climate Change, Builds Community Resilience

Angela Chalk lives in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. Though the Ward sits adjacent to the city’s vibrant and economically critical tourism district, a bitter alchemy of geology (proximity to the Mississippi and impermeable clay soil) and a long [...]

Opinion

by ISC Staff | December 10, 2019

Wildfires and the Utility: A Recurring Climate Equity Nightmare in the West

This blog was coauthored by Larissa Lopez, Program Coordinator and Radiah Shabazz, Communications Officer.As the impacts of climate change intensify globally, across California, hundreds of communities are having their electricity cut off in [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | December 5, 2019

ISC receives grant to address health and heat with Maricopa County

Institute for Sustainable Communities receives grant from Commission for Environmental Cooperation to address extreme heat in Maricopa Country, ArizonaThe Maricopa Coalition on Climate Change and Public Health: Extreme Heat will develop a [...]

Climate

by Elliott Bent | November 21, 2019

Report: Market-Driven Deployment of CleanTech

Report: Market-Driven Energy Efficiency in Industry Identifying Barriers to CleanTech Deployment India’s national manufacturing policy has set a target for the manufacturing sector to contribute 25% to India’s Gross Domestic Product [...]

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