How can we achieve energy equity in Charlottesville? Caetano de Campos Lopes, our Director of Climate Policy, says creating more affordable housing for renters, low-income residents, and people of color are at the heart of solutions.
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Susan Kruse spoke at City Council Monday night in support of the Resolution to sign onto a We Are Still In coalition letter encouraging the Virginia General Assembly to adopt state-level policies that would help our local climate action efforts. The resolution passed unanimously.
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Our Climate Leader for Hollie Lee, Chief of Workforce Development Strategies for the City of Charlottesville! She helped the Better Business Challenge grow its mini-grant program for low-income business owners in the City; continues to partner with LEAP and the solar industry on workforce development with her GO programs; and is a strong advocate for smart business solutions to save energy! Check out our interview with Hollie in this blog.
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July 1st Charlottesville became the first Virginia city to set a carbon neutrality goal. In this blog post we share a little bit about how we got there.
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This month’s Climate Leader is Andy Lowe, Environmental Compliance Manager for Albemarle County Local Government Department of Environmental Services. Find out how Andy got involved with environmental work, and why the wave of public attention on environmental issues gives him hope for the future.
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