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Coal2Sol Fundraiser Underway!
Installing solar at nonprofits at no cost to them, and training new solar workers as we do it!
Keeping Money Local - Southern Illinois Seminar Series - Oct - Nov 2020
Local self-sufficiency, supporting local, new business models and local investing options!
Upcoming Events
St. Louis Metro East Kickoff – Event #3
TheClimateEconomy.com – “3-Step Program Towards a Low-Carbon Lifestyle”
Just like that favorite breakfast cereal of yours is part of a complete breakfast, TheClimateEconomy.com is part of a complete low-carbon lifestyle strategy. Here are three steps that will help you to make the best choices to thrive authentically in a world with a changing climate.
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Ask questions.
Seek out truth in a world of disinformation.
Know your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in a world with a changing climate.
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Explore and learn more about what you love, and how it fits in The Climate Economy.
Try things out.
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Specialize and create value in your area of expertise.

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Life Cycle Analysis – Coal produces 25 times more greenhouse gases than solar photovoltaics
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has performed a "harmonization," or a further refinement, of hundreds of studies of life cycle analysis of solar photovoltaics, and compared it to the life cycle analysis greenhouse gas emissions of coal. The image above from...

Press Release 10/02/20: Local solar business wants to donate solar systems worth $20,000 each to local nonprofits that can generate the most community support over the next two weeks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2020 Contacts: Aur Beck, AES Solar, 618 893 1717, tech@aessolar.com; Amy McMorrow Hunter, The Climate Economy Education Inc, 618 713 2896, amy@theclimateeconomy.com Website: https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/story/Coal2sol ...

Press Release 9/30/20: Investment in Southern Illinois communities and people is the focus of this upcoming webinar series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2020 Contact: Byram Fager, Southern Illinois Community Foundation, 618 997 3700, blfager@sicf.org; Amy McMorrow Hunter, The Climate Economy Education Inc, 618 713 2896, amy@theclimateeconomy.com Website: www.keepingmoneylocal.com ...

Press release 9/23/20: Local fundraiser looks to stir up community support for free solar installations at local nonprofits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2020 Contacts: Aur Beck, 618 893 1717, tech@aessolar.com; Amy McMorrow Hunter, The Climate Economy Education Inc, 618 713 2896, amy@theclimateeconomy.com Local fundraiser looks to stir up community support for free solar...
Metro East Kickoff – Event 2 of 3 – Local Community Investment and Funding Strategies – May 27 2020
Presenters and PanelistsA million thanks to our keynote presenter and our panel of experts! Listen to author and economist Michael H. Shuman discuss local community investment strategies. Michael Shuman is an economist, attorney,...