by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Aug 27, 2021 | Climate Change, Climate Equity - Just Transitions, Collaboration, Community, Education, Events, Get Local, News, Resilience, Southern Illinois
Everyone is encouraged to attend this virtual event, to find their niche in the upside of taking action on climate change. This event, held virtually this Saturday, August 28, 1-3:30 p.m., aims to accentuate bold action on climate change—action that leads to improved...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Oct 5, 2020 | Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Finance and Investment, Externalities, Fossil Fuels, Jobs
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...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 29, 2020 | Climate Change, Climate Equity - Just Transitions, Climate Finance and Investment, Collaboration, Economics and Finance, Education, Entrepreneurship, Events, Get Local, Illinois, Jobs, Resilience, Sources of Funding, St. Louis Metro East, Women
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, author, and entrepreneur, and a...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Mar 3, 2020 | Climate Change, Climate Equity - Just Transitions, Collaboration, Education, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Resilience, Visions of The Climate Economy, Women
It’s time for women to take over and fix the problems that have become too large for society to ignore, including violence against women, social inequality, and the theft of future generations’ resources, all of course exacerbated by climate change....
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Jun 21, 2019 | Biochar, Blockchain, Carbon Sequestration, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Finance and Investment, Collaboration, Community, Education, Energy Efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Fossil Fuels, Get Local, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Nature, Resilience, Science and Technology, Southern Illinois, Waste
PresentationsFifteen presenters helped to set the stage for community resilience in southern Illinois. NetworkingOne senior executive from St. Louis said: This is the best networking I’ve ever had. Panel DiscussionsPanel discussions...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Jun 5, 2019 | Biochar, Blockchain, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Collaboration, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Get Local, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Science and Technology, Soil, Southern Illinois
The Innovation Section, with keynote and panelists, will wrap up the day’s events at The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois – Creating Resilient Business, Jobs and Communities. The cultivation of southern Illinois’ rich natural resources and waste...