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SUMMARY:Organizing 101 and Direct Action Training - PART 2
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow community justice and MOVEMENT members/LEADERS from across Southwest PA for a two-day intensive training on Organizing and Direct action to make change! Partake in a hands-on learning environment to empower leaders with tools\, techniques\, innovations and old-school best practices to generate deep community engagement. \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/organizing-101-and-direct-action-training-part-2/
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T130000
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SUMMARY:Skyrocketing PJM Capacity Market Prices: What Happened and How Can We Fix It?
DESCRIPTION:At the end of July\, power grid operator PJM experienced record-high costs to secure the electric grid capacity needed to ensure stable operations. Prices spiked\, yielding a 9-fold cost increase for the 13-state territory\, saddling consumers with a $15 billion bill for 2025-2026. These record costs for capacity expose serious implications for the reliability of the system\, as well as increasing costs for all electricity consumers. \n\n\n\nGet the real story on the drivers behind the price spike\, including the difficulty in bringing new capacity online in the PJM region and the lack of reliability from natural gas generation. We’ll cover the interconnection queue\, fossil vs. renewable energy sources for reliability\, transition planning\, and related FERC orders (1920\, 2222\, 2023) to help you understand what’s happening and what steps can be taken to solve this challenge. \n\n\n\nFeaturing:  \n\n\n\n\n–Jon Gordon\, Director\, Advanced Energy United \n\n\n\n–Tom Rutigliano\, Senior Advocate\, Climate & Energy\, NRDC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/skyrocketing-pjm-capacity-market-prices-what-happened-and-how-can-we-fix-it/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:RISE PA: A Game Changer for Industry and Union Labor in Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION:Join Evergreen Action\, Ohio River Valley Institute\, PA DEP\, Conservation Voters of PA\, and labor and industry groups to discuss a game-changing Pennsylvania pollution reduction program that will create upward of 6\,000 new jobs! You’ll hear from: \n\n\n\n\n– Louie Krak\, Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator\, PA Department of Environmental Protection\n\n\n\n– Rob Bair\, President\, PA Building and Construction Trades Council\n\n\n\n– Katie Blume\, Political and Legislative Director\, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania\n\n\n\n– Jeff Mauk\, Director\, Policy Network\, Eastern Region\, CERES\n\n\n\n– Joanne Kilgour\, Executive Director\, Ohio River Valley Institute\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBy tackling the state’s biggest source of climate pollution\, RISE PA will make sure Pennsylvania residents experience improved air quality\, along with more good-paying job opportunities. But to effectively do so\, potential applicants need to start thinking now about their application and potential partners. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to learn more about RISE PA and how it will help businesses and communities like yours thrive. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/rise-pa-a-game-changer-for-industry-and-union-labor-in-pennsylvania/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T120000
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SUMMARY:Community Data Justice Collaborative Information Session
DESCRIPTION:This is an initiative of the Data Justice in Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods project. Data Justice in Pittsburgh’s Black Neighborhoods is a project of the Black Equity Coalition (BEC) that aims to build decision-making power for Black Pittsburghers and those that have been most-impacted by residential segregation and disinvestment by creating public processes and public power over data as it is used\, governed\, and disseminated in the City of Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\nThe Community Data Justice Collaborative are residents nominated from the public and from community organizations that will engage in decisions that the City of Pittsburgh makes about data\, technology\, and policies that will serve as the foundation of the City’s emerging data governance process. The BEC will engage the Community Data Justice Collaborative and city data stewards in participatory activities to find consensus around how the city uses data and technology. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/community-data-justice-collaborative-information-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T170000
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SUMMARY:KEEA & EEA-NJ's Policy in Action 2024 Conference
DESCRIPTION:KEEA & EEA-NJ’s Policy Conference continues to attract hundreds of energy efficiency businesses\, utilities\, regulators\, and advocates from New Jersey\, Pennsylvania\, and beyond. \n\n\n\nThis year’s theme is Policy in Action! Learn how recent and upcoming policies are affecting on-the-ground action in the Mid-Atlantic energy efficiency industry\, from kitchen-table contractor conversations to state energy offices. \n\n\n\nPolicy in Action features lots of programming to get excited about\, including: \n\n\n\n\n• Three keynote addresses from dynamic speakers Keishaa Austin (DOE)\, Katie McGinty (Johnson Controls)\, and Brian Regli (PA Critical Investments Office).\n\n\n\n• Five panels covering the Pennsylvania and New Jersey energy efficiency landscapes\, decarbonization\, distributed energy resources\, and energy efficiency in affordable housing.\n\n\n\n•Two special roundtable discussions featuring contractor industry perspectives and thought leaders on the future of energy efficiency.\n\n\n\n• A brand new “PechaKucha” session featuring seven-minute presentations from conference attendees on the theme “New Challenges\, New Solutions”.\n\n\n\n• A networking happy hour featuring “movers and shakers” from across the Mid-Atlantic energy efficiency industry.\n\n\n\n• A vibrant sponsor hall full of our region’s leading energy efficiency companies.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/keea-eea-njs-policy-in-action-2024-conference/
LOCATION:King of Prussia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T190000
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SUMMARY:IRA Tax Credits for Local Governments and Other Tax-Exempt Entities
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the SWPA Municipal Project Hub  \n\n\n\nPresentation and discussion of the Impact of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Tax Credits on Local Governments and Other Tax-Exempt Entities by representatives of the United State Department of the Treasury and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\, Governor’s Office\, Critical Investments. \n\n\n\nThe IRA’s Elective Payment provision (also called Direct Pay) creates a generationally unique funding environment for tax-exempt entities (including local governments\, school districts\, nonprofits\, faith-based organizations) considering novel and clean energy projects (solar\, geothermal\, heat pumps\, hydro). Organizations pursuing these projects – having completed them – can apply to the IRS and receive the value of the Tax Credit associated with the investment in the form of a direct check from the US Treasury. That payment could be between 30-50% of the value of the energy project. \n\n\n\nRepresentatives from the US Treasury will present this opportunity as it affects local governments and other tax-exempt entities. Representatives of the Governor’s Office\, Critical Investments will comment on plans the Commonwealth is pursuing to maximize the value of these Tax Credits in and to the Commonwealth. \n\n\n\nA Q&A and discussion period will follow the presentation. Please note that this event will be held in person and virtually. Please note your attendance type during registration. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/ira-tax-credits-for-local-governments-and-other-tax-exempt-entities/
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T000000
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SUMMARY:Week Without Driving PGH
DESCRIPTION:Whether we live in suburban towns or city neighborhoods\, everyone in Allegheny County deserves safe\, reliable\, dignified access to the places we need to go. Across the county\, 30% of the population does not drive a car. \n\n\n\nThe Week Without Driving is a nationwide movement to link the needs of disabled individuals and people of all ages with environmental movements and accessible community planning. Together\, we will illustrate challenges and opportunities for non-drivers and call for change that improves mobility for all. \n\n\n\nJoin Pittsburghers for Public Transit\, Access Mob Pittsburgh\, BikePGH and AARP Pittsburgh in pledging to take a Week Without Driving\, and call for true mobility options for all in Allegheny County. You can participate as an individual\, organization or elected official. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/week-without-driving-pgh/
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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