The UpThink Narrative Initiative

UN Calls For Businesses To Be Liable For Climate Denial And ‘Misinformation’ A UN report calls for countries to impose stricter legal penalties on businesses for contributing to climate change, including legal liability for “misinformation”

How effectively do you think this could be implemented in the U.S., especially against “Cancer Alley” companies?

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Pacific nations aren’t asking for favours. They just want Australia to meet the moment on climate justice | Tim Flannery Australia must urgently halt new fossil fuel projects and scale up investment in renewable energies such as solar and wind

No. Colonized nations and peoples are not asking for “favors” when they/we demand colonizers stop extracting from and exploiting our lands, peoples, and communities to build their wealth. Stop being colonizers. That’s all.

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How Greener Schoolyards Benefit Kids – and the Economy Between 2000 and 2012, Denver converted all its elementary school campuses to green spaces. A new study finds doing so returned more than $3 for every $1 invested in green schoolyards.

“Between 2000 and 2012, Denver converted all its elementary school campuses to green spaces. A new study finds doing so returned more than $3 for every $1 invested in green schoolyards.”

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News in brief: Study calls for simple language in climate communications, US federal agencies set out plans to improve hiring Global Government Forum’s weekly roundup of public service news

While there may be reasons to use different terms in climate communications—like when discussing climate justice—this study says keep it simple.

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Is Bluelining the 'New' Redlining? How Insurance Discrimination Deepens Climate Disparities - Center for International Environmental Law As climate risks rise, insurers use "bluelining"—similar to redlining—to shift the burden of climate change onto minority and low-income residents.

Sigh. 😌

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The hidden role of public pensions in raising rents in California Public pension systems are investing billions of dollars into private equity funds that purchase apartments and often sharply raise rent, an L.A. Times investigation found.

Nothing like causing housing instability for profit.

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How CDFIs can help fix America's housing affordability crisis The same creativity and flexibility that community development financial institutions bring to business lending ought to be applied to financing affordable housing.

CDFIs ARE helping fix America’s housing affordability crisis. They need ongoing funding and support.

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Clean energy has more benefits than just keeping the earth’s temperature low. It can reduce deadly diseases. Fossil fuels can make us fossils sooner than we should be.

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Harris helped pass one of the strongest climate laws. Her policies don’t stop there | Leah C Stokes America’s landmark climate law, which turns two years old this month, has Harris’s signature all over it

When you know the truth, it will set you free to vote for the future of humanity.

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Absolutely.

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Governor Hochul Announces More Than $7.3 Million for Climate Smart Communities Projects Governor Hochul announced more than $7.3 million to municipalities across the state as part of New York State’s Climate Smart Communities grant program.

The New York governor is getting climate justice right.

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How Will Kamala Harris Embrace Federal Climate Action As A US Presidential Candidate? - CleanTechnica Youth and Truth! A new generation is stepping up to continue the progress on climate action that President Biden started.

Her long history fighting for climate justice answers this question.

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EPA Announces Nearly $250 Million Grant to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to Cut Climate Pollution on I-95 | US EPA EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $250 Million Grant to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to Cut Climate Pollution on I-95

I’m sure I’m not alone in being grateful for this allocation. It’s long overdue for the resident of New Jersey along I-95 and all those who drive through there regularly.

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Mission Driven Bank Fund tops $175 million after second close CLEVELAND, OH, July 09, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Mission Driven Bank Fund (MDBF) today announced its second close of $65 million, bringing the Fund to over $177 million of capital...

Mission-driven banks are a key to closing the racialized wealth chasm and democratizing finance for those underserved by the mainstream lending ecosystem.

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Biden Gets Climate Boost From Key Policy Group A report from Evergreen Action claims that the administration has made progress on 85 percent of its climate proposals, and makes the case for one more Biden term to finish the job.

“A report from Evergreen Action claims that the administration has made progress on 85 percent of its climate proposals, and makes the case for one more Biden term to finish the job.”

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The Hidden Mental Health Toll of Foreclosure: What Housing Professionals Need to Know Foreclosure impacts mental health significantly. Learn how housing professionals can support clients through depression, anxiety, and stress with expert insights and resources.

Piggybacking on my last post, I wrote this blog post for foreclosure prevention nonprofit, BlueHub Capital SUN, on the mental health toll of foreclosure. Again, the stress of housing instability is a health threat. We need housing justice now. @dahna.bsky.social

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A Pandemic-Era Eviction Prevention Program Inches Toward Permanence What residents of Greenboro, North Carolina, stand to gain if the program is enshrined in the budget.

This is amazing and should be happening everywhere. Housing instability is detrimental to the lives of those experiencing it and communities. We can—and should—end it in America.

A Pandemic-Era Eviction Prevention Program Inches Toward Permanence

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How to Center Justice in Climate and Health Advocacy - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly To impact policy in places like Austin, TX, and beyond, we need to change how we discuss climate.

How do we effectively reframe the conversation about climate justice to make progress in advocating for equitable climate and health solutions for marginalized communities? We browsed our focus. Read this article to learn why that works best.

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#ClimateJustice is #financialjustice. Let's all act today.

Every little girl should be whatever they can be!

Expert advice on bankruptcy and foreclosure Attorney Theresa DeGray helps Connecticut homeowners prevent foreclosure, inspired by her own experience with bankruptcy in 2009.

Here’s my latest blog post for BlueHub Capital SUN. This combines my award-winning finance journalist skills with the strategic communication strategy of showing the SUN program’s impact in the foreclosure prevention space.

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US Treasury to devote extra $100 mln over 3 years to affordable housing U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced $100 million in new financing on Monday to increase the supply of affordable housing, as the Biden administration seeks to address high housing costs ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election.

This is one of my highest commitments in helping ensure financial equity for all. Without affordable housing, nearly everything else is impossible. We must support government initiatives that support all Americans, not just the few.

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Our future is public, and tax justice can get us there | Tax Justice Network Today is Public Services Day, and I’m remembering as a child listening to my family complain about how supposedly bad public services in Brazil were. These services were costly too, they would say, co...

Just as they’re fighting for it in Brazil, we must in the United States.

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