Showing posts with label American Climate Corps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Climate Corps. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

White House swears in first class of American Climate Corps

The Biden administration on Tuesday swore in the first class of the American Climate Corps, a federal program that is meant to place young people in the clean energy, conservation and climate resilience sectors...

Sunday, June 9, 2024

American Climate Corps

Join the next generation of creators, thinkers, leaders, and doers, working together to tackle the climate crisis. Help build a clean energy and climate-resilient future in your own community and across the nation.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Biden unveils $7 billion for rooftop solar in Earth Day message | Reuters

Biden will also announce that his American Climate Corps will launch a web site, ClimateCorps.gov, where applicants will be able to see 2,000 open positions in 36 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico...

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Kaivan Shroff on the existential threat to democracy after Trump’s inflammatory abuse of law enforcement. (Anthony Davis; The Weekend Show podcast)

Democratic influencer Kaivan Shroff joins Anthony Davis to discuss the existential threat to democracy after Trump’s inflammatory abuse of law enforcement, the essential role of Kamala Harris, Biden’s understated Climate Corps and much more on The Weekend Show.
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Friday, September 22, 2023

Biden uses executive power to create New Deal-style American Climate Corps

The initiative will provide job training and service opportunities to work on a wide range of projects that tackle the climate crisis, including restoring coastal wetlands to protect communities from storm surges and flooding; deploying clean energy projects such as wind and solar power; managing forests to improve health and prevent catastrophic wildfires; and implementing energy efficient solutions to cut energy bills for consumers, the White House said...

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Sunrise on American Climate Corps: We Turned a Generational Rallying Cry into a Real Jobs Program

"Now, after years of demonstrating and fighting for a Climate Corps, we turned a generational rallying cry into a real jobs program that will put a new generation to work stopping the climate crisis. With the ACC and the historic climate investments won by our broader movement, the path towards a Green New Deal is beginning to become visible. 

"Today's historic action to put an American Climate Corps into motion is a clear demonstration that the Biden Administration knows there are more ways they can leverage executive power to lead an all out mobilization of our government and society to stop the climate crisis. Young people everywhere should feel empowered by this victory and continue demanding the change we need…"


Sierra Club Statement on Launch of American Climate Corps

"We need an all hands on deck approach to address the climate crisis, and the Biden-Harris Administration establishing an American Climate Corps – with specific opportunities for youth to work in climate resilience careers – is a historic effort to meet this moment. The Climate Corps will mobilize young people, workers, and federal resources in a way never seen before. The Sierra Club celebrates the Biden-Harris Administration for scaling up clean energy, increasing well-paid union jobs, and fostering environmental stewardship — exactly the path we must take to protect people and the planet."







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