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@dahna.bsky.social—Finance Narrative Architect | Organizational Equity Authority | Inclusive Finance Advocate | https://upthinknarratives.com
How effectively do you think this could be implemented in the U.S., especially against “Cancer Alley” companies?
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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”
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September 1, 2024 at 12:16 AM
How effectively do you think this could be implemented in the U.S., especially against “Cancer Alley” companies?
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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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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
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August 25, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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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“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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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.
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August 16, 2024 at 4:09 PM
“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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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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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
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August 16, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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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CDFIs ARE helping fix America’s housing affordability crisis. They need ongoing funding and support.
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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.
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August 7, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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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Don’t Burn Our Future: Clean Power Now - The Montpelier Bridge
by Jordan Heiden Trudging through downtown Barre’s mud, debris, and dust last month in the aftermath of yet another flood event reminded me of two things: (1) Vermonters remain some of the most resili...
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August 7, 2024 at 1:13 AM
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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When you know the truth, it will set you free to vote for the future of humanity.
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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
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August 7, 2024 at 1:10 AM
When you know the truth, it will set you free to vote for the future of humanity.
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Climate Justice: Human Rights at the Heart of Climate Action | ASIL
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August 7, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Her long history fighting for climate justice answers this question.
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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.
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July 23, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Her long history fighting for climate justice answers this question.
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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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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
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July 23, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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 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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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...
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July 12, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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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“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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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.
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July 12, 2024 at 3:41 AM
“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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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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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.
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June 27, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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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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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A Pandemic-Era Eviction Prevention Program Inches Toward Permanence
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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.
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June 27, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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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A Pandemic-Era Eviction Prevention Program Inches Toward Permanence
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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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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.
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June 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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.
June 25, 2024 at 2:49 AM
#ClimateJustice is #financialjustice. Let's all act today.
Every little girl should be whatever they can be!
My daughter wants to be a pilot, and my wife just sent me this photo of her in the cockpit of their flight home! She's never going to stop talking about this.
June 25, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Every little girl should be whatever they can be!
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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Expert advice on bankruptcy and foreclosure
Attorney Theresa DeGray helps Connecticut homeowners prevent foreclosure, inspired by her own experience with bankruptcy in 2009.
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June 25, 2024 at 2:30 AM
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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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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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.
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June 25, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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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Just as they’re fighting for it in Brazil, we must in the United States.
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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...
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June 25, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Just as they’re fighting for it in Brazil, we must in the United States.
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