Aurthor: Dr. Erica Southerland Published: 7/9/2020 CONTACT: Dr. Erica Southerland 202.263.2812 media@cbcfinc.org
Finalists Announced for American-Made Solar Prize Round 3
Author: DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office Published: 7/10/2020 Solar Energy Technologies Office Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the 10 teams selected to advance to the final phase of the $3
MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND THE FIRST BLACK-OWNED COMMUNITY SOLAR ENERGY COMPANY
Author: Dava Gives Published: 6/29/2020 50Black Enterprise Kristal Hansley Founder & Chief Executive Officer Image via WeSolar Energy/Alex McSwain Solar energy is promised to be the new source of our power as we move
Solar Job Opportunities at the U.S. Department of Energy
Author: DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office Published: 7/8/2020 Solar Energy Technologies Office Interested in being part of the future of solar energy? The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has job openings. We are hiring federal supervisory general
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Author: Craig Boyte Published: 6/29/2020 New Frontier Data’s Comments are off for this post Civil forfeiture laws allow local law enforcement to retain possession of seized assets, creating inherent conflicts of interest. Federal prohibition of cannabis
The 2020 U.S. Energy & Employment Report
Author: American Council on Renewable Energy Published: 7/5/2020 Download This Year’s Report The U.S. Energy & Employment Report provides a unique window on the people who meet the nation’s energy needs, and identifies important trends and skill sets
Black America Must Read 27,000+ More Clean Energy Jobs Lost in May
Author: Acore Published: June 15,2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress this week begins debating economic stimulus support for the energy industry, a new analysis of unemployment data shows the biggest part of America’s energy
How this 23-year-old CEO turned her dorm room side hustle into a business bringing in $1 million
Author: Akilah Releford Published: July 2, 2020 Make It Black Akilah Releford is the founder and CEO of Mary Louise Cosmetics. Courtesy Akilah Releford My journey as a beauty entrepreneur started in my dorm
Broad Energy Industry Coalition Encourages PJM to Continue to Examine Carbon Pricing in its Electricity Market
Author: Monique Hanis Published: 6/30/2020 AEE June 30, 2020 Washington D.C. – As U.S. policymakers look for cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, a diverse coalition of power generators, trade associations, and think tanks last week sent a letter encouraging
DC Budget Update: Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Author: We are happy to see that the DC Council made some new investments in affordable housing programs in the first stage of budget decisions last week. But the DC Council needs to do so much more to get us
Search Results Web results The 2% Solution: Inside Billionaire Robert Smith’s Bold Plan
Author: Nathan Vardi Published: 6/30/2020 Forbes The nation’s wealthiest Black investor says the best way to begin to reverse Corporate America’s history of structural racism is for big banks and large companies to spend the next
Amazon Launches US$2 Billion Climate Pledge Fund Amid Reputation Crisis
Authyor: Sally Ho Published: 6/29/2020 Green Queen Amazon has just announced a US$2 billion for a new Climate Pledge Fund dedicated to sustainable technologies and services that will help the e-commerce giant achieve net-zero carbon
Law Enforcement’s Ill-Gotten Gain: Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws v. Cannabis
Author: Kacey Morrissey Published: 6/29/2020 New Frontier Data By Kacey Morrissey, Senior Director of Industry Analytics, New Frontier Data Civil Forfeiture Overview Civil forfeiture laws allow police to seize property—cash, cars, and houses, guns, and other assets—suspected of
Show that Black lives matterby funding Maryland’s HBCUs
Author: By Michael D. Jones, David Burton and Earl Richardson Published: 6/29 20202 Baltimore Sun Speaker of the House Adrienne Jones addressed the crowd in Annapolis this year at a rally in support of court-ordered funding of historically Black colleges
How to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses
Author: Sarah Davis Published: 6/28/2020 Finimpact Black Lives Matter is affecting the world in a profound way, bringing the plight of African Americans into the limelight. Its effects are far-reaching, and it
A New Assembly Line: Opportunities for Jobs and Economic Growth in the Electric Transportation Supply Chain
Author: Advanced Energy Economy 6/26/2020 Live on Tuesday, June 30th at 2pm ET / 11am PT Across the country and around the world, consumers, municipalities, and private-sector companies are turning to electric vehicles (EVs) as their primary mode
Seven Solar Projects Awarded Funding; Round 3 Solar Prize Competitors to Demo Innovations
Author: DOE Published: 6/25/2020 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office Seven solar projects have been selected to receive funding to get them closer to market; 20 teams are gearing up to present their solar innovations
Shaping of Bakari Sellers in ‘My Vanishing Country’
Author: Brenda C. Siler Published: 6/24/2020 Washington Informer Autobiography Honors Family, Southern Life and Community By Brenda C. Siler Many are familiar with Bakari Sellers through his role as
Baltimore’s Top Prosecutor Dismisses Roughly 600 Open Warrants Amid Pandemic
Author: WI Eeb Staff Published: 6/26/2020 Washington Informer Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has dismissed nearly 600 open warrants for minor offenses in an effort to stem the number of
Author: Didigu, Kellie Published: 6/25/2020 psc.dc.gov ### Press Release For Immediate Release: June 8, 2020 Contact: Kellie Didigu, kdidigu@psc.dc.gov, 202-626-5124 (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) issued