Citizens For A Sustainable Highland Park

02/03/2022

Time to elect some people who are with the people instead DTE Investors! If you want to check if your elected officials are taking money from DTE I can show you how.

01/12/2022

Solar Power Hour is today at 6:30 on zoom. Come learn about generating your own electricity powered by the sun! Register here:
https://www.growsolar.org/highland-park/
There is another power hour at 4pm on Thursday the 20th if you cannot make it tonight.

Interested in getting a great deal on solar? Find out how at our next Solar Power Hour, tomorrow at 6:30PM on Zoom! All Wayne County property owners are eligible to sign up for our cost-saving solar group buy.
At our Solar Power Hour, local representatives and solar experts will explain how solar energy works, how to join the program and financing options that might be right for you. Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7416341507513/WN_R45M-MnkSPKf1EuvvK23zQ

10/20/2021

Thanks to everyone who posted comments for the meeting last night! The Highland Park City Council passed unanimously the resolution to seek input from the public about commissioning a feasibility study for a municipal utility! So there will be at least one meeting soon where you can share your thoughts about getting DTE out of our pockets.

Several people also posted requests for the council to pass the Sustainability Commission ordinance we circulated back in 2019. Thanks to all of you too!

As soon as anyone hears about the public input session(s), please share with the group.

I know we do not have the resources of Ann Arbor, but I want to share an innovative idea they came up with that could well provide a much less expensive way for Highland Parkers to take back ownership of our electricity.

Brian Donovan
Treasurer, Citizens for a Sustainable HP
512-825-8571

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10/15/2021

In Case You Missed IT! Item VII b on the council agenda for Monday is a resolution requesting community input considering the question of a Feasibility Study regarding a public power utility! Please show up in support of this resolution. This is a great opportunity for the public and city officials to discuss what it takes to buy out DTE!

09/24/2021

Do you own property in Wayne County? Are your utility bills too high?

Come learn how power from the sun can lower your energy bills or provide resiliency during black outs. It is free and you can sign up for a no obligation solar assessment for your home or small business.

Grow Solar Highland Park –Detroit is a group buy program for homeowners and small business owners who own their building. Soulardarity, Parker Village, Detroit Green Task Force, Hope Village Revitalization and Polar Bear Sustainable Energy Cooperative worked with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association and the Clean Energy Credit Union to put the program together. You can get 100% financing. The federal government offers an income tax rebate that pays for 26% of the cost. Soulardarity raised funds to offer grants in lieu of the tax credit for households who cannot access the federal tax credit.

https://www.growsolar.org/highland-park/

All property owners in Wayne County are eligible to participate.

Grow Solar Highland Park-Detroit is an education and bulk purchasing program that makes solar more affordable to Wayne County residents.

08/29/2020

Hi Folks,

Is anyone interested in putting together a presentation or panel for the Michigan Environmental Justice Summit? Deadline to submit proposals is September 6th. The Summit itself is going virtual and will last for 6 weeks from mid Sept to Oct 31.

There are plenty of things to mention about HP: Lead in the water, Illegal Dumping of solid waste, Consent agreement with GLWA that requires all water mains to be replaced before our water plant can be restored, Power outages…

Out panel at the Energy Sustainability and Tech Fair went very well. You can check out the zoom recordings here.

Anyone interested in putting a panel together can reply all. I am willing to participate but do not have the bandwidth to organize a presentation.

Brian Donovan
Citizens for a Sustainable HP

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Lawrence Stallworth"
Subject: 30 Years & Counting
Date: August 27, 2020 at 4:07:07 PM EDT
To: "Brian Donovan"
Reply-To: [email protected]

Hey Y'all,

As some of you know, the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition hosts the statewide environmental justice summit every two years. This event brings together hundreds of frontline activists and allies to share stories and strategies for achieving a safer, cleaner, more vibrant future. It would have been a fantastic year for us considering this marks the 30th Anniversary since the first EJ summit in Michigan!

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the summit will be held in a digital space this year. However, this does not change our goal to create an accessible space for the Michigan EJ community to connect. Over several weeks, the summit will take place, kicking off September 14th, 2020, and closing out October 31st,2020. Please be sure to register to stay updated on all things regarding the summit.

MEJC is genuinely excited about each of the tracks that are being offered to participants this year. There will be a total of four, and they are listed and explained below.

1. Healing and Culture - Sessions related to dealing with stress, grief, and loss, searching for joy welcome, exploring the cultural roots around Black Lives Matter and EJ Movements.

2. Campaign Action - People have had enough and demand transition to clean energy solutions, better-funded school systems, community-centered public safety models, access to quality health care as we battle COVID-19, and much more.

3. Know your History - Understanding how to get involved and make a change within the community around EJ issues. This track also consists of understanding the past and how it impacts today.

4. Climate Justice- Climate Justice is the vision for the future of survival and thriving communities free of toxins and terror. Through this work, we can transform our extractive economy into a regenerative economy.

MEJC also welcomes session proposals for any of the four tracks listed above. If you or your acquaintances might be interested in running a session, please feel free to submit your request here. We have extended our proposal deadline to September 6th, 2020!

We are looking forward to providing a space for our EJ family to reconnect and (re)claim our wins!

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