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Climate Power’s New Detroit Billboard for Trump’s $1 Billion from Big Oil
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - Today, Climate Power launched a new billboard in downtown Detroit outside Turning Point Action’s convention to inform Americans about Big Oil’s efforts to buy the Presidency with campaign (and legal defense) contributions to Donald Trump.
June 14, 2024
Detroit Summit Highlights Michigan’s Leadership in Creating a Clean Energy Future
DETROIT, MI – The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit hosted the Clean Economy and Community Impact Summit, highlighting Michigan's pivotal role in advancing the nation's clean energy economy.
June 10, 2024
Rising Gas Prices? Here’s Why.
The greed of Big Oil CEOs and climate-fueled extreme weather events will likely lead to higher gas prices. If you’re planning on covering gas prices, the facts speak for themselves: Big Oil CEOs continue to work to protect their bottom line, even if it means price-gouging families in Michigan. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are […]
May 22, 2024
ICYMI: In Detroit, Energy Secretary Granholm, Vice President Harris Announce $100 Million in EV Transition Funding for Auto Parts Manufacturers
Detroit, Mich. – On Monday, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joined Vice President Kamala Harris, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su in Detroit to announce more than $100 million in federal funding for small- and medium-sized auto parts manufacturers to expand or retool their facilities to support the shift to electric vehicles. Highlights […]
May 8, 2024
For Earth Week, Biden-Harris Administration Makes Historic Investment in Michigan’s Clean Energy Future
Lansing, Mich. – To commemorate Earth Week, the Biden-Harris administration announced a slew of investments and programs aimed at boosting the clean energy economy and protecting our health and environment from the harmful effects of climate change. These initiatives are directly benefiting the people of Michigan, as outlined below. “President Biden is the most accomplished climate president in […]
April 30, 2024
ICYMI: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7 Billion in Solar Power Funding for 900,000 Low-Income Households
Lansing, MI — On Earth Day, the Biden-Harris administration announced 60 grantees that will receive $7 billion in grant awards through the Solar for All grant competition. These awardees will provide solar energy to 900,000 low-income households in all 50 states while generating an estimated 200,000 jobs as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction […]
April 23, 2024
US Department of Agriculture Announces More than $4 Million in Funding for 26 Renewable Energy Projects in Michigan
Lansing, MI — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects in 44 states. This investment is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s clean energy plan, which is bringing clean energy jobs and investment to the United States at an unprecedented pace and scale, while also helping […]
April 1, 2024
Energy Secretary Granholm Doubles Down on Michigan’s Clean Energy Future
LANSING, MI — With stops in several Michigan cities over two days this week, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm launched a new framework to train Michigan’s workforce for good paying, family sustaining jobs in the EV battery industry and visited LG Energy Solution’s EV battery manufacturing facility in Holland. Sec. Granholm was joined at […]
March 28, 2024
President Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Creates 20,000+ Jobs and Generates $21.5 Billion Investment in Michigan
Washington, D.C. — On the heels of last night’s State of the Union address, a new Climate Power report released this week reveals that Michigan has seen forty-five new clean energy projects since 2022, resulting in 20,107 new clean energy jobs and more than $21.5 billion in new investments, including in electric vehicle manufacturing. “The […]
March 8, 2024
REPORT CARD: Trump Gets an F in Michigan; In November, He’ll Get an L
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of today’s Michigan primary, we’re here to remind you that Donald Trump failed Michigan families and the economy as President. His anti-worker and climate-denier agenda cost families jobs and made Michigan’s air and water dirtier, threatening the health of communities across the state. Trump rolled back clean cars standards that would have saved families money at the pump and protected wages for workers across the nation. The rollback was estimated to cost Michiganders over $745 million per year. Families in Michigan can’t afford another Trump presidency.
February 27, 2024