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Energy insecurity in America: What is it and how do we fix it?

Generation180 is working to make clean energy more accessible for all people, regardless of income level. Yet, historically in America, housing and land-use policies have resulted in low-income and non-white …

Finding Optimism After the Big Beautiful Bill

If you follow Generation180, you know how transformative the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was. It was the largest investment in clean energy in U.S. history — creating hundreds of thousands …

Virginia is for EV Lovers: Rolling Back the NEVI Program Hurts Jobs Families Were Counting On

This Op-ed comes to us from our Executive Director Stuart Gardner and Alleyn Harned the Executive Director of Virginia Clean Cities. Virginians deserve market certainty – rolling back popular programs …

Happy (2nd) Birthday, IRA! Not So Terrible Twos

Two years ago, President Biden signed landmark climate legislation — the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — into law, spurring the largest investment in clean energy and climate in U.S. history. …

When you’d rather walk: Small steps make for large boosts in liveability

How walkable is your town? If you live in the United States and answered “very,” you’re in a lucky minority. In a recent study of nearly 800 cities, North America …

Schools harness solar at a global scale

America’s schools are making progress on the switch to clean energy. Since 2015, the amount of solar installed at K-12 schools has tripled and the number of schools with solar …

How to help your community benefit from clean energy funds

Want less pollution in your neighborhood? Wishing solar roofs and electric buses were everywhere you looked? There are some very concrete things you can do to help speed up climate …

America’s Clean Energy Pie

We hope you’ll enjoy this recipe as you reunite with friends and family this holiday season. Educating Americans about how they can benefit from the clean energy transition is an …

Happy Birthday, IRA!

The landmark clean energy law passed nearly one year ago, aka the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), is the single largest investment in climate and clean energy in American history. Generation180’s …

The Energy 180: Taking You From Guilt Trip to Power Trip

In this piece, Generation180’s executive director, Wendy Philleo, lays out how the fossil fuel industry has manipulated American consumers into climate inaction for decades. Armed with this information, we hope …