A year after an ice storm cut off power to 700k Michiganders, many see little progress on holding utilities accountable for poor reliability. Some lawmakers say utilities' political spending is standing in the way. Planet Detroit planetdetroit.org/2024/03/dte-po…

Fun facts: the average low temp in Detroit this February was 28.3F, which is warmer than the avg for the entire month (combined highs and lows) of 28.0F. We averaged 36.5F (vs 37.2F avg for March) and set a Feb record of 73F. Spring 4 weeks early--celebrating and cringing :/

Calling All Law Students in Michigan that have an interest in #WaterJustice should join this effort! WE Legal Fellowship | We The People @CWSC wethepeopleofdetroit.com/we-legal-fello…

energyequityproject.com/2024/03/30/ene… In all, 100% of the children (n=116), ages 4-14, redistributed some share of the jellybean electrons (p<0.000001)....demonstrating what the study authors have deemed a "reparative effect" that aligns with the principle of restorative justice.

Haunting & brilliant. "The policy [to ban any protest at U of M] reads like a Protest Ban Mad Libs, a game of repressive Clue. It was the contractor, with the obstruction, at the ballet. It was the professor, with the projector, at the service activity." www-chronicle-com.proxy.lib.umich.edu/article/michig…

I was part of a group of academics who convened to propose policy solutions to extreme heat, which now kills upwards of 1,500 Americans / year, twice as deadly as just a decade ago. LIHEAP is a small overlooked piece of the puzzle. fas.org/accelerator/ex… fas.org/publication/li…

Would be really wild if a group of University of Michigan best and brightest spent hundreds if not thousands of hours collectively researching the endowment, and published a 50-page guide detailing exactly how you’re wrong: tahrirumich.org/why-divest

Would also be ludicrous if the reason they had to spend so long researching this information was because the University of Michigan board of regents lobbied the state government to remove pre-existing transparency on what the endowment invests in freep.com/story/news/loc…

What does accountability to Justice40 look like? There's an EJ scorecard that doesn't actually keep score. I analyzed reports from 23 agencies and reached out to Grist to draw more attention to the issue docs.google.com/document/d/188… docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… grist.org/equity/biden-e…

Is this violence not "catastrophic" enough for you to act Santa Ono? You would rather unleash violence on your own students? Add this to your next email

Once again it is clear that our universities value their financial ties to genocide more than the well being of their own students. No matter the oppression we face, our movement will not rest. Shame on UMich, solidarity with those arrested, & Free Palestine 🇵🇸✊

Today, we are excited to announce the launch of PowerLines as a nonprofit organization focused on modernizing utility regulation to accelerate affordable, reliable, and clean energy for American energy consumers!

If #monopoly properties reflected real life: #utilities #electricity #solar

Want to send some (genuine or snarky) love to your utility company or regulatory commissioners? Here are some lovely Valentine's Day cards by @EnergyEquityProject's Tyler LaBerge. energyequityproject.org/2025/02/05/ene…

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