From LaGrange to Obama’s Team: Michelle Moore on Community Power

Benson, Eric; Moore, Michelle

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Title

From LaGrange to Obama’s Team: Michelle Moore on Community Power

Author(s)

• Benson, Eric
• Moore, Michelle

Contributor(s)

Himmel, Jacqui

Issue Date

2024-08-15

Keyword(s)

• Renewable Energy
• Community Organizing
• President Barack Obama
• Climate Policy
• Podcast

Abstract

In this episode of Cimiify, Eric welcomes Michelle Moore, a distinguished climate policy expert and former federal environmental executive under the Obama administration. Michelle shares insights from her journey growing up in rural Georgia to impactful roles in national climate policy, including reducing the government's energy bill by $11 billion. The episode delves into her motivations rooted in community and faith, her work with the non-profit Groundswell to promote community power and clean energy projects in underserved areas, and the importance of values-based system change. Michelle's philosophy of 'doing well by doing good' and her latest book, Rural Renaissance, are highlighted. The conversation also explores actionable steps individuals can take to support climate justice and policy changes. After the interview, design researcher Jacqui Himmel joins Eric to unpack the episode providing the most important calls to action from the discussion that you can implement today!

Publisher

Climate Designers

Series/Report Name or Number

Season 4: Episode 12

Type of Resource

sound

Language

eng

Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

US Department of Education’s Title IX Grant Program - Department of Global Studies at the University of Illinois

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