{"id":1,"date":"2023-02-02T19:28:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T19:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/greenheartchallenge\/?p=1"},"modified":"2023-02-02T20:10:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:10:57","slug":"rachel-mcbride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/ghsc-water\/2023\/02\/rachel-mcbride\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel McBride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tClean &#038; Equitable Energy\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Green Heart Challenge - Rachel McBride\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/795355338?h=f1b1e11e9b&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/greenheartchallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/01\/Rachel-McBride-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Rachel McBride\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"300\" width=\"200\" title=\"Rachel McBride\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3>About Rachel<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rachel\u00a0<\/strong><strong>McBride<\/strong> is an 18-year-old senior youth staff member of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psequity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partnership for Southern Equity<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/psequity.org\/event\/yes-for-equity-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>YES! For Equity <\/strong>program<\/a>. Rachel graduated from North Clayton High School in Clayton County. She is a community organizer that works in multiple equity spaces, including PSE&#8217;s racial equity space and the climate equity space. She co-founded of a Clayton County youth council, called the Brighter Future Youth Leadership council that focuses on housing inequities in the Clayton County area, and continues to address community equity issues.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tAbout Partnership for Southern Equity\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/psequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/PSE-logo.png\" alt=\"PSE-logo.png\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"PSE-logo.png\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<p>The Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) advances policies and institutional actions that promote racial equity and shared prosperity for all in the growth of metropolitan Atlanta and the American South.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/psequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Just-Energy-ONLY_green-e1594142071707.png\" alt=\"Just-Energy-ONLY_green-e1594142071707.png\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Just-Energy-ONLY_green-e1594142071707.png\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Against the backdrop of global climate change, &#8220;<strong>energy equity<\/strong>&#8221; translates into the fair distribution of benefits and burdens from energy production and consumption. PSE&#8217;s Just Energy Initiative advocates for energy equity across the South.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/psequity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisit PSE Site\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\tChallenge Resources\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Energy.gov &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/clean-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>What is clean energy?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Capital Finance &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/scf.com\/solar-for-schools-universities\/?SchoolsUnis&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA2-2eBhClARIsAGLQ2Rku7C9W0meRdjPE8VEc_1WmbLRDMEmvGjDW575X4MFt68IZ3EiAgwUaAl8CEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Solar for Schools &amp; Universities<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Energy Link &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goenergylink.com\/blog\/public-schools-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Renewable Energy Solutions Public Schools Can Take Advantage Of<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Center for Green Schools &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgbc.org\/articles\/1-billion-funds-announced-k-12-clean-energy-projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1 billion in funds announced for K-12 clean energy projects<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Green Schools National Network &#8211;<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/greenschoolsnationalnetwork.org\/100-clean-energy-school-districts-a-growing-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100% Clean Energy School Districts: A Growing Movement<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ceepr.mit.edu\/workingpaper\/policy-options-to-enable-an-equitable-energy-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Policy Options to Enable an Equitable Energy Transition<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Resources for the Future &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rff.org\/topics\/equity-energy-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equity in the Energy Transition<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sierra Club &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierraclub.org\/climate-parents\/100-clean-energy-school-districts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100% Clean Energy School Districts<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clean &#038; Equitable Energy About Rachel Rachel\u00a0McBride is an 18-year-old senior youth staff member of Partnership for Southern Equity&#8216;s YES! 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