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Guest Speaker: Portia Watson & Dawn Cooley, Wilderness Louisville & KY Interfaith Power and Light

Featuring two of our Community Microgrant Winning Projects: Jefferson Memorial Forest Electric Vehicle Charging Station & Energy Conservation Outreach Program

Jefferson Memorial Forest Electric Vehicle Charging Station - Evolve KY - This dual-charging station will be free for public use and advances grassroots efforts led by Evolve KY to create an even distribution of electronic vehicles (EV) infrastructure throughout the city. This project also includes a component to educate the general public on the benefits of EVs, and the importance of reducing GHG emissions via promotional materials shared on the social media accounts of Wilderness Louisville, Inc., and Evolve KY.

Energy Conservation Outreach Program - KY Interfaith Power and Light - Targeted communities who are disproportionately affected by pollution and climate change deserve attention when focusing on energy conservation. Communities of color, Black Kentuckians, and low-income communities are directly impacted as a result of abusive industry practices that create pollution, harmful drinking water, and conditions for lower life expectancy. The targets for the Energy Conservation Outreach program are faith communities with median incomes at or below the federal poverty level for Kentucky. Many low-income communities suffer from both the financial drain of heating and cooling aging buildings used for faith worship as well as being disproportionately affected by poor air quality. This grant allows expansion of an ongoing outreach program that works alongside houses of worship and charitable organizations that serve low-income communities to reduce their energy impact through a combination of reducing their carbon footprint and shifting to renewable energy.