SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel completed a brand-new expanded capacity plant with state-of-the-art technology, making it Pacific Biodiesel's most efficient design to date. Community

SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel completed a brand-new expanded capacity plant with state-of-the-art technology, making it Pacific Biodiesel's most efficient design to date. Community based biodiesel production is a way to provide local and sustainable energy to any region.

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 On September 12, WECAN held a virtual launch event for the report, "The Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America and

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 On September 12, WECAN held a virtual launch event for the report, "The Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America and Complicit Financial Institutions (Fourth Edition).” 

From rising cancer rates to escalating violence, the report details the numerous disproportionate health and safety risks and impacts women in all their diversity are experiencing due to fossil fuel extraction, which is also perpetuating Indigenous and human rights violations. The report highlights regional case studies from Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities in North America, as well as the corresponding financial institutions that are contributing to these egregious harms. The report outlines recommendations for the banks to move toward accountability and a just transition. 

During the online event, we heard from frontline women leaders, health experts, and advocates who are demanding accountability from financial institutions to take action for the health of our communities, ecosystems, and the climate. Speakers included: 

✴� Roishetta Sibley Ozane M.S., Founder of Vessel Project of Louisiana and Gulf Fossil Finance Coordinator, Louisiana

✴� Rene Ann Goodrich (Bad River Ojibwe), Native Lives Matter Coalition and Wisconsin Department of Justice Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Task Force Member, Wisconsin

✴� Sharon Lavigne, Founder of RISE St. James, and 2021 Goldman Prize Winner, Louisiana

✴� Patricia Garcia-Nelson (Oraricha Tribes of Mexico and the Chichimeca), Colorado Fossil Fuel Just Transition Advocate for Green Latinos, Northern Colorado

✴� Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca Nation), Environmental Ambassador for the Ponca Nation, and Board Member and Project Coordinator for WECAN, Oklahoma

✴� Antonia Juhasz, Investigative Journalist, author, lecturer, Washington, DC

✴� Dr. Nneoma Nwachuku Ojiaku, MD, MPH Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Climate Health Now

✴� Osprey Orielle Lake, Report Co-author, and Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)

Many thanks to the amazing speakers!

Financing the Energy Frontier for Anchorage | PGS Capstone Showcase Fall 2019

From the December 2019 Capstone Showcase, this team of Presidians assessed a green investment bank model as a

Financing the Energy Frontier for Anchorage | PGS Capstone Showcase Fall 2019

From the December 2019 Capstone Showcase, this team of Presidians assessed a green investment bank model as a means to address the Municipality of Anchorage’s climate goals and analyzed several possible legal structures, leveraging multi-sector partnerships. Presented by Melanie Lucas-Conwell (MBA), Sarah Nelson (MBA), and Monica Pandele (MBA, MPA). About Presidio Graduate School: PGS is an accredited, nonprofit graduate school founded in 2003, offering several unique degree programs — three MBAs, the only sustainable MPA, and one of the only Dual MBA/MPAs — as well as several certificates, all taught with our systems-thinking methodology at the core. The premise we adhere to is that real change happens at the intersection between private enterprise and the public sector, and across commerce, and the common good. Learn more about PGS, our mission, and our programs at presidio.edu or call us at 415-561-6555.