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Climate + Energy Project (CEP) Practical solutions for a clean energy future CEP is a statewide nonprofit working in Kansas. Stay informed through our blog - http://blog.climateandenergy.org/.

We collaborate with a broad coalition of diverse partners interested in jobs, prosperity and security to find practical solutions for a clean energy future. Some of our most successful programs include the Take Charge Challenge and the Heartland Alliance for Regional Transmission. We're a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3).

04/22/2025

Day 2 of the KCC hearing on docket number 25-EKCE-207-PRE. You can watch the livestream on the KCC YouTube and a recording of yesterday’s proceedings there as well. Don’t forget to tune in for Day 3, tomorrow!

04/21/2025

Evidentiary hearing as started for the Evergy Gas docket! Tune in at the KCC YouTube and if you missed, a recording should be available!

💻: www.youtube.com/

04/08/2025

WYANDOTTE -
📣 Join us tomorrow at one of our listening sessions to begin a conversation regarding the intersection between high energy bills, health, and housing. Get to know other community members as we discuss this important topic affecting our community!
Meals will be provided. Please make sure to register!

We will be holding two listening sessions, one in English and one in Spanish. Times and locations below!

Spanish Session
🗓 April 9 | ⏰ 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 El Centro, Inc.
650 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101
Register by calling El Centro at (913) 677-6100

English session
🗓 April 9 | ⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 Community Health County of Wyandotte
803 Armstrong Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106
Register by using the QR Code or calling (913) 210-1024

See you there!

04/07/2025

🚨KCC PUBLIC COMMENT DUE TODAY BY 5pm CT🚨 tell the KCC we don’t want these two $2 billion dollar fossil gas plants in Kansas!

Submit public comment via the KCC public comment box
OR
email them to the KCC at [email protected]

Power for People Over Profits!

04/03/2025

WYANDOTTE - The percentage of income going towards energy bills in Wyandotte County is one of the highest in the state.

📣 Join us at one of our next listening sessions to begin a conversation regarding high energy bills, and get to know other community members! Meals will be provided, make sure to register.

We will be holding two listening sessions, one in English and one in Spanish. Times and locations below!

English session
🗓 April 9 | ⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 Community Health County of Wyandotte
803 Armstrong Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106

Spanish Session
🗓 April 9 | ⏰ 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 El Centro, Inc.
650 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101

We hope to see you there!

04/02/2025

Make a public comment to the KCC on the Evergy docket 25-EKCE-207-PRE by Monday April 7th at 5pm CT! Learn more at bit.ly/nofossilgaskcc

04/02/2025

Evergy wants to build two new fossil gas plants in Reno & Sumner counties — and they want YOU to pay for it.
Kansans deserve clean, affordable energy — not higher bills and more pollution. Join us to learn how you can tell KCC “NO” to expensive fossil gas.

📣 Join us for a FREE info session

🗓 April 2 | ⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM

📍 Lawrence Public Library

🔗 Learn how you can take action and give public testimony in under 2-minutes

04/01/2025

OLATHE - Kansans deserve clean, affordable energy — not higher bills. Learn how to submit public testimony in under 2 minutes! Join us at our free info session with KIFA in Olathe and learn more about how you can put a stop to dirty gas and let the Kansas Corporation Commission know that Kansan’s value people over profits!

03/31/2025

Tell the Kansas Corporation Commission directly that you want your electricity provided from cleaner, cheaper renewable sources, and that you don’t want to pay Wall Street a profit for expensive, dirty gas.

Learn more at bit.ly/nofossilgaskcc

03/27/2025

☀️Wichita ☀️ We are presenting to the League of Women Voters Wichita Chapter on Evergy’s two proposed gas plants in Reno and Sumner county. Join us with some light refreshments and snacks and opportunities to take action!

Also included in this post, are the remainder events you are welcomed to attend!

03/21/2025

Join us at the WSU Hughes Metroplex from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on March 26th in Wichita to discover job training opportunities in the energy sector, in partnership with the Metropolitan Energy Center ! This information session will cover an overview of the energy field, the variety of free courses available, and the steps involved in the Building U program. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to learn more!

Register here to attend the session: https://form.jotform.com/250756013433046

For more information on the program: https://metroenergy.org/building-u/

03/20/2025

Earth Month is right around the corner! Join the City of Wichita for workshops and discussions on water conservation, composting, and more!

Attend in person or online with registration at www.wichita.gov/Sustainability.

03/19/2025

TONIGHT, Wednesday, March 19 at 6pm via Zoom to learn more about how the two proposed fossil gas plants in Reno and Sumner county with a price tag of $3 billion dollars! Register at bit.ly/nofossilgaskcc under “TAKE ACTION…”

03/18/2025

💻TODAY💻 virtual KS Sierra Club presentation TONIGHT at 6pm. Register at bit.ly/nofossilgaskcc under events.

03/17/2025

Mark your calendars for these upcoming events both in-person and virtual, to learn more about the Evergy docket number 25-EKCE-207-PRE. Events will start with a few presentations on what is fossil gas/”natural gas” and their environmental concerns. Our ask from participants is to make public comment to the KCC either through written or a Jogg video!

Learn more at bit.ly/nofossilgaskcc

Register for virtual events at the link above or link in bio!

Questions? Email: [email protected]

03/15/2025

We are traveling to Wichita today to give a presentation to KS Sierra Club south wind on the Evergy Gas Plants dockets! Looking forward to see yall!

03/13/2025

The real cost of Evergy’s two fossil gas plants at $2 billion dollars will be coming out of our pockets. This docket is at the KCC level with public comment being accepted until April 7th. Learn more about how this will impact our wallets.

Learn more at: bit.ly/nofossilgaskcc

03/10/2025

Join the League of Women Voters of Lawrence/Douglas County and Climate + Energy Project on Wednesday, March 12 from 6-7:30pm at the Lawrence Public Library Meeting Room B. This information session will include learning about the two proposed Evergy fossil gas plants Evergy fossil gas plants (Docket No. 25-EKCE-207-PRE) in Reno and Sumner Counties and how it impacts renewable energy goals in Kansas. Bring questions and be ready to take action at the end of the event!

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Hutchinson, KS
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(785) 424-0444

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http://www.climateandenergy.org/

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The Climate + Energy Project (CEP) seeks to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in America’s Heartland through the ambitious deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy, in policy and practice.

CEP achieves these goals through a four-part approach that:

Connects people, organizations, and ideas.

Facilitates productive, pragmatic, long-term solutions.

Presents balanced facts.

Ensures that a wide range of voices are represented.

CEP is a Kansas-based non-partisan 501(c)3 working to find practical solutions for a clean energy future.

Stay informed through our blog.

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Reducing climate risks positively impacts our state’s Water, Energy, Air, Land, Transportation, and Health (WEALTH). The Kansas WEALTH Partnership collaboratively identifies opportunities to reduce climate risks and increase community resilience.

The partnership collaborates on Kansas WEALTH Day, an annual event at the Capitol that brings together organizations, advocates, and legislators to connect on Water, Energy, Air, Land, Transportation, and Health policy.

CEP LIVE on Facebook features leading advocacy organizations and businesses that share unique insights on climate and energy issues while actively engaging with the audience. The series includes: Kansas WEALTH Policy, Civic Engagement & YOU! and Making the Connections: Climate Change and Health Equity on our Facebook video page.

The Clean Energy Business Council is a member-guided network of professionals interested in renewable energy and energy efficiency as practical business solutions.

The Kansas Environmental Leadership project aims to develop and support a network of environmental leaders in Kansas, build capacity for adult-focused environmental education in the state, and create a shared set of educational materials about relevant environmental topics.

Climate + Energy Voters Take Action taps into CEP’s statewide network of environmental advocacy groups and community leaders focused on health, climate, and energy solutions. Participants receive training and education to build power through voter registration, education, mobilization, and candidate engagement.

Take Charge Challenge is an energy competition designed to increase efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and positively contribute to the participants' bottom line. It is an innovative and proven approach to help businesses, organizations, and communities address our nation's diminishing energy resources and rising energy costs.

Water + Energy Progress highlights and celebrates farmers and ranchers whose successful innovations save water and energy in Kansas.

CEP relies on donations from Kansans like you! Support our work.

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