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Uzma

@uzma

At the intersection of energy, climate change, society

 Albany Park, Chicago ALL DAY
Joined March 2007
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The Solar Honey Company and Bolton Bees partner with solar developers to place apiaries near solar panels to encourage new foraging habitats and reduce ground maintenance. And the honey's delicious. #solarhoney @MWenergynews boltonbees.com/solar-honey-1
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If a black person's dollar is worth less than a white person's we haven't abolished slavery, being free means equal participation in economy
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Beryl Satter: Contract selling was a systematic and predatory transfer of wealth from black communities after Great Migration #MPCForum
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Big part of community organizing is to tell a good story to jumpstart conversation. Don't start at stats. Has to feel real #OurEnergy
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Ask "why might people care" in community engagement to uncover broader motivations to act on issues #OurEnergy @judyhertz
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Chicago is the birthplace of community organizing. Today @ISEIFoundation grantees are learning how to use those tactics for #OurEnergy
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In volunteer work we're trained to express altruism & ignore self-interest, but interest is what connects us to causes @judyhertz #OurEnergy
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Coal is not the answer to global energy poverty, in fact it will impose unnecessary suffering on the poor vox.com/2016/10/25/13309076/…
Energy poverty is a real problem. Coal is a bogus solution.

Energy poverty is a real problem. Coal is a bogus solution.

Coal only makes global poverty worse.

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In Moroccan village, solar panels improved agricultural economy – they also helped residents connect with God #sufi bbc.com/travel/story/2017041…
The village powered by divine light

The village powered by divine light

In the village of Tahala, solar panels not only improved the agricultural economy – they also helped residents connect with God.

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This sufi folk song circulates in every Pakistani's blood no matter where we are. Love Sami Yusuf's take youtube.com/watch?v=xx-zOkBh… #jumaahjam
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Had no idea Nelson Algren grew up in my beloved Albany Park and I went to the same elementary school as him algrenthemovie.com/
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90 Days, 90 Voices project profiles Chicago’s immigrants, and what are they facing in 2017 90days90voices.com/
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A love letter to Chicago footwork #juke #house #lookathisfeet youtu.be/YWV2UFDK9Ow @chancetherapper @kevincoval
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One of our theories of change re: funding energy literacy @cebutterfield #philanthropy xitter.gq/iseifoundation/status/…
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One place to look for a narrative of Pakistani people: poetry on buses, trucks, rickshaws theconversation.com/at-once-…
‘At once silent and eloquent’: a glimpse of Pakistani visual poetry

‘At once silent and eloquent’: a glimpse of Pakistani visual poetry

Pakistan’s rich visual and poetic culture is expressed every day on walls, rickshaws and buses. As the country struggles to offer solace to its people, they carry its narratives and emotions.

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92% of us are breathing unsafe air. This map shows just how bad the problem is wef.ch/2leZ661
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Justice is what LOVE looks like in public.
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.@NASA shows near disappearance of Aral Sea in central Asia in just 14 years go.nasa.gov/2lpLoK2
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A few years ago, #Australia added purple to weather maps to reflect extreme heat. Good call! #Heatwave2017
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Happy birthday J Dilla ❤️#goat xitter.gq/okayplayer/status/8290…
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On #JDilla's birthday, a gift from us to you: a 28 hour playlist of Jay Dee's samples. #DillaDay 🍩 bit.ly/CheatSheetJDilla
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