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Down-ballot races: What are they and why are they important?

  For Immediate Release  – September 10th, 2024                              Contact: Will Eley, Green Jobs Program Manager,  Piedmont Environmental Alliance / will@peanc.org / 334 462 0663

  Will Eley, Green Jobs Program Manager at PEA, interviewing Blake Stewart, co-owner and operator of Fair Witness.

  Will Eley of PEA interviewing Beth Bealle of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC. Beth is the Director of Philanthropy Stewardship & Engagement at Second Harvest and co-chairs the organization’s Sustainability Committee–the “Green Team.”

Solarize the Triad…. And the Planet July 21, 2024 Op-Ed from PEA Executive Director Jamie Maier Featured in the Winston-Salem Journal and Greensboro News & Record

The installation will be the largest array of its kind in Forsyth County and one of the largest such arrays in North Carolina, projected to save Second Harvest $107,500 annually in electricity costs and $5.3 million cumulatively over 30 years.

Will Eley, Green Jobs Program Manager at Piedmont Environmental Alliance, interviewing Adrian Smith of Robert Rust Foods. 

For Immediate Release  May 29th, 2024                                  Contact: Will Eley, Green Jobs Program Manager, Piedmont Environmental Alliance / will@peanc.org 

As you prepare for Piedmont Environmental Alliance’s debut Green Home Tour on June 1st, you are likely asking yourself a series of questions: What is a green home? Do I already have one?

The home electrification movement is really heating up, thanks to new incentives and the increasingly clear benefits for our health and our planet.

Will Eley from PEA sat down with Yvette Jones of PowerUP NC to talk about how their work advocating for a just, clean energy transition is increasing green job opportunities in our state.  This transcribed interview is part of PEA's ongoing Triad Green

     Winston-Salem typically experiences a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The relatively mild winters and warm summers create a conducive environment for a wide variety of plants.

Will Eley, Green Jobs Program Manager at PEA, interviewing Mike Ortegon (Owner & Chef) and Karen Ruiz (Business Manager) of MO’Empanadas

Local composting services are a convenient, simple solution to the ever-growing waste management problem we are facing. Not only does composting greatly benefit the environment, it can also be financially advantageous by protecting your investment in your home and land.

I don’t have to tell you that the challenges we face in our  community - and our world - are big. Climate change is impacting our health, threatening our well-being, deepening historical injustices, and shaking our economy. The question is: what can we as individuals do to make a difference?

Submitted as a Guest Blog by Sarah Catron from Salemtowne