Bringing Justice to Sustainability

Grounded in the lived experiences of low income and communities of color, we root our work in research, community engagement, and policy to build the capacity of environmental justice communities.

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Upcoming Workshops and Events

Resilient Energy Systems

This workshop is designed for communities to better understand how they are being impacted by the current energy infrastructure.

Earth Day 2023: Celebrating Nature’s Gifts

Join us for an Earth Day event in collaboration with CLUES’ Jardin De Armonia and Cynthia Rico Mendoza of Earthy Mujer, where we will cook together and share a meal from our new Nature’s Cookbook, and engage in discussion around the need to treat the Earth with care and reciprocity, not as a commodity.

All members of society have a voice in public decision-making and have a right to a healthy and vibrant planet.

We work to ensure that historically marginalized communities and policy makers have the tools and information they need to create just, sustainable energy and environmental policy. Indigenous communities, low income communities, communities of color (i.e. environmental justice communities) have a right to be at the decision making table. We develop tools and information on climate, environment and energy to build the capacity of community members to effectively participate in public decision making.

What We Do

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Policy Advocacy

CEED provides research and capacity building so that communities can make informed decisions about policies and programs affecting their environmental conditions on the local and federal level.

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Climate, Energy & Health Research

CEED works in partnership with grassroots communities, policy makers and researchers, combining technical research with a priority for understanding policy impacts on justice communities.

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Popular Education

CEED conducts popular education within grassroots communities to build their capacity to engage in their own voice on critical energy, climate and environmental policies and planning that affect their health and livelihoods.

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CEED Announces Executive Director Transition and Reaffirms Mission

The Board of Directors of the Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy (CEED) announces with gratitude and appreciation that Dr….

Land Use Rezoning in Minneapolis

CEED, along with partners, submitted recommendations to the City Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED) Department to urge the City to take proactive steps to protect the health and safety of the most under resourced communities through this zoning process.

Earth Day 2023: Celebrating Nature’s Gifts

Join us for an Earth Day event in collaboration with CLUES’ Jardin De Armonia and Cynthia Rico Mendoza of Earthy Mujer, where we will cook together and share a meal from our new Nature’s Cookbook, and engage in discussion around the need to treat the Earth with care and reciprocity, not as a commodity.

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Information is Power

Our interactive mapping tool pinpoints sources of pollution in the Twin Cities in order to promote a common understanding of environmental risks amongst ourselves.

Support Our Work

Donating to CEED ensures that communities and policy makers have the tools and information they need to create just, sustainable energy and environmental policy.