Society of Native Nations
In 2021, Climate Nexus launched an Energy Equity Regranting Project to help resource organizations, tribes, and community leaders on the frontlines of climate change and the impactful work they are doing to fight the gas industry. The energy equity transition grants prioritize grassroots groups with an annual budget of $1 million or less to boost their efforts in racially, ethnically, gender, and culturally diverse communities across the United States and at the intersections of public health and energy justice.
In our third year running the program, 12 grantees received between $20,000 and $40,000, including the Society of Native Nations, whose work is previewed below. Stay tuned for an update on their work later this year.
Overview
The Society of Native Nations (SSN) works from the Permian Basin to the Gulf of Mexico in Texas and from San Francisco to San Diego in California. Operating out of the San Antonio area, SSN works to recognize the existence of Native Peoples in Texas, as many are not federally recognized. SNN is contesting the oil, gas, and petrochemical buildout from the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast. SNN conducts community workshops and learning sessions and participates in the United Nations Environmental Programs Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution.
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Great Plains Action Society
Great Plains Action Society addresses the trauma that Indigenous Peoples and the Earth face from colonial capitalism and works to prevent further violence.
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Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania
Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania has spent the past decade educating Pennsylvanians on the health dangers of the gas industry.
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7 Directions of Service
7 Directions of Service is fighting to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate Extension and to advance Rights of Nature laws.
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North Carolina Climate Justice Collective
NCCJC uses an intersectional approach to address environmental issues that directly impact North Carolinians living on the frontlines of extractive industries.
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South Carolina Interfaith Power and Light
SCIPL develops programming and resources around food insecurity, high energy bills, electric vehicle infrastructure, and resilience hubs.
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The People’s Justice Council
The People’s Justice Council is led by pastors, community organizers, and working professionals to create an equitable, sustainable, and just world.
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Better Brazoria: Clean Air & Water
Better Brazoria: Clean Air & Water supports residents of Brazoria County by watchdogging petrochemical companies trying to export liquid “natural” gas.
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Society of Native Nations
SSN works to recognize the existence of Native peoples in Texas, and contest the petrochemical buildout from the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast.
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Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas
The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe travels throughout Texas, monitoring pipelines, disposal wells, ongoing border wall construction, and fracking/flaring violations.
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Rio Grande International Study Center
RGISC conducts independent research and community education to steward the environmental preservation and restoration of the Rio Grande Basin.
