Billy Parish 
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- Name: Billy Parish
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Billy Parish is co-founder and coordinator of the Energy Action Coalition. Billy has taken four years off from Yale, where he was co-chair of the Yale Student Environmental Coalition and was majoring in Ethics, Politics & Economics. Billy was a 2004 Brower Youth Award Winner, 2005 Rolling Stone "Climate Hero," Mother Jones magazine's 2006 "Student Activist of the Year," and was recently named a fellow by Ashoka, the global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. A co-author of the report "New Energy for Campuses," a guide for colleges and universities on how to cost-effectively cut their greenhouse gas emissions, Billy works to train students and equip them with the tools they need to implement local climate solutions. A native of New York City, Billy now works out of the Washington D.C. office of the Energy Action Coalition.
Billy Parish’s Posts
Young, Green, and Out of Work 0
Posted 1 month agoby Rinku Sen & Billy Parish
Last week, the Labor Department reported that youth unemployment stands at 18.2%, nearly twice the national average of 9.8%. The percentage of young people without a job is a staggering 53.4 percent, the highest figure since World War II. Looking deeper, the statistics for youth of color are terrible and telling.
According to the most recent data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 40.7% of black youth between 16-19 are unemployed, almost double the amount of whites teenagers (23%). For Latinos the same… Read More
A big breakthrough on green jobs 8
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks agoThe New York State Senate and Assembly, too often a model of corruption and dysfunctionality, rose above petty politics last week to pass forward-thinking legislation on climate and energy, setting a precedent for bipartisanship and a sensible cap and trade system.
i lost my number, can i have yours?
A New Number For a New Era: From 9/11 to 350 3
Posted 2 months agoToday we remember the victims and honor our heroes, but we also have a new President, new crises, and three new numbers: 3-5-0. 350.
Gloves off
Seven ways to fight dirty (energy) 4
Posted 3 months, 1 week agoIf we are going to pass effective legislation this year, it's time we step up the effort and fight the dirty industries that pollute our communities and jeopardize our children and grandchildren's future. Here are seven ways to do it.
Can a number save the world? 1
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks agoIt can if that number is 350. That’s the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere: 350 parts per million. It’s also the rallying cry of a creative campaign to raise awareness of the climate crisis and build grassroots support for the 2009 Climate Conference in Copenhagen.