What to Expect

The False vs. Just Solutions series will run monthly (approximately) throughout 2025 with each session focusing on a critical issue and offering a deep dive into its environmental, social, and economic implications.

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming:

• Line 5 Tunnel (February)
  • Where better to start our series: False v Just Solutions than talking about Line 5. In this discussion, we will imagine a world outside of fossil fuels and away from dangerous pipelines in our Great Lakes. MiCAN is bringing together renewable energy experts to help get rural communities connected to a better energy source for everyone. They will give insight on options for families and individuals currently reliant on propane and how they can take back their power by creating their own. 
• Carbon Capture (March)
• Nuclear (April)
• Trash to Energy: trash Incineration and biogas via anaerobic digestion (May)
• Carbon Pricing
• Nature based solutions: DNR/forest management
• Hydrogen fuel
• Geoengineering
• transit/TRU
• MI Green amendment (Maya K. van Rossum)

Join Us and Get Involved

Our goal within this series is to educate, inspire, and spark conversation among activists, community leaders, policymakers, and the general public. Got an idea for a topic or a speaker? Contact Amanda Robert to share your suggestions or learn how to get involved.

Together, we can push back against false solutions, uplift authentic strategies, and fight for a truly just transition to a sustainable future. Stay tuned for updates, session details, and speaker announcements!

What Is a False Solution?

False solutions prioritize profit and convenience over environmental and social well-being. They often:

• Disproportionately harm low-income communities, Indigenous peoples, and communities of color.
• Prolong reliance on fossil fuels and unsustainable practices.
• Ignore safer, community-driven alternatives that align with climate justice principles.

Through this series, we’ll explore these dynamics and identify pathways toward authentic, just solutions.

For more information on False v Just Solutions see Hoodwinked in the Hothouse and this article on How to Fix Climate Change (A Sneaky Policy Guide) by Saul Griffith