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Fighting for a green future in communities of color final
- 1. FIGHTING FOR AGREEN FUTURE IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ALEXIS CURETON, SEIA COMMUNICATIONS INTERN 2015-2016
- 2. SETTING THE PRECEDENT DR.ROBERT BULLARD JACQUELINE PATTERSON
- 3. IS IT AQUESTION OF EQUITY OR EQUALITY? POINTS OF INQUIRY • Jobs • Consumer and customer education • Sound Leadership
- 4. CURRENT SOLAR BOOM! CONTINUOUSQUARTERLY GROWTH
- 5. WE CARE ABOUTGREEN ENERGY • Climate Change • Clean Energy • Policy Change
- 6. MISINFORMATION AND COERCED LEADERSHIP •“Solar energy is only for affluent white males” • “Communities of color and low income are subsidizing those installing solar energy” • “Home heating bills will skyrocket for communities of solar”
- 7. LOBBYING POWERS AND ISSUESBEING DECIDED BY IT EEI BCC C B C A A B E Waxman-Markey Climate Bill (2009) American Clean Energy and Security Act (2009) American Power Act of 2010 (2010) Net Metering (Current)
- 8. STILL THE SUNRISES The Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative (2016)
- 9. HOW SEIA CANHELP! • Continuing the growth of the “Community Engagement Committee” • Pitch op-eds in urban magazines (Vibe, Essence, Black Enterprise Magazine, College and University publications) • Build professional relationships with student and administrative leaders at HBCUs (Howard University, Bowie State University, Morgan State University, Hampton University)
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- 11. WORKS CITED • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/solar-energy-black- caucus_n_6039290.html •https://www.facingsouth.org/2015/04/duke-energy-called-out-for-targeting- black-communi.html • http://www.thesolarfoundation.org/policy-research/ • http://solarstates.org/#states/sector/installation