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FIGHTING FOR A GREEN FUTURE IN COMMUNITIES OF COLORALEXIS CURETON, SEIA COMMUNICATIONS INTERN 2015-2016
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SETTING THE PRECEDENT
DR. ROBERT BULLARD JACQUELINE PATTERSON
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IS IT A QUESTION OF EQUITY OR EQUALITY?
POINTS OF INQUIRY • Jobs • Consumer and customer
education• Sound Leadership
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CURRENT SOLAR BOOM!
CONTINUOUS QUARTERLY GROWTH
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WE CARE ABOUT GREEN ENERGY •Climate Change•Clean Energy •Policy Change
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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”
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LOBBYING POWERS AND ISSUES BEING DECIDED BY IT Waxman-Markey Climate Bill (2009)American Clean Energy and Security Act (2009)American Power Act of 2010 (2010)Net Metering (Current)
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STILL THE SUN RISES
The Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative (2016)
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HOW SEIA CAN HELP!
• 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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THANK YOU! QUESTIONS
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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