fighting for a green future in communities of color final

FIGHTING FOR A GREEN FUTURE IN COMMUNITIES OF COLORALEXIS CURETON, SEIA COMMUNICATIONS INTERN 2015-2016

SETTING THE PRECEDENT

DR. ROBERT BULLARD JACQUELINE PATTERSON

IS IT A QUESTION OF EQUITY OR EQUALITY?

POINTS OF INQUIRY • Jobs • Consumer and customer

education• Sound Leadership

CURRENT SOLAR BOOM!

CONTINUOUS QUARTERLY GROWTH

WE CARE ABOUT GREEN ENERGY •Climate Change•Clean Energy •Policy Change

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”

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)

STILL THE SUN RISES

The Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative (2016)

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)

THANK YOU! QUESTIONS

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