The Potential for Solar to Power Low-Income, Minority Communities
This guest blog by Marvin Smith with Future 500 was originally posted here. Solar power is on the rise faster than a Steph Curry shot. Not only is its adoption exceeding predictions, but…
Can we talk? Here’s the conversation African Americans need to have about climate change
This guest post, by Danielle Hilton and Seandra Pope, was originally published on Grist on July 8. You can see the original post here. Last year, the African-American author and commentator Charles…
EPA Launches New Environmental Justice Mapping Tool
Below is a guest post from Stephanie Maddin, Legislative Counsel for Earthjustice. SACE chose to share this post to draw attention to this new resource provided by EPA, as well as the…
In Memory of a Creation Care Champion: SACE Mourns the Loss of Sen. Clementa Pinckney
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Denying the climate change and health connection got them nowhere; polluters try (and fail) to convince Latinos and African Americans that the Clean Power Plan is bad for their bottom line
This post, written by Juan Declet-Barreto, originally appeared on NRDC's Switchboard blog on June 11, 2015 and is reposted with permission. Addressing the disproportionate impacts of carbon pollution on the health of low-income…
Building an Inclusive Movement to Advance a Sustainable Planet
This guest post was written by Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, and originally appeared on the Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism blog on April 22, 2015 and is reprinted…
Duke Energy called out for targeting black community with 'cynical' anti-solar campaign
This post, written by Sue Sturgis of the Institute for Southern Studies, was originally posted on the Facing South blog here. A North Carolina minister and an environmental watchdog have sent a letter to Duke Energy President…
Sneak Peek at Pope Francis' Environmental Encyclical
This post is part of the “Prelude to Paris” series highlighting updates and analysis on international climate negotiations in the lead up to the United Nations climate change conference – the…
Bridging the Clean Energy Divide: Affordable Clean Energy Solutions for Today and Tomorrow
The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been working to highlight the benefits offered by clean energy resources to vulnerable communities. In a new set of fact sheets, NRDC lays out how…
Black History Month Energy Champions: Rep. Johnnie Turner Recognizes the Energy and Poverty Nexus
In honor of Black History Month, SACE is publishing a blog series highlighting the efforts of African American leaders working to ensure that clean energy opportunities are available for all people and communities…