Across the nation, communities have faced an increasingly unstable utility reality as expenses rise and shut-offs become more common. In this episode, we explore what utility justice can look like for millions of Americans who find themselves in the crosshairs of profit-driven energy companies. Join us as we speak with Yesenia Rivera, Executive Director of Energy Allies, a woman of color-led nonprofit that is revolutionizing the energy system by centering climate-impacted communities through clean energy projects, policy advocacy, and education. Yesenia shares the ways utility injustice impacts environmental justice communities and discusses the policy solutions that can provide a more just future for frontline communities.
RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE:
Energy Allies
People's Utitlity Justice Playbook
https://www.energy-allies.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/People-Utility-Playbook.pdf
People's Utility Justice Playbook Information Session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKoULKLd0U&t=5s
STAY CONNECTED:
www.justsolutionscollective.org
Instagram @justsolutions_org
Twitter: @Just_Solutions_
Facebook: /JustSolutionsOrg
LinkedIn: /just-solutions-collective
EPISODE CREDITS:
Host: Aiko Schaefer
Producer: Tayler Ward
Editor and Recording Engineer: Angel Bautista
Graphic Designer: Angel Bautista
Music: Paolo Pavan - Street Walk
Album: The Swing of Things - Mar 14, 2019
Info about license and crediting can be found here and in the folder
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