In a unique partnership, a diverse, national coalition of groups joined forces to address the disproportionate impacts of current energy practices on low-income and minority communities. The groups signed a resolution on the social and environmental problems associated with energy supply, including environmental health, affordability, and economic development. Energy bills account for up to a third of a poor household's expenses. That's little security when you need light, heat, and cooling to live.
Energy efficiency goes a long way to give citizens that security.
Supporting groups range from the Indigenous Environmental Network to Natural Resources Defense Council and the Corporation for Enterprise Development. At the same time, large power plants are ready to come into urban neighborhoods that can least resist them. We have a problem on our hands, and it's ready to get worse. It's time to champion alternatives that meet community needs. From California to New York, fossil fuel power plants located in low-income and minority communities are running more to meet power shortages in cities.