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Black History Month Energy Champions: Rep. Johnnie Turner Recognizes the...
TN State Representative, Johnnie Turner, presenting to constituents in Memphis, TN In honor of Black History Month, SACE is publishing a blog series highlighting the efforts of African American leaders...
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Denying the climate change and health connection got them nowhere; polluters...
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...
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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 specific impacts...
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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 the demand...
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EPA’s Clean Power Plan: A Positive Step Towards Energy Equity
With President Obama’s announcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), supporters of Georgia’s low-income communities stand together under the banner of the Just Energy...
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Climate Change and Our Health – Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Communities
This guest blog was written by Madeleine Taylor, Executive Director of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP. Madeleine Taylor, Executive Director of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP speaking at the "Climate...
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Environmental Justice In the Clean Power Plan
This guest post was written by Leslie Fields, Director of Sierra Club’s Environmental Justice and Community Partnerships Program, and Alejandra Nuñez, Staff Attorney for the Sierra Club’s...
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A Clean, Green Job-Creating Machine
Information in this blog was taken from an in-person interview with Dana Dorsey of the Memphis Bioworks Foundation as well as information included in an article on her work in High Ground News. Dana...
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Polling Shows Hispanic Voters Support Climate Action
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, SACE will be posting a series of blogs highlighting issues that impact Latino communities throughout the Southeast. This is the third blog in this...
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Labor and the Clean Power Plan: More Jobs, More Justice
This guest post was written by Dean Hubbard and Alejandra Núñez of the Sierra Club and originally appeared in the Sierra Club’s Compass blog. You can find the original post here. The Spanish version...
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Environmental Justice Community Airs Concerns in Memphis
Last weekend, the 2015 Memphis Environmental Justice Conference - Envisioning a Cleaner, Healthier Environment - brought people together, both local and national, to hear speakers talk on issues...
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Don’t care about climate? 3 reasons to shut down this Georgia coal plant anyway
Between the climate talks about to start in Paris and the EPA hearing on aspects of the Clean Power Plan in Atlanta this week, there’s been a lot of talk about climate and carbon. But whether you...
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Honoring Black History Month and the Path Towards Energy Justice: Hollis...
This blog is the first in our 2016 Black History Month series honoring advocates and opportunities to advance energy justice. Information for this blog was taken from a phone interview with Hollis...
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Honoring Black History Month and the Path Towards Energy Justice: Coal Ash...
This blog is the second in our 2016 Black History Month series honoring advocates and opportunities to advance energy justice. To read other blogs in this series, click here. On February 5 I had the...
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Honoring Black History Month and the Path Towards Energy Justice: Energy...
Homeowner Arlicia Gilliams (left) and SACE Energy Organizer Sandra Upchurch (right) during Ms. Gilliams housewarming. This blog is the third in our 2016 Black History Month series honoring advocates...
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Honoring Black History Month and the Path Towards Energy Justice: Dr. Yolanda...
This blog is the fourth in our 2016 Black History Month series honoring advocates and opportunities to advance energy justice. To read other blogs in this series, click here. When it comes to keeping...
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Honoring Black History Month and the Path Towards Energy Justice: Creating a...
This is the fifth and final post in our 2016 Black History Month blog series honoring advocates and highlighting opportunities to advance energy justice. To read other blogs in this series, click here....
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Just Energy Memphis Coalition Works to Ease Energy Burden
Executive Director of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP, Madeleine C. Taylor, welcoming guests to the Just Energy Memphis luncheon. This Earth Day, we take a moment to recognize that clean energy...
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Sparks Fly at FPL Rate Hike Public Hearings
You would think that $1.65 billion dollars would be enough profit for Florida Power and Light (FPL) – Florida’s biggest power company. Yet, it recently proposed a 24% rate hike on customers that...
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Memphians Ask TVA for Energy Efficiency Solutions to Extreme Energy Burdens
Community members gather to share stories of energy burdens and learn about energy efficiency solutions. This blog is the second in a series SACE is publishing on recent energy efficiency meetings...
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