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Renewable Energy Technology is Not Fully Helping Communities That Need it Most
Carolyn E. Ramirez, Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate, Northwestern University, UCS Science Network,
UCS | February 25, 2021, 11:10 am EDT
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So how do we ensure that renewable energy technologies alleviate the burdens of climate change for everyone? The answer lies in the realization of environmental justice, an equity campaign rooted in the 1960s civil rights movement and nationally catalyzed by the 1982 Warren County Protests, which centers on the idea that all people, regardless of their identities, should have the right to live in a safe and healthy environment.