Earth Techling
By Aaron Colter

A new report from The Greenlining Institute, an public research and advocacy organization out of California, suggests that electric vehicles are not benefiting poor communities, specifically communities of color where incomes aren’t that high. (more…)

Precinct Reporter Group
By  Dianne Anderson

Think green, and a few thoughts come to mind, like how Green energy sources and new popular gas saving cars are picking up speed to help the world breathe a little easier in the future.

When public policy advocate CC Song thinks Green, she  also ponders pollution, and how it hurts the nation’s urban core more than its suburbs, or how most

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The Atlanta Post

Here is something you will not hear come out of a black person’s mouth: “That 2012 Toyota Prius? I need that.”

I hate to generalize but think about it, when was the last time you heard any one of your black friends hype up a Prius, a Nissan Leaf or any other environmental-safe automobile?  You haven’t. And as much as we complain about the rising cost of gas, unfortunately, environmentally conscious vehicles and black folks just don’t seem to be mixing right now. But is this really just a black thing?

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KRCB

Asians and Latinos in California are widely worried about air pollution and climate change, yet they are among the least likely to own hybrids or electric cars.

C.C. Song

The demographics of hybrid vehicle purchasers in California may be a predictor for future buyers of electric cars. If so, says C.C. Song, Green Assets Fellow at the Greenlining Institute in Berkeley, that doesn’t bode well for the residents of communities of color.

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Capitol Weekly
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Who will own the electric car?

A new report on electric cars released by The Greenlining Institute — “Electric Vehicles: Who’s Left Stranded?” — says the cost of the vehicles, plus the potential inconvenience of charging them, could keep these cars out of minority communities that have some of the worst smog problems in the state.

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Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Coordinator, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell)

Communities Most in Need of Clean Air May Benefit Least, Advocates Fear

BERKELEY – A new report to be released Wednesday by The Greenlining Institute, the first ever to examine the impact of electric vehicles on communities of color, raises serious questions about whether EVs will have the needed impact on the communities most in need of clean air, within California and nationwide. Cost and lack of consumer education, the report argues, may blunt EVs’ impact in the communities that need them the most.

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www.triplepundit.com
By C.C. Song, The Greenlining Institute

In the backyard of the Tesoro and Valero refineries in Wilmington, California lives a thriving community that has been fighting back against the oil giants for years. Because of Proposition 23, attention has finally been brought to local residents who wake up to see the refineries’ smoke day after day.

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La Opinion
Orson Aguilar

Lo están haciendo otra vez: De nuevo, los intereses especiales están tratando de arrebatar la iniciativa de ley en la boleta de California para enriquecerse a costa de nuestras comunidades.

Dos grandes compañías petroleras están gastando grandes cantidades de dinero para matar la creciente economía verde de California y los cientos de empleos que esta economía ha creado. Prepárense para las mentiras que se esparcirán rápido y recuerden quién está detrás de ellas.
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THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE
A Multi-Ethnic Public Policy, Research and Advocacy Institute
www.greenlining.org

Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Coordinator, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell)

Greenlining Joins Growing Opposition to Texas Oil Company Measure

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – The Greenlining Institute has joined the swelling ranks of opposition to Texas oil companies’ dirty-energy proposal, now known as Proposition 23 on the November ballot.

“As an organization devoted to economic opportunity for communities of color and low-income Californians, we can state unequivocally that Prop. 23 would be a disaster for our communities,” said Greenlining Institute Executive Director Orson Aguilar. “Texas oil companies are pushing this measure to protect their profits, knowing it will be a job-killer.”
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San Diego Business Journal
By Marty Graham

As one of the nation’s top solar generating cities, San Diego is a popular place for the business of solar installation. The city has the most solar installations and generating power in the state and more solar rooftops than either Los Angeles or oh-so-green San Francisco, according to advocacy group Environment California.
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