Jack and Jill Politics tells story of Green For All and equity provisions in ACES
Our friend Cheryl Contee over at JackandJillPolitics.com just posted a great story of how Green For All, our partners, and our supporters successfully pushed to have two key equity provisions included in the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
Our friend Cheryl Contee over at JackandJillPolitics.com just posted a great story of how Green For All, our partners, and our supporters successfully pushed to have two key equity provisions included in the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
Check it:
Green Jobs for Black People: Victory in the House
Today, the House passed a major and historic clean energy bill (ACES).
In the midst of all the Michael Jackson coverage, you may miss a
little-engine-that-could story of how a group of unlikely allies
secured key “equity provisions” in the bill. It also shows that Green for All
remains a potent force for good even as founder Van Jones has moved
into the White House and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, the new CEO of Green
For All, has led us to a big win for the African-American community at
large. As you know, both Van and Phaedra have blogged here at JJP. In
the video above, you can see President Obama speaking in the Rose
Garden to urge passage of this bill. You and all JJP community members
can also take credit for this victory (go ahead, pat yourself on the
back)!
For all the discussion about consumer protection from rising energy
prices, ACES was a 1,000 page bill without a word about economic
opportunity for disadvantaged communities. Pretty outrageous for
legislation that President Obama called “a jobs bill”.
As it turns out, this is also a story of a CBC Member of Congress coming to the rescue. Thanks to Representative Bobby Rush, the national advocacy organization Green For All, and their partners, the bill passed with key provisions to ensure inclusion of low-income communities.
