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What Is Energy Democracy? And why is it important to the climate crisis? What are the issues that are most important to you right now? https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sheryl-carter/americas-utilities-not-veering-clean-energy-path

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What Is Energy Democracy?

And why is it important to the climate crisis?

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What are the issues that are most important to you right now?

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https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sheryl-carter/americas-utilities-not-veering-clean-energy-path

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https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-12-09/climate-change-air-quality/poll-trump-voters-strongly-favor-renewables- clean-energy/a55318-1

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https://factsheets.ypccc.tools/Kentucky

Ken entuckians gener enerally a agree ee abo bout c climate c e cha hang nge: e:

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https://factsheets.ypccc.tools/Kentucky

Ken entuckians gener enerally a agree ee abo bout c climate c e cha hang nge: e:

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https://factsheets.ypccc.tools/Kentucky:Harlan_County

Ken entuckians even a en agree ee abo bout c climate A e ACTION!

https://factsheets.ypccc.tools/Kentucky

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The c he clea ean ener energy t transi nsition i is already ha happen ening, m , mainl nly bec because i e it saves es g governm nmen ents a and d enterpr prise ses l lots o

f money

ey.

iea.org/newsroomandevents/pressreleases/2014/may/name,51005,en.html

“The report finds that an additional USD 44 trillion in investment is needed to secure a clean-energy future by 2050, but this represents

nly a small portion of global

GDP and is offset by over USD 115 trillion in fuel savings. The new estimate compares to USD 36 trillion in the previous ETP analysis, and the increase partly shows something the IEA has said for some time: the longer we wait, the more expensive it becomes to transform our energy system.”

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Rocky M Mountain I n Institut ute: Reinven enting ng F Fire

rmi.org/reinventingfire

“America can unlock 5 trillion in energy savings, while supporting a 158% bigger economy by 2050, using zero energy from oil, coal and nuclear.”

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The S he Solut utions P s Projec ect

thesolutionsproject.org

“Based on our findings, there are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy

sources. It is a question
f whether we have the

societal and political will.” - Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson

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Ene nergy D Dem emocracy: Why do does es thi his m s matter?

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Ene nergy D Dem emocracy: Why do does es thi his m s matter?

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14082018/coal-energy-prices-appalachia-mining-electric-bill-kentucky-economy-aep-rates

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In the Air: What is Environmental Justice?

https://vimeo.com/216259164

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In the Air: What is Environmental Justice?

https://vimeo.com/216259164

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In the Air: What is Environmental Justice?

https://vimeo.com/216259164

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cleantechnica.com/2013/03/20/over-3-times-more-green-jobs-per-million-than-fossil-fuel-or-nuclear-jobs

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What a are the implications o

f such

ch a a large s struct ctural s shift?

If we own this energy transition, we can turn traditional power structures upside down.

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Wikipedia: “Energy democracy is a political, economic, social and cultural concept that

merges the technological energy transition with a strengthening of democracy and public

participation. The concept is connected with an ongoing decentralization of energy systems

with energy efficiency and renewable energy being used also for a strengthened local energy ownership. With new green technologies available, such a transition is possibly involving new actors: prosumers, renewable energy co-operatives and municipal, community-

wned power stations which replace centralized power corporations.”