State Leads Way in Solar Tech but Communities of Color Left Behind

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Solar panels in San Francisco. Photo Mabel Jiménez/New America Media, El Tecolote

By Calindra RevierEl Tecolote/ New America Media

California is the leader of solar technology and one of the wealthiest states, yet its poorer communities, in large part, don’t have access to this expanding technology.

The Mission District, recognized for its Latino community, has for some time been battling the powerful push from the tech industry. From an environmental standpoint, the question is being raised, “What can be done to protect the very basic rights of its lower-income citizens?”

Read the complete story at El Tecolote/ New America Media.
 

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