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Energy Democracy Advancing Equity in Clean Energy Solutions Edited by Denise Fairchild and Al Weinrub “As we transition off fossil fuels, we have a once-in-a-century opportunity to build a fair and democratic economy that works for everyone. In this marvelous collection, you'll hear directly from many of the inspiring leaders who have been theorizing, organizing, and laying the policy groundwork for that leap forward—and you might just be moved to join them.” — Naomi Klein, author of No Is Not Enough and This Changes Everything “There’s no topic on the planet more important right now than democratizing energy…This book does a fine job of helping readers understand the perspectives and undercurrents that make breaking with the disastrous status quo both difficult and urgent.” — Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy
Washington, DC (August 31, 2017)—After significant efforts within the United States over the last decade to build a clean-energy economy, the current political administration is aggressively working to put the fossil fuel establishment back in control. Meanwhile, the near-unanimous consensus among climate scientists is that fossil fuels are having a cataclysmic impact on our atmosphere and climate and depleting earth’s natural resources, including its land, food, fresh water, and biodiversity. To protect our environment and our communities from the impacts of climate change, we need an alternative energy system— one that goes beyond a simple transition in technology to one that is based on a new relationship of energy to the environment, economic development, and social justice. The emerging energy democracy movement strives to put control of energy resources back in the hands of the people, paving the way for a more equitable, sustainable future. Energy Democracy: Advancing Equity in Clean Energy Solutions (Publication Date: October 12, 2017) is the first book to show what building an alternative, democratized energy future can look like. The negative impacts of continued reliance on fossil fuels are particularly ISLAND PRESS | PRESS RELEASE | 1