Tag: Environmental Health Coalition
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Activists Push For Environmental Justice In San Diego Neighborhoods
Environmental activists push for benefits to San Diego’s low-income neighborhoods as the city advances plans to meet tough climate action plan goals.
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Group Bike Ride Highlights Orange Avenue Bikeway Plans
By Brian Myers More than 100 people met up with bicycles outside Ibarra Elementary School in City Heights Aug. 29 for a community ride along Orange Avenue and nearby high-pedestrian areas. The three-mile bike ride was organized by a collaborative of local transportation advocacy groups, including Environmental Health Coalition and City Heights Community Development Corporation.…
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San Diego’s Low-Income Communities Want Clean Energy
By Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane and Claire Trageser Listen to the Midday Edition interview with Councilman David Alvarez and Nicole Capretz, associate director of the Green Energy, Green Jobs campaign at the Environmental Health Coalition. Amid the flurry of bills sent to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk at the close of the state Assembly session last week, a solar energy bill was left out.…
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Low-Income Neighborhoods Willing to Pay More for Solar Energy, Report Shows
By Katie Orr San Diego gets plenty of sunshine and a recent survey shows low income neighborhoods want to take better advantage of it. A recent survey by the Environmental Health Coalition shows 72 percent of registered voters in south San Diego would pay more in utilities bills to get solar energy in their neighborhoods. Nearly 300…