Fast, Fair and Clean: The New Energy Transition

Published: Jan. 22, 2021, 4 p.m.

b"Hopes and expectations are high for President Biden\\u2019s first weeks in office. His recovery plans promise to take on COVID-19, a battered economy, and a rapid clean energy transition in a way that doesn\\u2019t leave communities behind. But Navajo Nation, which until recently was home to the largest coal-fired power plant in the U.S., has been left out of economic and energy plans for a long time.\\n\\u201cThe community that has been the provider is the one that has the most homes that don't have access to electricity,\\u201d notes Wahleah Johns, Co-Founder and Director of Native Renewables. Can the incoming administration improve energy access for all Americans while phasing out fossil fuels?\\nGuests \\nLoretta Lynch, Former President, California Public Utilities Commission \\nWahleah Johns, Co-Founder & Director, Native Renewables \\nPaula Glover, President, Alliance to Save Energy; former President and CEO, American Association of Blacks in Energy \\nJeremiah Baumann, Director of Federal Policy, Energy Innovation\\nVisit our website for more information on today's episode.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"