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2 Today’s Utility System Disparities Deploying new climate technologies with century-plus-old unjust laws, regulations, and practices… poses a high risk that existing disparities will be locked in for another century while the root power, race, and capital imbalances fueling the climate crisis go unaddressed. See also Deborah A.
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Manuel Pastor: I graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with two degrees—one in creative writing and one in economics. While there, I was part of the Center for Popular Economics, which does popular economics education with trade union folks and community members. I went from there to teach at Occidental College.
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