Why are renewable energy and energy efficiency important to the Central Valley?
Tremendous pressures confront the Central Valley. The population has been and will continue to grow GVC – Demographics. Yet, portions of the Central Valley already breathe the second worst air in the nation. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District – FAQ / CA Air Resource Board – District Map. And the lack of industrial diversity contributes to a consistently high unemployment and poverty problem GVC – 1999 Indicators Report. Renewable energy and energy efficiency can be two powerful tools to address these issues. How?
