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THANK YOU!!! Southern Company heard and saw US!

We are friends and family, co-workers, and neighbors primarily from Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and friends from around the country who are using our voices and power. We demand Southern Company and their subsidiaries (Mississippi Power, Alabama Power, and Georgia Power) put utility ratepayers' interests over the interests of company shareholders. It is possible for Southern Company to be profitable AND equitable and we demand they do what is necessary to make that happen. Everybody deserves a stable home, decent work, and a livable future. But Southern Company has done nothing but actively deny the climate crisis and work to dismantle our democracy and reproductive rights.

CampaignsLindsay HarperJune 28, 2023Southern Company, Arm in Arm 4 Climate, UpdatesComment

Power to the People … Rally Recap

We were politely intimidated before getting into the meeting, then it was quiet chaos after that. Advocates were informed of a new policy which states “If the questions aren’t "aligned" with Southern Company’s objectives, then a representative will contact them to answer it following the event.

Understanding Energy Burden

Did you know that Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia are among the poorest states in the nation, yet they have some of the highest energy burdens? In 2018, ACEEE reported the average energy burden for low-wage families as 4.7%, more than double the national average. In 2021 the average median energy burden for Georgia was 4.1%, with low-wage household carrying an average of 9.6%. And for Alabama, it was 4.3%, with a median of 10.1%. Many of these are black and brown communities. These numbers are staggering.

Thanks to you, we ROCKED 2022!

Thanks to you we made it through 2022 with a BANG and boy did we have a lot to celebrate! You were with us every step of the way as we launched our Power for Southern People Campaign and proved to us our work is not in vain. Here are some campaign highlights, things you should know, as well as ways you can get involved in 2023!

General, Articles, RegionalSharon PhillipJanuary 5, 2023Power 4 Southern People NOT Southern Company, Campaigns, Blog ArticleComment

Finding My Inner Climate Champion

As a person new to climate advocacy, I do not need a Ph.D. in environmental science to see that we are in trouble. Just take a look at the news. Or better yet, take a look around our communities. Fires rage without discrimination throughout the West, and tornadoes destroy entire towns. Crops destroyed by major flooding mean higher prices at grocery stores.

It’s Time to Claim Power 4 Southern People NOT Southern Company

We believe everyday people can identify solutions for themselves and their communities. And across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi we are working together and sharing leadership to prioritize equitable solutions that address the climate crisis. For decades, our legislators have acted against the best interests of residents and constituents and instead prioritized the dividends of private industry. We believe our energy systems should support the health, safety and well-being of our communities, and not extract our wealth or threaten our well-being. To get there, we want to shift power into the hands of our communities to determine a clean and just energy future and to shift power away from the hands of shareholders and CEOs of Southern Company. And unlike their enablers, we do not take money from fossil fuel and other extractive corporations or their executives.