Book Talk | Power Lines: The Unequal Energy Transition
Join the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Resources for the Future for a conversation with Sanya Carley and David Konisky, co-authors of Power Lines: The Human Costs of American Energy in Transition, moderated by RFF’s Daniel Raimi.
Event Details
In the United States, the promise of a green-energy future is complicated by its realities. The country’s legacy energy systems are decrepit; the rollout of new technologies is unequal and piecemeal; households find themselves increasingly without reliable or affordable access; and Americans are excluded from the decisions that shape their energy futures. Having power in America has become an exercise in race, class, and wealth—in more ways than one.
Power Lines is a sweeping portrait of American energy in the twenty-first century, rendered in terms of its increasing—and inevitable—human costs. Coal miners in West Virginia lose their livelihoods as energy markets change; historically marginalized households cannot easily access new technologies; children in “sacrifice zones” adjacent to mineral-mining sites suffer health problems and limited resources; and cities and towns are burdened by the production of alternative energies.
Join the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Resources for the Future for a conversation with Sanya Carley and David Konisky, co-authors of Power Lines: The Human Costs of American Energy in Transition. Daniel Raimi of Resources for the Future will moderate the discussion unpacking the human‑centered complexities of America’s energy transition. A reception to follow, and books will be available for purchase before and after the talk.
Instructions for getting to the Penn Washington offices will be provided via email after registration.
Please note this is an in-person event and advance registration is required. Registration closes one week prior to the event, on 12/2.
