Now Biden is trying to racialize energy, too

Published August 4, 2021 6:34pm ET



The Department of Energy announced last week that it would be promoting something called “energy justice.” Apparently, it isn’t enough for liberals to create racial strife and division in finances, education, entertainment, sports, criminal justice, government, and politics. So now they’re going for energy, too.

The premise is that minorities in the United States have suffered from discriminatory pollution.“For far too long, communities of color and low-income communities have borne the brunt of pollution to the air, water, and soil they rely on to live and raise their families,” the statement on the Department of Energy website says. “The clean energy revolution must lift up these communities that have been left behind, and make sure those who have suffered the most are the first to benefit.”

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