Friends of the Earth calls for $250M weatherization effort for Memphis
Jacqueline Jones (left) spends an afternoon watching her grandson Elias James (right) play in the bounce house and eating lunch with 1-year-old Kinslee Adams during a rally on June 29, 2019 at the Bickford Community Center in North Memphis. The rally organized by Friends of the Earth was held to build momentum behind a $250 million, five-year weatherization program in Memphis. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The environmental group among those urging Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to look at possible changes to the utility’s relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority is pushing a $250 million, five-year weatherization program for Memphis. Friends of the Earth launched the “Memphis Save Energy, Save Dollars” program with a rally Saturday.
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David Freeman Friends of the Earth Herman Morris Memphis Light Gas and Water Division Tennessee Valley Authority
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Bill Dries covers city government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.