California's Latino voters believe environment is critical to the economy

Published October 10, 2012 in Economics

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California lawmakers take note: Latino voters in California want a strong economy AND a clean environment. According to a new poll, 90 percent of them believe the state can both protect the environment and create jobs. 

We think they're right on. For decades, we've used economics to solve environmental challenges. 

Jorge Madrid, who works on climate and clean air in EDF's San Francisco office, says: "The poll confirms that Latinos would rather work in the clean energy sector, with 83 percent calling coal plants and oil refineries 'a thing of the past.' National polls also indicate that Latino voters largely reject the notion that clean energy and environmental protections are 'job-killers' or bad for the economy."

See more:

• Jorge's three takeaways from the poll
• How you can be a pro-climate voter