ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Virginia Coalition for Human Rights (VCHR) opposes Governor Ralph Northam's excessive subsidies to and government support for Energix Renewable Resources, Ltd. of Israel.
Energix claims it will build a dozen utility-scale solar energy arrays and invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Virginia's highly competitive solar energy market. But the company's troubling links to corrupt deals inside Virginia and its overseas record of marginalizing local communities can no longer be ignored.
Virginia has a growing trade deficit with Israel, and a plurality of Virginians in a 2018 public opinion poll said the state should stop preferential subsidies to Israeli companies. Energix now receives far more government subsidies and preferential access than its domestic competitors.
VCHR calls on all Virginia state, county, and municipal government officials to stop subsidizing Energix and provide greater support to upstanding Virginia and U.S. solar energy companies.
Concerned citizens of the commonwealth, nation, and world can sign our petition at EjectEnergix.org
VCHR, is a pro-peace, pro-equal rights coalition of 17 organizations representing over 10,000 Virginians.
For more information, contact Jim Metz at 804-285-8632 or [email protected].
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SOURCE Virginia Coalition for Human Rights