Luis Olmedo

Executive Director, Comité Cívico del Valle · 1 appearance on the record.

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Luis Olmedo leads Comité Cívico del Valle, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to addressing environmental injustices and public health disparities in California's Imperial Valley. He is known for his advocacy surrounding Salton Sea lithium projects, advocating for community safeguards and economic equity.

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Olmedo: Salton Sea lithium boom will likely enrich only a handful

“And more than likely, given the history of the Imperial Valley, it'll be a few, a handful of people who have enriched themselves and have benefited from the lack of engagement of the population here.”

Luis Olmedo Feb 10, 2022 ▶ 5:12 The Carbon Copy: The lithium land grab in California

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Olmedo: Imperial Valley solar boom left hundreds with useless training certificates

“They promised the same thing, and now we ended up is with hundreds of people with certificates that are useless. Certificates for solar that, where there are no jobs.”

Luis Olmedo Feb 10, 2022 ▶ 15:20 The Carbon Copy: The lithium land grab in California

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Episode	Date	Speaking time
The Carbon Copy: The lithium land grab in California	Feb 10, 2022	2m

Luis Olmedo

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