Episode 69: LUMA Energy & Blackouts in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico residents are PISSED over consistent power outages happening in Puerto Rico since LUMA Energy - a private Canadian-American company - took over la Isla's electricity on June 1, 2021. We welcome Nicole Acevedo, NBC News and NBC Latino reporter, and Carlos Berríos Polanco, a freelance independent journalist focused on covering extremism, political corruption and civil unrest in Puerto Rico, to the show to discuss what the heck is going on.

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★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Nicole Acevedo ★ https://twitter.com/Nicolemarie_A

Carlos Berríos Polanco ★ https://twitter.com/Vaquero2XL

Puerto Rico is on the brink of a power supply crisis. Protesters demand answers. ★
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-brink-power-supply-crisis-protesters-demand-answers-rcna2508

Protests Against LUMA Energy and Power Outages Continue in Puerto Rico ★ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/10/02/lumaenergyprotests

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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