Press & Media
Brionté McCorkle is a nationally recognized climate justice leader, speaker, and civic strategist based in Atlanta, Georgia. As Executive Director of Georgia Conservation Voters, she’s led campaigns to expand clean energy access, defend voting rights, and build a more just, resilient future across the South.
Podcasts & Radio
- 2026.02.06 – WRFG – Politics and Culture with Antonio and Ayo
- 2025.10.08 – Volts Podcast – Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025
- 2024.10.05 – In Tune to Nature Podcast – Early voting and the environment with Brionté McCorkle
- 2020.10.28 – Small Power Podcast – Georgia’s Electric Cooperatives and the PSC lawsuit (Spotify Episode Link)
Press Hits
- 2026 January 8 – Climate Gendered – ‘Grok AI being used to “undress” women and minors is also polluting the planet — countries and communities are fighting back’
- 2025 December 1 – The New York Times – ‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
- 2025 November 5 – Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ‘Landslide’ PSC sweep jolts Georgia Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms
- 2025 November 4 – Atlanta Journal-Constitution – In upset, Democrats win in PSC races that could affect Georgia Power bills
- 2025 November 3 – Politico Pro – How one Georgia election will test the politics of electricity prices
- 2025 October 7 – Commercial Appeal – ‘Our communities are being treated as sacrifice zones for the data center boom’
- 2025 August 27 – TIME – The Backlash to High Electric Bills Could Transform U.S. Politics
- 2025 August 18 – LCV Action Fund – LCV Action Fund Endorses Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate
- 2025 July 15 – Macon Telegraph – GA regulators approve energy plan for state’s biggest power provider. See reactions
- 2025 July 10 – Yahoo News – Who’s in the Georgia PSC primary runoff? ‘Energy future is on the ballot’
- 2025 July 10 – Columbus Ledger-Enquirer – Who’s in the Georgia PSC primary runoff? ‘Energy future is on the ballot’
- 2025 June 05 – Saporta Report – We will never have a better chance than this
- 2025 May 28 – Savannah Tribune – Gold Dome And Beyond: Public Service Commission Election – At Last
- 2025 May 27 – Chattanooga Times Free Press – Georgia Power bills have gone up. Now voters will choose who sets rates.
- 2025 May 27 – Capital B News – How an Election Starting Today Impacts Your Power Bills
- 2025 May 27 – Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Georgia Power bills have gone up. Now voters will choose who sets rates.
- 2025 May 22 – Georgia Recorder – Governor plugs proposed Georgia Power rate freeze agreement ahead of looming PSC member elections
- 2025 May 21 – WRBL CBS Augusta – Kemp praises energy rate freeze while customers ask whether it’s enough
- 2025 May 21 – FOX 54 Augusta – Governor plugs proposed Georgia Power rate freeze agreement ahead of looming PSC member elections
- 2025 May 21 – Atlanta Journal Constitution – Kemp touts deal to temporarily freeze Georgia Power rates
- 2025 May 20 – Atlanta Civic Circle – Early voting starts next week for 2 PSC races — but candidates don’t have to disclose donors until June 2.
- 2025 May 19 – Capital B News – Why Electricity Rates in Georgia Rose $516 Per Year on Average
