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Global Justice Ecology Project / Host Steve Taylor

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1 week ago

Send us a text Panganga Pungowiyi, an Indigenous mother and climate geoengineering organizer from Sibokuk in the Dena'ina Islands, shares her community's historical trauma and resistance against experimental climate technologies deployed without consent. Her powerful testimony reveals how colonial patterns of exploitation continue today through geoengineering experiments that ignore Indigenous sovereignty and knowledge systems. • Military contamination during the Cold War left lasting enviro...

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Send us a text Panganga Pungowiyi, an Indigenous mother and climate geoengineering organizer from Sibokuk in the Dena'ina Islands, shares her community's historical trauma and resistance against experimental climate technologies deployed without consent. Her powerful testimony reveals how colonial patterns of exploitation continue today through geoengineering experiments that ignore Indigenous sovereignty and knowledge systems. • Military contamination during the Cold War left lasting enviro...

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Breaking Green

Mapuche Ancestral Rights and Political Prisoners in Chile's Wallmapu - with Anne Petermann

Send us a text The Mapuche people of Chile are fighting to reclaim ancestral lands taken over by vast industrial eucalyptus and pine plantations established during the Pinochet dictatorship in the 1970s. Their struggle goes beyond land ownership—it's about reclaiming culture, spirituality, language, and food sovereignty while facing criminalization under Chile's new "usurpation law." • Mapuche territory (Wallmapu) was initially protected by treaty but later seized through what the Chilean go...

3 weeks ago

36 minutes

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No Planet B: Why Mars is More Myth than Mission with Dennis Meredith

Send us a text We explore the myths and realities of space colonization and assess whether humans can survive long-term deep space travel. In this episode, author Dennis Meredith explains why we might need to rethink our ambitions and focus on protecting our planet instead. • Dissecting the notion of humanity becoming a multi-planet species • Highlighting the physical impacts of space travel on human health • Exploring toxic lunar and Martian dust hazards • Discussing the e...

2 months ago

37 minutes

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Leonard Peltier's Road to Clemency with Michael Kuzma

Send us a text What happens when justice collides with government secrecy? We invite you to join our conversation with attorney Michael Kuzma as we untangle the complex case of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist imprisoned for nearly five decades. Despite clear evidence of trial irregularities, withheld FBI documents, and a ballistics report proving Peltier's innocence, he was denied a retrial. Kuzma shares his insights into the disparities between Peltier’s conviction and the acquit...

3 months ago

33 minutes

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Artificial Intelligence and Generative Biology with Jim Thomas

Send us a textWhat is artificial intelligence and how are some corporate interests seeking to hand over the development of genetically engineered organisms to it?Join us as we unpack this question with Jim Thomas, an activist and researcher who challenges the common misconceptions about artificial intelligence. We delve into the historical context of the Luddites and connect their resistance to harmful industrialization with the emerging technological challenges we face today. Our discussion ...

4 months ago

43 minutes

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When "Protecting Nature" Harms Its True Guardians with Anuradha Mittal

Send us a textWhat if conservation efforts meant to protect our planet were actually causing significant harm to the very people who have safeguarded these lands for generations? On this episode of Breaking Green, we speak with founder and executive director of the Oakland Institute, Anuradha Mittal. Anuradha is an internationally renowned expert on issues of human rights, agriculture, development and conservation policies. Under Anuradha’s leadership, the Oakland Institute has unveiled ...

7 months ago

36 minutes

Breaking Green

The Renewable Diesel Scam with Gary Hughes

Send us a textCan converting petroleum refineries into renewable diesel production truly serve as a green alternative, or is it merely greenwashing? Join us this week on Breaking Green as we tackle this controversial issue with Gary Hughes from Biofuelwatch. Gary reveals the significant risks and threats posed by industrial bioenergy projects, including their impacts on land, forests, ecosystems, food sovereignty, and human rights. We also explore Biofuelwatch's mission and their recent victo...

10 months ago

44 minutes

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International Petition Filed on Behalf of COP City Protester Killed by Police with Anthony Enriquez

Send us a textOn January 18th of last year, a land defender protesting the razing of an urban forest to build a police training mega complex known as COP City was killed by a hail of bullets fired by police in Atlanta Georgia. Authorities claim the had fired a weapon at police, but there is strong forensic evidence that the protester was seated with hands up and had not fired a weapon.Many other peaceful protesters as well as those providing mutual aid and bond support have been charged ...

11 months ago

45 minutes

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The Navajo Nation's Battle with Uranium Mining's Toxic Legacy with Justin Ahasteen

Send us a textChristopher Nolan's movie Oppenheimer captured the imagination of the nation as it dramatized the super-secret Manhattan Project that was responsible for creating the first atomic bomb. But what about the legacy of radioactive waste that the US weapons Development Program left across the United States? According to victims whose diseases were caused by exposure to US weapons development programs, the movie's oversight of the project's toxic legacy was an insult. Now a bill in Co...

1 year ago

40 minutes

Breaking Green

Fight for Salmon Conservation and Cultural Survival with Brook-Thompson

Send us a textWhen the salmon numbers in the Klamath River dwindled, it wasn't just a loss of wildlife, it was a piece of Brook Thompson's heritage slipping away. Our latest episode of Breaking Green features Brook, a Yurok and Karuk Native American, water resource engineer, and PhD student, who unravels the deep ties between her tribe's culture and the river's salmon. Discover how she leverages her academic prowess and indigenous insight to fight against the environmental crises that threate...

1 year ago

42 minutes

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The Battle Against Eucalyptus in Galicia with Joam Evans Pim

Send us a textTerrible forest fires that are the result of eucalyptus plantations are becoming an increasing threat. Known as green deserts, these monoculture eucalyptus tree plantations are becoming more numerous as they are built to feed ever larger pulp and paper mills. They sapwater from the environment and destroy biodiversity. But there are those who are fighting the spread of this invasive species. On this episode of Breaking Green, we will talk with Joam Evans Pim. Pim is a commoner a...

1 year ago

32 minutes

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Failure of the GE American Chestnut with Anne Petermann and Dr. Donald Davis

Send us a textThe American Chestnut Foundation has long supported a controversial plan to release genetically engineered chestnut trees into the wild. The Tree was being developed by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF). But now poor performance in field trials and the revelation that researchers had even been field testing the wrong tree prompted The American Chestnut Foundation to pull its support for the GE Tree. The American C...

1 year ago

42 minutes

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Suppression in East Palestine Ohio With Scott Smith and Lesley Pacey

Send us a textOn February 3rd 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying thousands of gallons of hazardous chemicals derailed. It was later set on fire in part to clear the tracks.Residents have reported illnesses that they believe are the result of exposure to the chemicals. Now complaints are growing that the government’s and EPA’s response has failed them.An independent testing expert who has been helping residents of East Palestine, Ohio better understand what they have been exposed to is be...

1 year ago

40 minutes

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Carbon Credits Driving Theft of Indigenous Lands with Fiore Longo of Survival International

Send us a textThe 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), was held from November 30 to December 12 2023 in Dubai. Described by some as the "Blood Carbon COP", COP 28 paved the way for a massive expansion of carbon credits.The carbon credit market is disastrous for Indigenous Peoples and represents a major new way for governments, corporations and conservation NGOs to profit from the theft of Indigenous lands.On this episode of Breaking Green we will talk with Fiore Longo ...

1 year ago

39 minutes

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Prepping Together for Climate Collapse with Dr. Tadzio Mueller

Send us a textSoon the attention of many environmentalists will be focused on the most recent UN Climate Conference in Dubai. But this in the 28th such conference and the climate crisis continues to worsen. What if Climate Collapse is inevitable?In this episode of Breaking Green we will talk with long-time global and climate justice activist Dr. Tadzio Mueller. Dr. Mueller is a political scientist and activist who runs the blog Peaceful Sabotage.He believes that there is no longer the possibl...

1 year ago

44 minutes

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Radiological Weapons Development and Pruitt Igoe Residents with Ben Phillips and Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor

Send us a textThe Pruitt Igoe housing complex in St. Louis that was built in the 1950s and infamously demolished in the 1970s has been touted by many as a cautionary tale against public housing projects. But its history is complex. In 2012 it was reported that Pruitt Igoe was in a region targeted by the Military for secret tests that were part of a radiological weapons development program. According to government documents obtained by sociologist and researcher Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor, the Ar...

1 year ago

44 minutes

Breaking Green

The Fight for GE Free New Zealand with Claire Bleakley

Send us a textNew Zealand is a "GE Free zone" meaning that all produce grown in New Zealand can be guaranteed free of genetic engineering (GE) and GMO traits.Companies are allowed to do research with genetically modified organisms but according to current New Zealand law such organisms must be proven safe before they are allowed for use for farming. Yet as New Zealand heads into its 2023 election, several national political parties are threatening New Zealand's GE free status by suggesti...

1 year ago

35 minutes

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Muzzling Dissent and COP City with Basav Sen and Gabrielle Colchete

Send us a textMarginalized communities are frequently targeted for the placement of toxic projects. Protest and community organizing has been an indispensable strategy in seeking environmental justice and fighting for those living in minority, poor and indigenous communities.But now, so-called critical infrastructure laws are springing up around the United States in what appears to be a coordinated effort by corporate interests to muzzle protest. These laws seek to criminalize dissent and cha...

1 year ago

44 minutes

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Green Deserts of Brazil with Anne Petermann

Send us a textDeforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest is a well-known threat to the world's environment, but the loss of natural biodiversity to so-called "green deserts" resulting from expanding non-native eucalyptus plantations for pulp and paper production, is a lesser known ecological and social disaster that is likely to worsen if genetically engineered trees are used. Spearheaded by Global Justice Ecology Project, the Campaign to STOP GE Trees brought together members from the Unite...

1 year ago

43 minutes

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East Palestine Derailment Disaster Continues to Unfold with Amanda Kiger

Send us a textOn February 3, 2023 a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing an environmental disaster of historic proportions. It was a Norfolk Southern train, which was over a mile long and carrying hazardous materials, including over 100,000 gallons of vinyl chloride. Three days later, a so-called control to burn toxic materials from the crash released an unknown chemical soup into the atmosphere, which continues to affect communities for miles around. Since the derailment, many in ...

2 years ago

36 minutes

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Resistance to Geoengineering in Africa with Dr. Mfoniso Antia

Send us a textAhead of a meeting of African Union Heads of States in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, numerous civil society organizations called on the African Union not to Geoengineer the African Continent. The organizations noted that geoengineering is a false techno-fix that can only provide an excuse for the Global North to continue relying on fossil-fuel based energy generation in light of the ongoing climate emergency. The organizations stated that advancing geoengineering technologies dist...

2 years ago

25 minutes