In the tenth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Rachel Schlueter, a senior organizer with the Better Future Project. We talk more about fossil fuels, divestment, and introduce the just transition framework. Enjoy!
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“Divestment Commitments.” Fossil Free: Divestment, gofossilfree.org/divestment/commitments/.
Remedios, Jesse. “With New Complaint, Fossil Fuel Divestment Proponents Shift From Moral To Legal Ground.” Earthwhile, WBUR, 15 Mar. 2021, www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2021/03/15/with-new-complaint-fossil-fuel-divestment-proponents-shift-from-moral-to-legal-ground.
“Why Divestment?” Divest Ed, Better Future Project, divested.betterfutureproject.org/why-divestment.
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In the ninth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Dr. Heidi Roop, a climate scientist at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We talk about the importance of voting, technology, and science communication in the climate crisis. Enjoy!
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Boyd, Philip. “Geoengineering.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 17 Sept. 2009, www.britannica.com/science/geoengineering.
“Fossil Fueled Foolery, An Illustrated Primer on the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Deceptive Tactics.” NAACP, NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, Apr. 2021, naacp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf.
Kanefield, Teri. “Georgia's 'Jim Crow' Voter Suppression Bill Is Now Law. Here's How Democrats Can Fight Back.” NBCNews.com, NBC Universal News Group, 28 Mar. 2021, www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/georgia-s-jim-crow-voter-suppression-bill-now-law-here-ncna1262254.
Novotny, Patrick. “Popular Epidemiology and the Struggle for Community Health in the Environmental Justice Movement.” The Struggle for Ecological Democracy, edited by Daniel Faber, The Guilford Press, 1998, pp. 137–158.
Rau, Alex, et al. “Can Technology Really Save Us from Climate Change?” Harvard Business Review, Jan. 2010, hbr.org/2010/01/can-technology-really-save-us-from-climate-change.
Spitzer, Suzi. “Five Principles of Science Communication.” Social Science Space, 24 Jan. 2019, www.socialsciencespace.com/2018/04/five-principles-of-science-communication/.
Ward, Alie. “Ursinology (BEARS) with Chris Morgan” Audio blog post. Ologies with Alie Ward. 7 Apr. 2021. Web. 8 Apr. 2021.
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In the eighth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Lili Hoschka, a youth activist in the Twin Cities. We talk about the evils of capitalism and why our economic system prevents environmental justice action. Enjoy!
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De Cristano, Riccardo. “The Financialization of Environment Protection.” Climateandcapitalism.com, Climate & Capitalism, 11 Mar. 2021, climateandcapitalism.com/2021/03/11/the-financialization-of-environment-protection/.
Guerrero, Dorothy Grace. “The Limits of Capitalist Solutions to the Climate Crisis.” The Climate Crisis: South African and Global Democratic Eco-Socialist Alternatives, edited by Vishwas Satgar, Wits University Press, 2018, pp. 30–46, doi.org/10.18772/22018020541.1.
Hoffman, Jane, and Michael Hoffman. “What Is Greenwashing?” Scientific American, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2009, www.scientificamerican.com/article/greenwashing-green-energy-hoffman/.
McDuff, Phil. “Ending Climate Change Requires the End of Capitalism. Have We Got the Stomach for It?” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 18 Mar. 2019, www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/18/ending-climate-change-end-capitalism.
Willis, Matthew. “Madeira, The Island That Helped Invent Capitalism.” Daily.jstor.org, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2017, daily.jstor.org/madeira-the-island-that-helped-invent-capitalism/.
“What Is the CDM.” Unfccc.int, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, cdm.unfccc.int/about/index.html.
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In the seventh episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Dr. Kate Derickson, a professor and research at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We talk about environmental racism and other key intersections of environmental justice. Enjoy!
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Becker, Jo and Mikaela Loach. “EPISODE 27: Layla Saad: White Supremacy, Healing & Futures” Audio blog post. The YIKES Podcast. 23 Mar. 2021. Web. 6 Apr. 2021.
“Fossil Fueled Foolery, An Illustrated Primer on the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Deceptive Tactics.” NAACP, NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, Apr. 2021, naacp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Fossil-Fueled-Foolery-2.0-abridged-4_1_2021.pdf.
Lipsitz, George. “The Racialization of Space and the Spatialization of Race.” Landscape Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 1 Jan. 2007, pp. 10–23., doi.org/10.3368/lj.26.1.10.
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In the sixth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Emma Hjelle, a youth organizer in the Twin Cities. We talk about reimagining policing and the powers of revisioning. Enjoy!
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Bansal, Priyanka. “The Climate Case for Prison Abolition.” The New Twenties, The New Twenties, 11 June 2020, thenewtwenties.ca/articles/prisonabolition.
Bediako, Jacqueline. “The Link between Climate Justice and Police Brutality.” San Francisco Bay View, San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper, 19 Nov. 2018, sfbayview.com/2018/11/the-link-between-climate-justice-and-police-brutality/.
“Community Control of Police.” National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, 15 June 2020, naarpr.org/updates/campaign-for-community-control-of-police/.
Hewett, Frederick. “'Racial Justice Is Climate Justice': Why The Climate Movement Needs To Be Anti-Racist.” Wbur.org/Cognoscenti, WBUR, 9 June 2020, www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/06/09/the-links-between-racism-and-the-environment-frederick-hewett.
“Students for a Democratic Society.” Britannica, 20 July 1998, www.britannica.com/topic/Students-for-a-Democratic-Society/additional-info#history.
Zhao, John. “The Link between Prisons and Environmental Justice.” Students for a Sustainable Stanford, 24 Oct. 2017, studentsforasustainablestanford.weebly.com/blog/the-link-between-prisons-and-environmental-justice.
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In the fifth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Hannah Jo King, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We talk about afrofuturism, indigeneity, and local community-based action. Enjoy!
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“Our Current Proposal.” East Phillips Neighborhood Institute, 2019, www.eastphillipsneighborhoodinstitute.org/our-current-proposal/.
Ballin, Sofiya. “USING AFROFUTURISM TO BUILD THE KIND OF WORLD YOU WANT.” EcoWURD, 1 June 2020, ecowurd.com/2018/11/19/using-afrofuturism-to-build-the-kind-of-world-you-want/.
Bruce, Delan. “Afrofuturism: From the Past to the Living Present.” UCLA, UCLA, 15 Oct. 2020, newsroom.ucla.edu/magazine/afrofuturism.
Jones, Justine. “What an Urban Farm Could Mean for East Phillips.” Mspmag.com, Mpls St Paul Magazine, 5 Apr. 2021, mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/east-phillips-urban-farm/.
Maloba, Donald. “What Is Afrofuturism? A Beginner's Guide.” AfriTechNews, 4 Dec. 2020, afritechnews.com/afrofuturism/.
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In the fourth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Dr. Michelle Garvey, a teacher of Environmental Justice and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies in the Twin Cities. We talk about the labor movement, Twin Cities environmental justice issues, and ways to get involved. Enjoy!
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Bove, Tristan. “Ecofeminism: Where Gender and Climate Change Intersect.” Earth.org, Earth,Org, 17 Jan. 2021, earth.org/ecofeminism/.
Irfan, Umair. “The Green New Deal Is Fracturing a Critical Base for Democrats: Unions.” Vox, Vox, 22 May 2019, www.vox.com/2019/5/22/18628299/green-new-deal-labor-union-2020-democrats.
“Northside Eco.” Northside EcoHarbor, 2021, northside-ecoharbor.org/.
“The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth.” Therednation.org, The Red Nation, Apr. 2020, therednation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Red-Deal_Part-I_End-The-Occupation-1.pdf.
United States, Congress, “Recognizing the Duty of the Federal Government to Create a Green New Deal.” Congress.gov, 2019. www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/109/text.
Warren, Elizabeth. “We Need A Blue New Deal For Our Oceans.” Elizabeth Warren, 2019, elizabethwarren.com/plans/blue-new-deal.
Whalen, Eamon. “Will Minneapolis's Upper Harbor Terminal Project Be Good for Its Neighbors?” Belt Magazine, Belt Magazine, 3 Nov. 2020, beltmag.com/minneapolis-upper-harbor-terminal-neighbors-equitable-development/.
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In the third episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Mercedes Gohl, an energy intern at the Metropolitan Council here in the Twin Cities. We talk about all things energy and equity, including Line 3. Enjoy!
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“About the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.” Minnesota.gov, 22 Feb. 2021, mn.gov/puc/about-us/.
“A Giant Step Backward.” Priceofoil.org, Oil Change International, 29 Jan. 2019, priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2020/01/Giant-Step-Backward-report-01-29-19-FINAL-online-version.pdf.
Cervas, Strela, and Anthony Giancatarino. “Energy Democracy Through Local Energy Equity.” Energy Democracy, edited by Denise Fairchild and Al Weinrub, Island Press, 2017, pp. 57–75.
Hughlett, Mike. “Oil Demand, Future of Enbridge Line 3 Argued before Appeals Court.” Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021, www.startribune.com/oil-demand-future-of-enbridge-line-3-argued-before-appeals-court/600037712/.
“Line 3 and Treaty Rights.” Sierraclub.org, Sierra Club North Star Chapter, Apr. 2017, www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/north-star-chapter/pdf/TreatRightsFactSheet.pdf.
“Who We Are.” Metrocouncil.org, Metropolitan Council, 2021, metrocouncil.org/About-Us/Who-We-Are.aspx.
Yu Fu, Fang, et al. “The Dynamic Role of Energy Security, Energy Equity and Environmental Sustainability in the Dilemma of Emission Reduction and Economic Growth.” Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 280, 15 Feb. 2021, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111828.
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In the second episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Jess Jurcek, an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We talk about the interconnections of climate change, industrial agriculture, and gender equity. Enjoy!
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“Community Health Risks of Industrial Agriculture.” Delivering Community Benefit: Healthy Food Playbook, Health Care Without Harm, 2018, foodcommunitybenefit.noharm.org/resources/community-health-needs-assessment/community-health-risks-industrial-agriculture.
Duckett, Maryellen Kennedy. “Empowering Female Farmers to Feed the World.” Nationalgeographic.com, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2021, www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/partner-content-empowering-female-farmers.
“The Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture.” Union of Concerned Scientists, 18 July 2011, www.ucsusa.org/resources/hidden-costs-industrial-agriculture.
Wes Jackson, Natural systems agriculture: a truly radical alternative, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Volume 88, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 111-117, ISSN 0167-8809, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00247-X.
Women Seed Change, SeedChange, 2019, weseedchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SeedChange-WSC_brochure-web.pdf.
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In the first episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Sasha Lewis-Norelle, a youth change-maker in the Twin Cities. We talk about fossil fuels, divestment, and water. Enjoy!
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Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan. 2020. "U.S. Water Supply and Distribution Factsheet." Pub. No. CSS05-17.
“Future Widespread Water Shortage Likely in U.S.” Science in the News, Harvard University - The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 20 Mar. 2019, sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2019/widespread-water-shortage-likely-in-u-s-caused-by-population-growth-and-climate-change/.
Gleick, Peter H. “A Way Forward?” Last Call at the Oasis, edited by Karl Weber, Public Affairs, 2012, pp. 85–102.
Levinson, Andrew. The United States Water Crisis, May 2019, thewatercrisis.us/.
Rivera-Diaz, Victor. “Widespread Water Inequality Across the United States.” Savethewater.org, Save the Water, 29 Mar. 2021, savethewater.org/widespread-water-inequality-across-the-united-states/.
Schulte, Peter. “Defining Water Scarcity, Water Stress, and Water Risk.” Pacific Institute, 4 Feb. 2014, pacinst.org/water-definitions/.
“The Pillars of Water Equity.” US Water Alliance, US Water Alliance, 2021, uswateralliance.org/wec/framework.
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Introducing the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices! In the next ten episodes, we will explore various topics within environmental justice and discuss how we can transform the world to be a just place for everyone. We talk about disrupting systems of oppression, and making real, meaningful change. A great starting point to the environmental justice movement and further conversations. Welcome and Enjoy!
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