Hello, I'm Shayne Petkiewicz. Through this podcast, I hope to explore the relationship we have with the world we inhabit by shining a light on the topics of climate change, decarbonization, zero waste, climate activism, and much more.
I invite you to join me as I speak with individuals from around the world who share their stories and discuss the exciting work they are doing to help us transition to a more sustainable world.
For more content, check out my substack at: https://podcastzero.substack.com/
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In this episode, I reflect on the wisdom, insights, and lessons learned that Kim Wasserman, Hilton Kelley, and Diane Wilson shared throughout the season. I examine the different topics and themes that all three speakers bring to try and understand the journeys they take in effecting change. I explore a range of topics including connection to place, community empowerment, the role of government, civil disobedience, the role of law and litigation, and sacrifice zones.
For more information about the speakers, see the links below:
Kim Wasserman - http://www.lvejo.org/
Hilton Kelley - https://www.cidainc.org/
Diane Wilson - https://dianewilsonactivist.org/
Thank you as well to the Goldman Environmental Prize - https://www.goldmanprize.org/
For more content, check out my substack at: https://podcastzero.substack.com/
Thoughts? Suggestions? infopodcastzero@gmail.com
27 Oct 2023
Environmental Justice in the US - Part 3
Diane Wilson is a fourth-generation shrimper, former boat captain, author, and mother of five. She has launched environmental campaigns, demonstrations, hunger strikes, and climbed towers in the fight against local industrial polluters that make her rural Texas Gulf Coast community one of the most polluted in the country. She joins to discuss her connection to the San Antonio Bay Estuary, her fight against contamination in her community, the power of civil disobedience, and her successful $50m lawsuit against Formosa Plastics. Diane was the Goldman Environmental Prize recipient in 2023.
For more content, check out my substack at: https://podcastzero.substack.com/
Thoughts? Suggestions? infopodcastzero@gmail.com
20 Oct 2023
Environmental Justice in the US - Part 2
Hilton Kelley is Executive Director and Founder of Community In-Power and Development Association (CIDA). CIDA is located in Port Arthur, TX and works to challenge the environmental violations of the petrochemical plants that loom over the community he calls home. He joins to discuss the health impacts the community faces, the willful negligence of local and state regulators, the role of air pollution monitoring, and the vision he has for his community. Hilton was the Goldman Prize winner in 2011 and has received Presidential recognition for his achievements.
For more content, check out my substack at: https://podcastzero.substack.com/
Thoughts? Suggestions? infopodcastzero@gmail.com
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