Recently, we spoke to Ben Levy on his recent efforts concerning the struggle over a proposed liquified natural gas refinery in Tacoma, Washington. Through his involvement in the resistance against this facility, he has witnessed firsthand how imperative it is to keep fossil fuels like natural gas in the ground. Ben sat down with us to explain how this struggle and its geographic location are critical to the climate justice movement.
On September 24, hundreds of thousands of the world’s youth took to the streets across 1,500 cities and towns to voice their frustrations around the lack of urgency around climate change. After a year and a half of grappling with COVID-19, this year’s strike tested whether the CJ movement could maintain its momentum.
Extreme weather events across the globe are becoming both more frequent and more severe. Along with these disasters comes heightened uncertainty, anxiety, and trauma for people living in high-risk regions, and coastline communities are no exception to this rule. The chief culprit? Tropical cyclones.
Joan Fitzgerald is a Professor of Urban and Public Policy at Northeastern University, and her research focuses on urban climate action and strategies for linking it to equity, economic development, and innovation.
Two and a half years ago, the Federal Green New Deal (GND) resolution ignited interest both nationally and internationally in a bold vision for actually achieving climate and equity.
Dr. Jennie Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy at Northeastern University, discusses her research, teaching, and community engagement focus on integrating social justice, feminist, and anti-racist perspectives into climate and energy justice.
What exactly is intersectionality? A term coined in 1989, intersectionality has been used in the climate justice movement to describe the relationships between individuals’ unique identities and experiences, especially those of historically oppressed groups, and how they can influence real and positive systemic change.
A recent case brought before Brazil’s Supreme Court aims to systematically strip ancestral land rights and accelerate agribusiness, mining, and logging activities in Brazil. Ahead of the ruling, the country’s Indigenous tribes came together to coordinate a protest of over 6,000 native representatives against the impending decision—the largest demonstration of Indigenous peoples in Brazil’s history.
Sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina devastated thousands of families throughout the Gulf, we watch as yet another catastrophic hurricane fueled by climate change makes landfall in Louisiana.
For listeners looking to learn more about the many intersections of the climate crisis and the people involved in the climate justice movement, here are five informative and gripping podcasts to plug into. Press play and enjoy!
The US military has a long history of fighting wars for natural resources. But with the climate crisis looming, the interdependence between fossil fuel giants and the Pentagon needs to be exposed and broken.
With climate change and the heating planet, wildfire season has lengthed and worsened over the past few years, leading to a destructive yearly cycle that doesn't seem to have an end. Read more to learn about the latest wildfires, how climate change affects wildfire conditions, and the climate justice implications.
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