Best Global Justice Ecology Project / Host Steve Taylor Podcasts (2024)

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The Renewable Diesel Scam with Gary Hughes 44:52

2M ago44:52

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Can 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 im…

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International Petition Filed on Behalf of COP City Protester Killed by Police with Anthony Enriquez 45:37

3M ago45:37

45:37

On 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…

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The Navajo Nation's Battle with Uranium Mining's Toxic Legacy with Justin Ahasteen 40:31

4M ago40:31

40:31

Christopher 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 cause…

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Fight for Salmon Conservation and Cultural Survival with Brook-Thompson 42:33

5M ago42:33

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When 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 …

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The Battle Against Eucalyptus in Galicia with Joam Evans Pim 32:39

5M ago32:39

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Terrible 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 f…

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Failure of the GE American Chestnut with Anne Petermann and Dr. Donald Davis 42:19

6M ago42:19

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The 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…

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Suppression in East Palestine Ohio With Scott Smith and Lesley Pacey 40:36

7M ago40:36

40:36

On 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 i…

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Carbon Credits Driving Theft of Indigenous Lands with Fiore Longo of Survival International 39:03

9M ago39:03

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The 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…

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Prepping Together for Climate Collapse with Dr. Tadzio Mueller 44:52

10M ago44:52

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Soon 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.…

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Radiological Weapons Development and Pruitt Igoe Residents with Ben Phillips and Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor 44:14

11M ago44:14

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The 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 …

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The Fight for GE Free New Zealand with Claire Bleakley 35:16

12M ago35:16

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New 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 …

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Muzzling Dissent and COP City with Basav Sen and Gabrielle Colchete 44:23

1y ago44:23

44:23

Marginalized 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 Stat…

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Green Deserts of Brazil with Anne Petermann 43:57

1y ago43:57

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Deforestation 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…

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East Palestine Derailment Disaster Continues to Unfold with Amanda Kiger 36:06

1+ y ago36:06

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On 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…

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Resistance to Geoengineering in Africa with Dr. Mfoniso Antia 25:20

1+ y ago25:20

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Ahead 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…

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Fusion Dreams 90 Seconds to Midnight with Dr. Helen Caldicott 34:59

1+ y ago34:59

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It is 90 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. In large part due to developments in the war in Ukraine, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the infamous timepiece forward. Just weeks earlier the Department of Energy announced the first reported controlled fusion reaction that was touted as a breakthrough for national defen…

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Colonial Conservation and 30x30 with Survival International's Fiore Longo 40:49

1+ y ago40:49

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In December 2022, at the 15th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, 188 countries adopted a new Global Biodiversity Framework to supposedly create strategies to halt biodiversity loss. The framework has been touted as a sweeping agreement to protect biodiversity by turning 30 percent of the planet’s lan…

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Forests and Indigenous Rights Threatened by GE Trees with Anne Petermann 35:17

1+ y ago35:17

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Founded in 2003, Global Justice Ecology Project believes in the fundamental equality of all peoples and the intrinsic value of the natural world. Global Justice Ecology Project's mission is to identify, expose and address the intertwined root causes of social injustice, ecological destruction, and economic domination. In this episode of Breaking Gr…

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FSC Contemplates Dropping GE Tree Ban, while USDA Considers Releasing GE Trees with Lucy Sharratt 34:23

2y ago34:23

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For decades, the Forest Stewardship Council also known as the FSC has had a core policy of prohibiting the commercial use of genetically engineered or genetically modified trees in its certification program. But that ban is currently under threat as commercial interests push for a plan that would have the FSC overseeing test plots of GE trees in wh…

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Offloading Climate Responsibility on the Victims of Climate Change with Nnimmo Bassey 45:17

2y ago45:17

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As oil dependent nations seek to shore up their supply while the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, some African Nations seem eager to provide more access to fossil fuels. This was evidenced during the September minister’s meeting in Egypt, when representatives from various African nations called on world leaders to “avoid approaches that encour…

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Cold War Testing on African American Population in St. Louis with Filmmaker Damien D. Smith 35:37

2y ago35:37

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During the cold war, the united states military conducted covert weapons development testing in what the Army identified as a "densely populated slum district". The spraying of zinc cadmium sulfide along with what evidence suggests was a radiative substance centered on a region that included the Pruitt Igoe housing complex. The film Target St. Loui…

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The Carbon Capture Rabbit Hole and the IEEFA Report with Analyst Bruce Robertson 41:55

2y ago41:55

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Carbon capture and storage is often thought of as a new technology to help fight climate change. But it has been around for fifty years and was first developed by gas companies and used to enhance oil recovery from depleted fields. Today, tax credits are being offered to subsidize the technology as a response to global warming. A September 1st stor…

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Environmental Injustice and The Inflation Recovery Act with Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright 44:35

2y ago44:35

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The inflation Reduction Act is being heralded by many environmental groups as a major victory in the fight against global warming. But the bill has provoked criticism that it funds harmful false solutions and that environmental justice organizations, communities that they represent, and their concerns were ignored as the $360 billion deal was made.…

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Greenwashing Nuclear Energy with Environmental Attorney Susan Shapiro 41:16

2y ago41:16

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With the catastrophic failures at Chernobyl and Fukushima, nuclear power has been the cause of some the worst environmental disasters in history. But, the realities of global warming have created an opportunity for this flagging industry to attempt a comeback by rebranding as a green alternative to fossil fuels. This rebranding concerns those who h…

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Shawnee Forest Climate Preserve with John Wallace 36:24

2y ago36:24

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Shawnee Showdown, a film by Cade Bursell, was screened at the Yale Environmental film festival earlier this year. It documents the colorful and successful protests to prevent logging in the Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The protests along with legal efforts were successful in winning a 17 year m…

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The American Chestnut, an Environmental History and Cautionary Tale with Author Dr. Donald Davis 48:39

2+ y ago48:39

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In 1904, at the Bronx Zoological Park, chestnut trees were dying from a spore borne blight brought to the United States by Japanese chestnut trees that were imported by commercial nurseries. The American chestnut is now referred to as functionally extinct and forests where they were once the dominant species have long since transitioned from Oak ch…

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Remembering Civil Rights Attorney Dennis Cunningham and Judi Bari bombing with Karen Pickett 48:21

2+ y ago48:21

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On March 6th, Famed Civil Rights Lawyer, Dennis Cunningham died of cancer. He was 86. In his long and varied career Cunningham successfully represented Attica Prison Inmates, members of the Black Panthers. He also represented Earth First! organizers Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney in a case they won against the FBI and Oakland police for violation of …

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Radioactive Fire with Just Moms STL's Dawn Chapman 39:37

2+ y ago39:37

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Radioactive waste from the building of the first atomic bomb sits in a landfill with a below ground fire. Dawn Chapman who was featured in HBO's Atomic Homefront tells Breaking Green how the EPA is again delaying removal seven years after agreeing to a new cleanup plan pressured by the community. Dawn and other activists from the region promise mor…

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People's Uprising in Chile with Alejandra Parra 37:58

2+ y ago37:58

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In this episode of Breaking Green we talk with long-time activist Alejandra Parra about her experiences during the People’s Uprising in Chile and the hopes of recognizing environmental, social and economic reforms in the new Chilean constitution. In 2019, Chile experienced intense nationwide protests against neoliberalism with calls for sweeping re…

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After Glasgow with Dr. Shannon Gibson 37:07

2+ y ago37:07

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The UN Conference of Parties in Glasgow is now behind us. Despite all the hype leading up to the meeting, did the Glasgow Pact provide results or did the nations of the world miss yet another opportunity for real change and hope for averting planet wide environmental disaster? Is Climate Change even a problem that can be addressed by the Nations of…

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Whale Offsets with Cassandra 26:19

3y ago26:19

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As many nations promise net-zero emissions to fight climate change, corporate interests continue to promote offsets as opposed to the actual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at the source. So-called nature-based solutions promote a green economy that commodifies nature and reduces ecosystems to a balance sheet of commodities to be traded for l…

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Big Agriculture and Climate Change with GRAIN's Kartini Samon - Jakarta 43:51

3y ago43:51

43:51

Climate change threatens more catastrophic flooding, fires and even food insecurity. In response, agricultural companies are promoting what they call climate safe agriculture. But are huge agriculture companies concerned for our collective food future, or are they leveraging the very real threat of climate change to promote more industrial monocult…

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Will we act? IPCC's Code Red for Humanity with Dr. Michael Dorsey. 46:03

3y ago46:03

46:03

In this episode of Breaking Green, we talk with eminent environmental scientist, Dr. Michael Dorsey, about the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and current UN effort to address our collective future. The IPCC has issued a code red on climate change. The report states that there is an imminent risk of hitting the intern…

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False Solutions to Climate Change with Dr. Rachel Smolker 36:01

3y ago36:01

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Breaking Green talks with biologist Dr. Rachel Smolker about false solutions to climate change. The ravages of Global Climate Change are becoming more apparent every day, and people and nations are becoming more desperate for solutions. But there is increasing concern that agreements within the United Nations annual climate conferences are being dr…

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Carbon Colonialism and REDD with Photojournalist Orin Langelle 30:09

3+ y ago30:09

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Breaking Green interviews Orin Langelle, photojournalist and Co-founder of Global Justice Ecology Project, about carbon colonialism and the UN's program, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). REDD allows trading of the carbon stored in forests, mainly in the Global South, to offset emissions from polluters mainly in t…

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