Climate Change
Backtalk: It’s the End of the World and We Know It
This week, Dahlia and Amy are talking about climate change. Climate science consistently shows we must curb our greenhouse gas emissions ASAP in order to stop the exponential damage to the environment, which will most likely create global climate devastation by 2050. Though we can live more... Read more »
No Safe Haven: When Natural Disasters Strike Behind Prison Walls
Freedom of movement should be a human right, and yet even in the face of terrifying hurricanes, tsunamis, or wildfires, evacuation of inmates is a decision left to the mercy of local and federal officials.
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Expensive Denial: The Rising Cost of Ignoring Climate Change
At the heart of climate-change denial is a multibillion-dollar strategy to help rich, white men get richer at the expense of poor women.
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Misogynoir and Climate Change: Part IV—How Disaster Relief Fails Black Women
When we compound the realities of women’s disproportionate risks during disasters and Black people’s disproportionate environmental challenges, we can see how misogynoir functions in times of eco-crises.
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A Vacation is Not Activism: Part III—On Tourism and Ecosocial Disasters
Not only do post-disaster tourism profits seldom reach those in need, the industry also contributes to climate change by weakening natural shore protection and depleting desperately needed resources in vulnerable communities.
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A Country Within A Country: Part II—Climate Change, Privilege, and Disaster Survival
In times of disaster and uprising the exported American fairy tale is exposed for what it is: bullshit.
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The Least Convenient Truth: Part I—Climate Change and White Supremacy
While we must talk about the ways global warming triggers natural hazards, we must also confront what turns those hazards into full-scale disasters: racism.
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