Fight the Powers That Be: A Connect the Dots Podcast
Episode 5.1, April 2021: In this episode of Connect the Dots, host Rob Verchick discusses the transition to clean energy, its role in combatting the climate crisis, its potential impacts on American households, and its environmental justice and equity implications. He's joined by Flozell Daniels, Jr., CEO and President of the Foundation for Louisiana; Lawrence Early, an engineering graduate at Yale University; Wendy Gao, an environmental activist and student at the University of Virginia; Cheryl Johnson, Executive Director of People for Community Recovery in Chicago; and Hannah Wiseman, CPR Member Scholar and professor at the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and Institutes of Energy and the Environment at Penn State University.
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Flozell Daniels, Jr., is CEO and President of the Foundation for Louisiana. View bio. |
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Lawrence Early is an engineering graduate at Yale University. View bio. |
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Wendy Gao is an environmental activist and student at the University of Virginia. View bio. |
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Cheryl Johnson is the executive director of People for Community Recovery in Chicago. View bio. |
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Hannah Wiseman is a CPR Member Scholar and professor at the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and Institutes of Energy and the Environment at Penn State University. View bio. |
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Other resources:
- POLITICO: "Want Environmental Justice? Look to Energy Efficiency."
- GreenBiz: "New York state directs more capital to solar power for low-income communities"
- Environment and Energy Leader: "More Than 100 of Apple’s Global Suppliers are Moving to 100% Renewable Energy"
- renews.biz: "Budweiser UK goes 100% wind and solar"
Special thanks to:
- The College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans
- The College of Music and Media at Loyola University New Orleans
We’re also grateful to the musical artists featured in this episode, who make their work available to us through a Creative Commons license. Please check them out!