Breaking Green
Produced by Global Justice Ecology Project, Breaking Green is a podcast that talks with activists and experts to examine the intertwined issues of social, ecological and economic injustice. Breaking Green also explores some of the more outrageous proposals to address climate and environmental crises that are falsely being sold as green.
But we can't do it without you! We accept no corporate sponsors, and rely on people like you to make Breaking Green possible.
If you'd like to donate, text GIVE to 716-257-4187 or donate online at: https://globaljusticeecology.org/Donate-to-Breaking-Green (select apply my donation to "Breaking Green Podcast")
Episodes
37 episodes
Artificial Intelligence and Generative Biology with Jim Thomas
What is artificial intelligence and how are some corporate interests seeking to hand over the development of genetically engineered organisms to it?Join us as we unpack this question with Jim Thomas, an activist and researcher who chall...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 9
•
43:59
When "Protecting Nature" Harms Its True Guardians with Anuradha Mittal
What if conservation efforts meant to protect our planet were actually causing significant harm to the very people who have safeguarded these lands for generations? On this episode of Breaking Green, we speak with founder and execu...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 8
•
36:45
The Renewable Diesel Scam with Gary Hughes
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....
•
Season 4
•
Episode 7
•
44:52
International Petition Filed on Behalf of COP City Protester Killed by Police with Anthony Enriquez
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 h...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 6
•
45:37
The Navajo Nation's Battle with Uranium Mining's Toxic Legacy with Justin Ahasteen
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...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 5
•
40:31
Fight for Salmon Conservation and Cultural Survival with Brook-Thompson
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 r...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 4
•
42:33
.jpeg)
The Battle Against Eucalyptus in Galicia with Joam Evans Pim
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 a...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 3
•
32:39
Failure of the GE American Chestnut with Anne Petermann and Dr. Donald Davis
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 Scien...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 2
•
42:19
Suppression in East Palestine Ohio With Scott Smith and Lesley Pacey
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...
•
Season 4
•
Episode 1
•
40:36
Carbon Credits Driving Theft of Indigenous Lands with Fiore Longo of Survival International
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 car...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 10
•
39:03
Prepping Together for Climate Collapse with Dr. Tadzio Mueller
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 t...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 9
•
44:52
Radiological Weapons Development and Pruitt Igoe Residents with Ben Phillips and Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor
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.
•
Season 3
•
Episode 8
•
44:14
The Fight for GE Free New Zealand with Claire Bleakley
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 cu...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 7
•
35:16
Muzzling Dissent and COP City with Basav Sen and Gabrielle Colchete
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 indig...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 6
•
44:23
Green Deserts of Brazil with Anne Petermann
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 produ...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 5
•
43:57
East Palestine Derailment Disaster Continues to Unfold with Amanda Kiger
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 gallon...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 4
•
36:06
Resistance to Geoengineering in Africa with Dr. Mfoniso Antia
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 fal...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 3
•
25:20
Fusion Dreams 90 Seconds to Midnight with Dr. Helen Caldicott
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...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 2
•
34:59
Colonial Conservation and 30x30 with Survival International's Fiore Longo
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 fr...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 1
•
40:49
Forests and Indigenous Rights Threatened by GE Trees with Anne Petermann
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 c...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 12
•
35:17
FSC Contemplates Dropping GE Tree Ban, while USDA Considers Releasing GE Trees with Lucy Sharratt
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 thre...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 11
•
34:23
Offloading Climate Responsibility on the Victims of Climate Change with Nnimmo Bassey
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, ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 10
•
45:17
Cold War Testing on African American Population in St. Louis with Filmmaker Damien D. Smith
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 radiat...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 9
•
35:37
The Carbon Capture Rabbit Hole and the IEEFA Report with Analyst Bruce Robertson
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,...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 8
•
41:55
Environmental Injustice and The Inflation Recovery Act with Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
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 ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 7
•
44:35
