Tag: Jessica Aldridge

Palm Oil, Child Labor
Earth, EcoJustice Radio, International Issues

Recipe for Abuse: Palm Oil, Child Labor, and Girl Scout Cookies

EcoJustice Radio discusses the dangers palm oil plantations present to tropical rainforest biodiversity and Indigenous communities in Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and Africa. We talk with Olivia Chaffin, a Girl Scout from Tennessee who has been petitioning to get not-sustainable palm oil out of Girl Scout cookies, and […]

Methane Leak at Valley Generating Station
EcoJustice Radio, Energy

LA Public Utility Methane Leak Poisons Sun Valley Community

The City of Los Angeles public utility admitted that its Valley Generating Station had been leaking methane gas into the community for three years. The utility knew about the leaks as part of efforts to fix two compressors, but failed to notify the community. Veronica Padilla-Campos, Executive Director of Pacoima Beautiful joins EcoJustice Radio for, “Broken Trust: LA Public Utility Methane Leak Poisons Sun Valley Community.”

Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, South Los Angeles Assembly
EcoJustice Radio, Politics and Advocacy

Candidate Forum for Environmental Justice in South LA with Fatima Iqbal-Zubair

EcoJustice Radio speaks about how to confront the issues of institutional racism, environmental justice, and massive economic inequality with Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, Candidate for California State Assembly in South Los Angeles. The incumbent Assembly Member and candidate Mike Gipson was asked to be on the show, but did return requests.