Because environmentalism should be inclusive of both people and the planet. Leah Thomas, founder of IntersectionalEnvironmentalist.com, and Kristy Drutman, the podcaster behind Brown Girl Green, use the power of their platforms to help us rethink what it means to be an environmentalist in 2020.

While the fight for environmental justice isn’t a new one, it’s not one that’s historically been talked about enough within the environmental movement. But we can't separate the fight for racial equity from the fight against climate change, and the need to link the two only become more urgent as time passes. 

In this episode, Leah Thomas and Kristy Drutman share their knowledge and help us reflect on the tools we have to become advocates, too.

Featured in this episode: Leah Thomas & Kristy Drutman

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

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Resources

• Women Featured on the episode:
  • Leah Thomas: Instagram & Website
  • Kristy Drutman: Instagram & Website
• Intersectional Environmentalist: Instagram & Website
• Listen to Brown Girl Green Podcast: Apple Podcasts & Spotify
• Green 2.0 Report
• Articles Referenced:
  • Vogue:  Why Every Environmentalist Should Be Anti-Racist by Leah Thomas
  • Huffington Post: We Don't Have to Halt Climate Action to Fight Racism by Mary Annaïse Heglar
• Additional Helpful Articles
  • Sierra Club: Racism is Killing the Planet by Hop Hopkins
  • Scientific American: Redling Practices Increased Climate Change Burden in Minority Neighborhoods 
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• Ravel Media

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