In the Eye of the Storm: Climate Change in the Carolinas
Bobby Jones
President /Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition
Danna Smith
Founder and Executive Director /Dogwood Alliance
Faith Rivers James
Executive Director /Coastal Conservation League
Mike Collins
Host /WFAE
Roderick "Rod" M. Rejesus
Professor and Extension Specialist /Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University
The Carolinas are among the most vulnerable regions in the United States to the effects of climate change. From sea-level rise to extreme weather events, the impacts of climate change are already being felt in this region. We talk to experts to understand the effects of climate change and environmental concerns across the two states, what’s being done to address it and where the gaps remain.
RESOURCES FROM THE PANEL:
Danna Smith
- How marginalized communities in the South are paying the price for ‘green energy’ in Europe- https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/07/us/american-south-biomass-energy-invs/
- Right Place Right Time Episode 8: Bill McKibben- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAwWw0ZuR8E
- Wood pellets may not actually be the green renewable energy source, critics say- https://www.cbsnews.com/video/wood-pellets-may-not-actually-be-green-renewable-energy-source-critics-say/