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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Murder, Pollution as Policy, and Two Women Who Won’t Give Up
Description: “In the course of saying no with their bodies, they were met with more violence… including moms who were carrying babies on their backs and were pushed to the edge of the river — and had to choose the river.” That’s Abby Reyes, author of “Truth Demands: A Memoir of Murder, Oil Wars and the Rise of Climate Justice.” In today’s episode, she shares deeply emotional stories of the price paid by environmental defenders. And she also shares her own stories of resilience and joy in the aftermath of grief.
In many parts of the world, fossil fuel inte...