Updates: Offshore Drilling, Market Match & Friends of the Congo
About this episode
The episode features updates on offshore drilling, local environmental initiatives, and efforts to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mining in the Kailo, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Wikimedia Commons On today’s show, updates from local organizations. I speak to Talia Nimmer, staff attorney for the Climate Law Institute with the Center for Biological Diversity will give us an update on the fight against Sable Offshore Corporation’s attempt to restart drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara, we switch gears and speak to Martin Bourque executive director of the Ecology Center will give an update on their latest happenings including saving the Market Match program and we will close out the show with part one of my interview with Maurice Carney, executive director of Friends of the Congo on their latest efforts to save the DRC in conjunction with the Basandja Coalition. Link to Sonoma County Climate Activist Network Zero Waste Campaign Checklist: https://www.sonomacountycan.org/zerowaste.html The post Updates: Offshore Drilling, Market Match & Friends of the Congo appeared first on KPFA.
People in this episode
Guests: Talia Nimmer, Martin Bourque, Maurice Carney
Topics covered
- offshore drilling
- climate activism
- market programs
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- local organizations
- environmental law
Keywords
- offshore drilling
- climate law
- Market Match
- Friends of the Congo
- environmental activism
- Santa Barbara
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Climate Law Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, Ecology Center, Friends of the Congo, Basandja Coalition
Places: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Santa Barbara
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