‘The Permian Climate Bomb’ 

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Oil Change International, Earthworks, and Center for International Environmental Law are launching the first in a series of installments of a major online report today.

The Permian Climate Bomb is a creative storytelling project developed in collaboration with artists, illustrating the environmental injustice and climate damages caused by barely-regulated oil and gas production in the United States, from New Mexico to the Gulf Coast.  The project aims to break down this multifaceted issue, with the goal of bringing it to the forefront of the fight against the climate crisis.

Part One of this series is launching today with the multimedia Permian Climate Bomb website, and reveals the Permian Basin has grown more than 500% in the past decade — and is still expected to grow aggressively in the coming decade, posing a major risk to President Biden’s and the world’s climate agenda.

The first section of the report is accessible at PermianClimateBomb.org in both English and Spanish, and Parts Two through Six of the series will be released in coming weeks. Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks in advance for sharing!

 

Sister Joan Presents at Net Zero by 2050 Roadmap Webinar

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Sister Joan Brown was one of several international guests invited to present at the Net Zero by 2050 Roadmap Webinar on Monday, July 26. The purpose of the webinar was to discuss

  • the Net Zero by 2050 Roadmap, commissioned by the International Energy Agency (IEA),
  • the State of Maine’s groundbreaking legislation to divest from fossil fuels
  • a pathway for Catholic community to end fossil fuels globally and in the countries of a Global South and shift every Catholic institution onto a renewable and low carbon path.

Here is the whole program on YouTube.  Sister Joan’s presentation starts about minute 57.

Green Amendment Day: A Panel of Leading Environmental Justice Voices

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A panel of leading environmental justice voices from across the nation joined together on the inaugural Green Amendment Day 2021 (July 13), to push forth an agenda for ending environmental racism and restoring environmental justice through constitutional empowerment.


Our panelists–including NM-IPL board member Terry Sloan and NM State Sen. Antoinette Sedillo–represented different areas where environmental justice intersects: a grassroots leader, a community organizer & advocate, a legislator, a national Green Amendment expert, a Tribal Liaison, and a scientific expert. Hear first hand how they are pursuing true environmental justice with the power of a Green Amendment. Constitutional recognition and protection can elevate the inalienable rights of all people to a clean & healthy environment, and transform our system of laws and government to ensure environmental justice is mandatory, equitable and enforceable.

Featuring:

  • Kerri Evelyn Harris, Community Organizer and Advocate
  • Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, serving New Mexico’s 16th District and lead sponsor of the NM Green Amendment
  • Maya van Rossum, Founder, Green Amendments For The Generations
  • Terry Sloan, Director, Southwest Native Cultures
  • Dr. Sacoby Wilson, Associate Professor, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health
  • Maria Payan, Senior Regional Representative, Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP), Sussex Health & Environmental Network (SHEN)