Voces Criticas ~ Kivalina (Alaska) & Climate Displacement ~ Sept 14 2017
KZSC Santa Cruz
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An interview with Dr. Shearer of Coalswarm to discuss the effects of climate change on the village of Kivalina, located in a remote area of Alaska. Dr. Shearer is the author of Kivalina: A Climate Change Story (2011, Haymarket Press). Dr. Shearer discusses how climate change is forcibly displacing this community that has agreed to a community relocation over 20 years ago. However, no federal resources are available to facilitate this relocation. Dr. Shearer also addresses a lawsuit filed by the village of Kivalina against 24 fossil fuel companies, which was recently dismissed.