Chris Whitehead, Senior Environmental Justice Consultant
34 episodes
1 month ago
Send us a text NIMBY - Not in my backyard. If you let that play out for long enough, eventually you risk running out of backyards, and running out of trust. I have been wanting to do this episode for at least a year and was excited to be able to sit down with Roishetta Sibley Ozane (Founder, Vessel Project of Louisiana) and Sharonda Allen (Founder and Executive Director, Operation Grow Inc.). I spend an obscene amount of time looking at modeling, EXCEL sheets, and reading papers that st...
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Send us a text NIMBY - Not in my backyard. If you let that play out for long enough, eventually you risk running out of backyards, and running out of trust. I have been wanting to do this episode for at least a year and was excited to be able to sit down with Roishetta Sibley Ozane (Founder, Vessel Project of Louisiana) and Sharonda Allen (Founder and Executive Director, Operation Grow Inc.). I spend an obscene amount of time looking at modeling, EXCEL sheets, and reading papers that st...
Episode 14 - EJ in Chicago: Leaders, Allies, and Zoning Changes
Perspectives on Sustainable Development
1 hour
1 year ago
Episode 14 - EJ in Chicago: Leaders, Allies, and Zoning Changes
Send us a text Environmental Justice communities are diverse collections of perspectives, concerns, and drivers. No two are identical, but there are some common themes that most share. Love of their culture, protection of their communities and children, and concern that our planning systems have not historically taken their views into equal account when making decisions that would affect the community. Community leaders are the EJ experts. Outside expertise can come in to play a role but no o...
Perspectives on Sustainable Development
Send us a text NIMBY - Not in my backyard. If you let that play out for long enough, eventually you risk running out of backyards, and running out of trust. I have been wanting to do this episode for at least a year and was excited to be able to sit down with Roishetta Sibley Ozane (Founder, Vessel Project of Louisiana) and Sharonda Allen (Founder and Executive Director, Operation Grow Inc.). I spend an obscene amount of time looking at modeling, EXCEL sheets, and reading papers that st...
