Climate Pelicans' Brief

Climate Pelicans' Brief

Welcome to the Climate Pelicans' Brief. Join LSU doctoral students Corinne (Cori) Salter and Jill Tupitza as they bridge the gap between the science of climate change and environmental impacts in Louisiana frontline communities. Here we blend climate science with climate justice and bring you a nuanced perspective on the threats we face in the Deep South. Join us for fact-based conversations and interviews with community leaders and experts. Email us with questions and comments at climatepelicans@gmail.com Check out our Insta & Twitter @climatepelicans

Episodes

December 3, 2023 37 mins

Let's talk about how Louisiana's industrial sector accounts for 66% of the state's GHG emissions. This week, Cori and Jill do a deep dive into the Louisiana Climate Action Plan's strategies for decarbonizing industry along the Mississippi River Industrial Corridor. Will it get us to net-zero in time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change? Or will it perpetuate the same extractive system that causes climate change? Bonus cont...

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Feeling anxious about climate change? Not sure if your actions will even matter in the grand scheme of things? Join the Climate Pelicans this week for a discussion about the pervasiveness of climate anxiety (you're not alone!) and the power of student movements that we can use to overcome it.

Sign our petition for LSU to divest from fossil fuels: https://www.change.org/p/lsu-office-of-the-president-divest-lsu-endowment-from-fossil-...

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All US citizens have the right to a clean and healthy environment under the 5th and 14th amendments to the Constitution. This week, Cori and Jill dig into how this does not extend to prisoners in Louisiana, and discuss the criminal justice-environmental justice overlap. This topic is new to the landscape of academic literature, and your Climate Pelicans are excited to bring you some food for thought about.

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November 5, 2023 39 mins
What gets you out of bed in the morning? For us, it's wetlands. This week's episode is all about the effervescent glory of Louisiana coastal wetlands. You can expect to learn about the importance of coastal wetlands and the sea-level rise and coastal erosion that threaten them. We also have a CP Brief discussion of how the LA Coastal Master Plan aims to mitigate land loss through sediment diversions. Come for the fun facts & st...
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    October 29, 2023 44 mins
    Us: "Do you want to be part of the solution or part of the problem?" Fossil fuel industry: "We want to be the WHOLE problem." Join the Climate Pelicans this week for an exploration into some climate solutions...that are not really solutions. This episode is for you if you want to learn more about how Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and blue hydrogen stack up to renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal) in terms of addressing the carbo...
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    Are you curious, optimistic, or concerned about the prospect of CC&S technology? This week, Jill and Cori set the record straight on carbon capture and storage plans in Louisiana. Prepare to learn how it works, how it proposes to fit into the fight against climate change, and the unlikely (although expected) force pushing for a major buildout. Your Climate Pelicans dive into the research around this technology only to discover ...
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    October 15, 2023 35 mins

    Fossil fuel companies should be held responsible for their contribution to climate change. Let's start with not passively funding them through the stock market any further. Cori and Jill discuss an inexpensive (& fun!) way to flip the tables on the fossil fuel industry using your power as a university student. Learn what divestment is, why it works, and 3 different approaches you can use to do it at your own school.

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    Join us for an electric interview with "citizen-gone-rogue" Megan Milliken Biven, the founder of Louisiana-based nonprofit True Transition. We discuss her work and vision for a just transition to renewables in LA. Meet the person who got so mad after the new Star Wars movie that she went to a coffee shop and wrote an entire bill to put through Congress.

    Megan's recommendation for new grads to get fast-tracked to federal jobs: www.pm...

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    October 9, 2023 35 mins

    How is the push for electrification related to our transition to renewable energy? Join Jill & Cori for a conversation about how electrification works, Louisiana's Climate Action Plan, and some creative policy ideas that can get us ready for the change to come. As a bonus, learn how how Jill's unfortunate haircut is related to the Inflation Reduction Act.

    Follow our socials: @climatepelicans on Twitter & Insta

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    October 7, 2023 52 mins

    Ever get blamed for something you didn't do? EJ is the story of how the people who contribute the least to climate change often are forced to endure the worst impacts. In Louisiana, these communities still have past scars from slavery and the Jim Crow era. This week, Cori & Jill discuss how climate change impacts communities along socioeconomic and racialized lines. They get into the policy that's meant to protect everyone, NIM...

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    September 28, 2023 18 mins

    Refresh yourself on the basic science of climate change. Why is it happening? How is it happening? Why is it so important that we limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius?

    Follow our socials @climatepelicans on both Insta & Twitter.

    Cover art by Cori Salter

    Original music by Bola

    *CORRECTION: pre-Industrial CO2 levels were 280 ppm (parts per million) and now they are around 420 ppm.

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    September 28, 2023 61 mins

    Welcome to the first episode of Climate Pelicans' Brief! Learn what we're about, our goals with this podcast, and meet your co-hosts Cori Salter and Jill Tupitza. Follow our socials @climatepelicans on Insta & Twitter Cover art by Cori Salter Original music by Bola

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