Clean and Green – Protecting our Environment in CT – West Hartford Community Interactive

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Clean and Green "Dangers of Gas Fracking"

The video features Joe Wasserman interviewing Martha Klein from the Sierra Club Connecticut, focusing on environmental issues related to fracked gas expansion in Connecticut. Martha, a public health nurse and ...environmental activist, discusses her extensive work in organizing communities against fracked gas infrastructure, which she argues is harmful to public health, contributes to climate change, and increases energy costs.

She highlights the need for a swift transition to renewable energy sources, emphasizing the urgent consequences of methane emissions, which are significantly more damaging to the climate than carbon dioxide. Martha explains that current policies favor fossil fuels, leading to increased costs for consumers while hindering the growth of renewable energy infrastructure.

The conversation also touches on the delay of offshore wind projects in Connecticut due to political pressures, the challenges surrounding nuclear power, and the socio-economic impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. Martha encourages public involvement in advocacy efforts against fracked gas expansion and for renewable energy solutions, providing resources for viewers to participate actively.

Overall, the video calls for a collective action to address climate issues, reform energy policies, and prioritize public health and environmental justice.

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Clean and Green "Dangers of Gas Fracking"

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Clean and Green: Hartford’s Fight for Clean Energy with Alycia Jenkins (Sierra Club)

Clean and Green: Hartford’s Fight for Clean Energy with Alycia Jenkins ...

Clean and Green: Hartford’s Fight for Clean Energy with Alycia Jenkins (Sierra Club)

In this episode of Clean and Green, host Joe Wasserman sits down with Alycia Jenkins, a Sierra Club ...Connecticut organizer leading environmental justice work in Hartford. Grounded in faith and community, Alycia shares her decades of organizing—from the church pews of Chicago to the frontlines of Hartford—aimed at confronting polluters and protecting residents’ health. The CAS is a visible, aging smokestack near downtown Hartford that has historically used methane. Hartford residents deserve a cleaner energy transition that creates green jobs and reduces health risks.
The TEN proposal seeks to modernize CAS with renewable energy options rather than methane or other environmentally harmful choices.

:00 Introduction
1:15 Meet Alycia Jenkins
3:40 What is CAS?
6:20 Health impacts in Frogs Hollow
9:45 Clean energy proposals (TEN, heat pumps, solar)
12:30 Environmental justice vs. environmental racism
15:20 Local organizing and advocacy
18:10 National context and action
21:00 How you can help

Key topics:

What is the Capital Area System (CAS)? A methane-powered co-generation network that heats and cools up to 15 buildings in Hartford’s Frogs Hollow.

Health and environmental impacts: asthma and other health issues linked to CAS’s pollution, and the need to update CAS with cleaner energy.

Proposed solutions: advancing a thermal energy network (TEN) and other clean energy options like heat pumps and solar to replace methane.

Environmental justice vs. environmental racism: civil rights roots, Robert Bullard’s leadership, and the push for equitable access to clean air and water.

Ongoing community organizing: rallies, op-eds, NRZ outreach, town halls, and engagement with legislators and the Hartford mayor since the state purchased CAS in 2022.

National and local synergy: Sierra Club action at the federal level and the importance of local organizing with a global perspective.

How you can help: support decarbonization efforts, contact policymakers, attend meetings, and stay informed about CAS updates.

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Clean and Green "Environmental Justice"

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