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Aug 2024
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Why one Louisiana community had to band ...

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Roishetta Ozane saw first-hand the effects of climate change on her community, and started organizing. Her group The Vessel Project of Louisiana has become a hub for sharing community resources – as well as an opponent to the fossil fuel companies polluting their home. Then – Bob McDonald from Quirks & Quarks and Dr. Brian Goldman from White Coat, Black Art join Laura Lynch to talk about the collaborative project Overheated, a series of stories about how increasing heat is impacting communities, people and ecosystems across Canada.

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