Join us for the finale of MCEA's three-part Mining the Climate Crisis webinar series, featuring a variety of experts on metal recycling, its potential in renewable energy supply chains, as well as perspectives on what it means to achieve a truly just transition to clean energy.
Webinar #3: Climate Action Beyond Extraction Roundtable
DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00PM
Join us for a roundtable-style webinar with panelists who will discuss their visions for a clean energy future, particularly in the context of increasing pressure to accept the myth that sulfide mining is the only viable means to source the "critical minerals" used for renewable energy. Creative, big-picture solutions are needed to measure up to the challenges posed by climate change – panelists will share their insights into how we can meet the moment.
Panelists:
- Winona LaDuke, Executive Director, Honor the Earth. Winona is a rural development economist and author working on issues of Indigenous economics, food, and energy policy. She co-founded Honor the Earth with the folk rock duo Indigo Girls as a platform to raise awareness of and money for Indigenous struggles for environmental justice. Globally, Winona is known as a leader in the issues of cultural-based sustainable development strategies and renewable energy in Native American communities
- Libby Bent, Organizing Committee, Duluth For Clean Water (DFCW). With a background in chemistry and a longtime fascination with water, Libby joined DFCW soon after she arrived in Duluth eight years ago. She has worked as an industrial research chemist and is an author and educator who has enjoyed sharing science in the classroom and through public outreach programs. While in Western New York, she served for nine years in local government, working to preserve open spaces and walkable communities.
- Dr. Jennifer Dunn, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University. Jennifer studies emerging technologies, their energy and environmental impacts, and their potential to influence air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and energy consumption at the economy-wide level. Particular technologies of interest include biofuels and bioproducts, automotive lithium-ion batteries, and resource recovery from wastewater.