{"id":48347,"date":"2019-09-08T11:49:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T16:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=48347"},"modified":"2019-09-08T11:49:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T16:49:58","slug":"solar-energy-is-renewable-but-is-it-environmentally-just","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=48347","title":{"rendered":"Solar Energy Is Renewable, But Is it Environmentally Just?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"video-story-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therealnews.com\/stories\/solar-energy-is-renewable-but-is-it-environmentally-just-1-2\">Solar Energy Is Renewable, But Is it Environmentally Just?<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rxqmsCKM7ls?listType=playlist&amp;list=PLhvPB4lyc4dRcEJj7CXMbcoH7Tle7WrTY&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Story Transcript<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DHARNA NOOR:<\/strong>&nbsp;It\u2019s The Real News. I\u2019m Dharna Noor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solar industry has been soaring over the past several years. The US is now home to some two million solar installations. Solar energy now provides about a fifth of California\u2019s power and it makes sense that environmentalists champion the industry. Almost a third of the Earth\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy sector, so renewable energy sources like this are crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in a new book, our next guest shows that while \u201cthe net social and environmental benefits of solar are uncontested\u2014 more jobs, higher quality of life, and much less air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions\u2014 the industry supply chain still poses problems for specific communities, ecosystems and landscapes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that\u2019s what I\u2019m here to unpack today with Dustin Mulvaney. He is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose University and his new book that he\u2019s here to talk about today is called&nbsp;<em>Solar Power: Innovation, Sustainability, and Environmental Justice<\/em>. Thanks so much for being here, Dustin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DUSTIN MULVANEY:<\/strong>&nbsp;It\u2019s a pleasure to join you. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DHARNA NOOR:<\/strong>&nbsp;So, I want to start by talking to you about the conception of solar power. You maintain obviously in this book that solar power plays a really important role in fighting the climate crisis, but you also take a critical look at the political economy of solar. That\u2019s something that\u2019s often missing from environmental movements, because solar has what you call in the book a green halo. It\u2019s sometimes exempt from critical examination. What do you hope that this book will achieve within that broader climate conversation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar Energy Is Renewable, But Is it Environmentally Just? Story Transcript DHARNA NOOR:&nbsp;It\u2019s The Real News. I\u2019m Dharna Noor. The solar industry has been soaring over the past several years. The US is now home to some two million solar installations. 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