Here is the RECORDING OF THE EVENT.
9:00 am: Why Does Climate Change Matter?
Session Host: Dr. James Klein, Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club – Coastal Bend Group
Welcome: Errol Summerlin, Coastal Alliance to Protect our Environment (CAPE)
Prayer/Blessing: Melissa Zamora, Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend; Songs by Dorothy Pena and Ben Guthrie
Environmental Justice: Dr. Matthew Tejada, Director, EPA Office of Environmental Justice
The Political Economy of “Blah Blah”: Dr. Sirisha Naidu, Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City
11:00 am: Who is Affected by Climate Change?
Session Host: Dr. Isabel Araiza, For the Greater Good
Panel #1: Environmental Justice Communities in the Coastal Bend
- Climate Change and Migration: Eduardo “Eddie” Canales, South Texas Human Rights Center
- Hillcrest Neighborhood: Lamont Taylor, Citizens Alliance for Fairness and Progress
- Indigenous Peoples: Love Sanchez, Melissa Zamora, Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend, For the Greater Good
Panel #2: Shoreline Communities in the Coastal Bend
- Mapping Current, Future Sea Level Rise, Dr. Philippe Tissot, TAMU-CC
- North Beach: Carrie Robertson Meyer, North Beach Community Association
- Ingleside on the Bay: Patrick Nye, Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association
- Flour Bluff: Cliff Schlabach, Coastal Bend Chapter of the Surfriders Foundation
Music of Purly Rae Gates, Clean Energy Now Texas
1:00 pm: How is Climate Change Being Addressed?
Session Host: Elida Castillo, Chispa Texas
Desalination Disinformation: Dr. Kathryn Masten
Hydrogen and Carbon Capture as False Prophets (Profits): Jane Patton, Center for International Environmental Law
Next Steps: Peter Bella, Tom Gosselin, Dr. Isabel Araiza, Elida Castillo
Closing Remarks: Errol Summerlin, CAPE
