The Unseen Negative Impacts Of Coal Mining With Isabel Reddy, Author Of That You Remember

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Science, Self-improvement, Documentary, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Education

5.0 • 22 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In 1972, the Buffalo Creek Disaster took place, where coal mining waste dams failed and caused severe flooding. This resulted in 125 casualties, while thousands were either left injured or homeless. Isabel Reddy does not want people to forget about this disaster. She is now on a mission to encourage everyone to call out poor business practices that cause destruction and save vulnerable areas from suffering. She joins Corinna Bellizzi to talk about her book, That You Remember, which is loosely based on the Buffalo Creek Disaster. Isabel explains how fictionalized stories can inspire readers to push for actual change and not simply sweep disasters under the rug. She talks about her experiences living in a small town and why such places should be protected from destructive corporate projects. Isabel also shares her inspirations in creating her characters, particularly the woman she saw on a videotape about the Buffalo Creek Disaster that became her story’s protagonist. About Guest:Isabel Reddy began her career in clinical research as a science writer. She has been a guest columnist for numerous newspapers and she is working on her MFA in Writing at Goddard College. Ms. Reddy lives in North Carolina with her husband and German Shepherd, Mac. Guest Website: https://thatyouremember.com/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! https://caremorebebetter.com Follow us on social and join the conversation! Website: https://www.caremorebebetter.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebetter Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability PodcastCare More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://www.caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started!

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0:00.0	It's cut in half, I think, in the last 10 years, the use of coal for our electricity.
0:05.2	But this is a region where as we transition, we don't want to forget about the contribution
0:11.4	to our country, I think.
0:13.7	But yeah, these people were, in fact, it's a part of their heritage and their work and
0:19.4	they're working there.
0:20.2	And then the conflict of
0:21.8	knowing are we being put in harm's way and sort of conundrum if they tell if they talk about that
0:29.7	would they lose their job would there be retribution there a lot of issues like that has it really
0:35.3	been eliminated there are still impoundments. Now, I'm not an expert about
0:39.0	what impoundments are out there. But you said, you know, can we change this? I think we have.
0:44.6	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact
0:50.7	of conscious companies and everyday heroes. Hear inspiring stories from those who put
0:56.2	people in planet before profit and personal gain. You'll learn how you can make a difference,
1:01.2	vote with your dollars, and get involved today. Here's your host, Karina Belizzi.
1:09.1	Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends.
1:11.4	I'm your host, Karina Belizei.
1:14.1	Today, I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to talk a little bit more deeply with you
1:19.3	about things like energy, green energy, dirty energy, like coal, and the extractive business
1:27.2	practices that have gotten us into our present
1:31.1	predicament. But to do this through the power of story, the reality is that we experience
1:37.5	worsening disasters, floods, fires, out-of-control weather systems that create sometimes perilous conditions for many.
1:46.2	The Global South suffers rural areas.
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