Why We Need to Talk About Environmental Racism

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Gwyneth Paltrow

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

“Historically in the US, progress has meant exploitation of someone, and usually people of color,” says Rhiana Gunn-Wright, director of climate policy at Roosevelt Institute. Gunn-Wright met with host Elise Loehnen to talk about her work in developing the Green New Deal, a proposal of ideas to address climate change. At its core, Gunn-Wright says this work is about justice and equity. “It’s really easy to talk about decarbonization and not talk about environmental racism.” But that would be missing the point and leave us without a meaningful solution. “If you say no one is expendable, no person is expendable, no community is expendable: that changes how you solve problems,” says Gunn-Wright. Also poignant: her personal experience with “survivor’s guilt” and perspective on why we need to see structural, systemic issues rather than falling for the American mythology of exceptionalism and individualism. (For more, see The goop Podcast hub.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Elise Loonon, co-host with Gwyneth of the Goop podcast.
0:08.1	Today's guest is Rihanna Gunn Wright.
0:10.6	I sat down with her in Washington, DC, pre-quarantine, and before the killing of George Floyd,
0:17.1	and we had a fascinating conversation.
0:20.2	While today's conversation and others like it will be critical as we think about how to
0:25.4	build a more equitable future, we have many other relevant podcast episodes
0:29.9	for deepening our understanding of anti-racism, privilege, and trauma.
0:34.9	We also have a note from our editors on the Goop site about all the ways to get involved.
0:40.6	Before we get to my conversation with Rihanna, I want to give a quick shout out to our friends
0:44.4	at Dr. Sheffields who helped make today's episode possible.
0:47.8	Yes, we know, brushing our teeth is important, even though my kids don't quite believe me yet.
0:58.5	It matters what kind of toothbrush you have, and it really matters what kind of toothpaste
1:02.0	you're using.
1:03.3	Dr. Sheffield invented and started making toothpaste in the 1870s.
1:08.1	He was the first one to put it in a tube.
1:10.8	Today, Dr. Sheffields certified natural toothpaste as SLS-free and made without harmful bleaching
1:16.3	agents, fluoride, or artificial preservatives.
1:19.2	It's also certified by the Natural Products Association.
1:22.4	But that doesn't mean you have to sacrifice taste or texture.
1:25.3	Their toothpaste comes in eight different flavors, including ones for kids like strawberry
1:29.6	banana, mixed berry, and chocolate.
1:31.6	I'm learning with my boys that toothpaste flavor is a major selling point.
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