In the fall of 2019, nearly 200 Kiaʻi were arrested during a month of nightly blockades against the largest wind turbines in the nation from being built so close to homes and schools. This would have been the second set of large industrial wind turbines for their small rural community. This week have the serious privilege of speaking with three of those powerful protectors- Sunny Unga, Jessica Dos Santos, and Dr. Tēvita Kaʻili. We discussed their ten year struggle against one of the largest corporations in the world, AES and what it suggests about the complexities of a just transition away from fossil fuels. And as our guests share, they know the urgency of a transition because as a coastal community, they are already feeling the impacts and burdens of climate change. But energy transition does not mean energy justice. Their struggle makes it clear that the transition to renewables in the hands of corporations is susceptible to replicating the same environmental racism and injustices seen in dirty energy. This conversation was so powerful, we decided to turn it into a two parter so you don't miss out on any of their brilliance.
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