Kevin Bloom-Journalist
Episode 71, Jun 12, 2019, 01:35 PM
Kevin Bloom is an author and journalist. He is a regular columnist for the Daily Maverick online news site where he has recently written a series of articles around the environment and issues of climate change and extreme weather.
In an article published a few days after we spoke Kevin wrote about a landmark case around air pollution in Mpumalanga province where President Ramaphosa is one of the respondents.
We chatted about some of the themes of his recent writing including the Xolobeni community in the Eastern Cape and its fight against the intrusion of an Australian mining company, the contradictions of government environmental policy, and the threat to Africa and South Africa of the environmental crisis we are facing.
Kevin also spoke about the myth of "clean" coal and the forces that prevent the emergence of cheap, sustainable energy.
In an article published a few days after we spoke Kevin wrote about a landmark case around air pollution in Mpumalanga province where President Ramaphosa is one of the respondents.
We chatted about some of the themes of his recent writing including the Xolobeni community in the Eastern Cape and its fight against the intrusion of an Australian mining company, the contradictions of government environmental policy, and the threat to Africa and South Africa of the environmental crisis we are facing.
Kevin also spoke about the myth of "clean" coal and the forces that prevent the emergence of cheap, sustainable energy.