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The Problems with Building Wind Farms

The Problems with Building Wind Farms

FromThe LRB Podcast


The Problems with Building Wind Farms

FromThe LRB Podcast

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

James Meek talks to Thomas Jones about the connected fates of two wind tower factories, one in Scotland, the other in Vietnam, and asks why the determination to achieve a green future isn’t matched by a determination to ensure fair wages and good conditions for the workers who will make it possible.Meek also describes the challenges of reporting on the story remotely during the pandemic. You can find his piece and watch some of the video shot by his researcher, Chi Mai, of the CS Wind factory in Phu My, on the episode page: https://lrb.me/twoutopiaspodSubscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: https://mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b
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Released:
Jul 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

On the LRB Podcast you'll find recent (and not so recent) pieces read by the author; our 'Close Reading’ series, in which Seamus Perry and Mark Ford consider 20th century poets through the lens of the pieces written about them in the LRB; and a range of other conversations on topics and writers covered in the paper.