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She’s a Globe-Trotting Climate Justice Warrior. And She’s Only 11.

She’s a Globe-Trotting Climate Justice Warrior. And She’s Only 11.

FromCity Cast Denver


She’s a Globe-Trotting Climate Justice Warrior. And She’s Only 11.

FromCity Cast Denver

ratings:
Length:
15 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Move over Greta Thunberg, Colorado’s got its own wunderkind climate champion. Her name is Madhvi Chittoor. She’s 11-years-old, and she lives with her parents in Arvada. But every chance she gets, Chittoor zips across the world speaking out against plastic pollution, leading climate rallies, and meeting with world leaders, like Vice President Kamala Harris. Today, Bree sits down with Chittoor to talk about her life in activism, her budding music career, and her latest legislative achievement, a bill that would ban the sale of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” across Colorado. 

Check out this profile of Chittoor from Conrad Swanson at the Denver Post for even more on her inspiring activism: https://www.denverpost.com/2022/04/26/colorado-pfas-madhvi-chittoor-environmental-activist/

For more, here’s the full Denver7 report on the PFAS bill that we excerpted in this episode and, per Chittoor’s recommendation, CNN’s documentary, “Midway, A Plastic Island.” 

Chittoor’s album, “I am… Princess Genius,” is available through her website, and we found it on Spotify here.

After the Colorado state legislative session wrapped up last week, Governor Jared Polis has got to get out his signing pen. Peyton’s got a breakdown of all the important stuff that hit his desk in today’s newsletter: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/

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Released:
May 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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