Author Bios

Dr. Tom Kerns is director of environment and human rights advisory, and professor emeritus of philosophy, Seattle Community College.

Dr. Simona L. Perry is an independent scholar, founding research partner of c.a.s.e. Consulting Services and vice president of Pipeline Safety Coalition.

Caoimhe Butterly is an Irish organiser, migrant justice activist and post-graduate student. She has spent fourteen years working with social movements and community development projects in Latin America, the Arab world and elsewhere.

Lucy EJ Woods is a freelance journalist recently returned from Russia, who specializes in domestic and foreign environmental and energy reporting. She is currently reporting from Southeast Asia.

Julie M. Johnson is a freelance writer with a degree in English writing. She lives and works in the bluff lands along Minnesota's Mississippi River corridor - yet cherishes …

Samira Jubis is a research associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Andreas Chatzidakis is a senior lecturer at School of Management, Royal Holloway University of London.

Curt Guyette has been an investigative journalist for more than 30 years. He currently works for the ACLU of Michigan, covering issues involving emergency management and open government.

Kate Levy is a documentary filmmaker, artist and media activist currently based in Detroit. She received her master in fine arts from International Center of Photography-Bard College in 2013. …

Emma Lawlor is a PhD student and National Science Foundation fellow at the University of Arizona studying the emerging Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) epidemic of debated origins in rural …