Interview with Elisa Owen, June 29, 2023
Project: Climate Research, Policy, & Activism in Kentucky Oral History Project
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In this interview, Elisa Owen, the executive director of Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light, discusses climate change advocacy and lobbying within Kentucky. More broadly, she describes the intersections of faith, community, family, and climate change.Interview Accession
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Advocacy Energy sources Community Outreach Grant funding KIPL Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light Coal industry Interfaith organizations Carbon footprints Non-profit organizations Ordained ministers Governor Andy Beshear Energy costs Energy production Regional Transition Organization Environmental consciousness Jobs in climate change Job training programsInterview Rights
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Owen, Elisa Interview by Hayley Salo. 29 Jun. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Owen, E. (2023, June 29). Interview by H. Salo. Climate Research, Policy, & Activism in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Owen, Elisa, interview by Hayley Salo. June 29, 2023, Climate Research, Policy, & Activism in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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