Cannon Clare, Bonnell Janae, Padilla Mariah, Sulca Debbie
University of California, Davis, USA.
Dartmouth College, USA.
Energy Res Soc Sci. 2023 Feb;96. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2023.102948. Epub 2023 Jan 14.
Energy justice research tends to focus on inequalities that result from energy systems, including from fossil fuel extraction to production, distribution, and consumption. However, little research has investigated local effects of the disposal of waste products from fossil fuel extraction. To better understand these impacts, we employed a case study approach with qualitative interviews of residents of Kettleman City, a rural community in California's Central Valley (USA) that hosts a hazardous waste landfill which accepts predominantly waste from fossil fuel production. Informed by a novel feminist community-based participatory action research approach (CBPAR), interview data were collected from residents in the Summer of 2019 and analyzed using deductive and inductive coding strategies. Resident interviews highlighted the disproportionate distribution of pollution and environmental degradation shouldered by the community along with their experiences of adverse health and social impacts. Our analysis revealed the importance of incorporating an intersectional perspective to frame resident experiences of energy injustice. Our research highlights the untapped potential of feminist-informed CBPAR to catalyze change and challenge the production of energy injustice from energy waste disposal.
能源公正研究往往聚焦于能源系统所导致的不平等现象，包括从化石燃料的开采到生产、分配及消费等各个环节。然而，极少有研究调查化石燃料开采产生的废品处置所带来的局部影响。为了更好地理解这些影响，我们采用了案例研究方法，对美国加利福尼亚州中央谷地的一个乡村社区凯特尔曼城的居民进行了定性访谈。该社区设有一个危险废物填埋场，主要接收化石燃料生产产生的废物。基于一种全新的女性主义社区参与式行动研究方法（CBPAR），我们于2019年夏天收集了居民的访谈数据，并运用演绎和归纳编码策略进行分析。居民访谈突出了该社区所承受的污染和环境退化的不均衡分布，以及他们所经历的负面健康和社会影响。我们的分析揭示了纳入交叉性视角以阐述居民能源不公正经历的重要性。我们的研究凸显了女性主义导向的CBPAR在推动变革以及挑战能源废物处置所产生的能源不公正方面尚未开发的潜力。
