Shilpi Chhotray
@shilpichhotray.bsky.social
Movement journalist + producer for climate & environmental justice
Co-Founder, Counterstream Media | Host, A People’s Climate @TheNation.com
https://substack.com/@shilpichhotray
Co-Founder, Counterstream Media | Host, A People’s Climate @TheNation.com
https://substack.com/@shilpichhotray
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How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet
Edelman invented the fossil fuel narratives, and now it’s running communications for COP30. All the while, frontline communities are telling very different stories.
www.thenation.com
‼️The climate story is being shaped by the very industries causing climate chaos.
Edelman built the fossil fuel playbook and now it’s running comms for COP30. Meanwhile, frontline communities have a different story to tell.
My latest for @thenation.com.
Edelman built the fossil fuel playbook and now it’s running comms for COP30. Meanwhile, frontline communities have a different story to tell.
My latest for @thenation.com.
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"Her story is a reminder that even the largest corporations can be stopped when ordinary people refuse to back down."
Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil.
Guess who won?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil.
Guess who won?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Her story is a reminder that even the largest corporations can be stopped when ordinary people refuse to back down."
Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil.
Guess who won?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil.
Guess who won?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🎙️ UPROSE Executive Director @yeampierre.bsky.social on @thenation.com "A People's Climate" podcast. NYC's first community-owned solar project, Just Transition, and why frontline communities are the climate experts. Listen now ⬇️ tr.ee/imEAZey_eB
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🎙️ UPROSE Executive Director @yeampierre.bsky.social on @thenation.com "A People's Climate" podcast. NYC's first community-owned solar project, Just Transition, and why frontline communities are the climate experts. Listen now ⬇️ tr.ee/imEAZey_eB
My latest conversation with @yeampierre.bsky.social moves us beyond “green energy” and centers a Just Transition: local ownership, worker protections, and building intergenerational power. 🌱Featuring the work of @uprose.bsky.social
Tune into A People's Climate for @thenation.com
Tune into A People's Climate for @thenation.com
(Solar) Power to the People, With Elizabeth Yeampierre
On A People's Climate: The path to climate justice is local.
www.thenation.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My latest conversation with @yeampierre.bsky.social moves us beyond “green energy” and centers a Just Transition: local ownership, worker protections, and building intergenerational power. 🌱Featuring the work of @uprose.bsky.social
Tune into A People's Climate for @thenation.com
Tune into A People's Climate for @thenation.com
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Yesterday, through a flurry of interviews & phone calls, @tinavasquez.bsky.social wrote this excellent report on the immigration raids in cities across North Carolina. She spoke to community members about the devastation & fear, as well as the love & resistance.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Yesterday, through a flurry of interviews & phone calls, @tinavasquez.bsky.social wrote this excellent report on the immigration raids in cities across North Carolina. She spoke to community members about the devastation & fear, as well as the love & resistance.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
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How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
A Texas shrimper just made ExxonMobil pause a $10 billion plastics project.
My new op-ed in @us.theguardian.com explores how Diane Wilson and her community used a local court challenge to pressure one of the world’s most powerful oil companies.
@breakfreefromplastic.org @goldmanprize.bsky.social
My new op-ed in @us.theguardian.com explores how Diane Wilson and her community used a local court challenge to pressure one of the world’s most powerful oil companies.
@breakfreefromplastic.org @goldmanprize.bsky.social
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A Texas shrimper just made ExxonMobil pause a $10 billion plastics project.
My new op-ed in @us.theguardian.com explores how Diane Wilson and her community used a local court challenge to pressure one of the world’s most powerful oil companies.
@breakfreefromplastic.org @goldmanprize.bsky.social
My new op-ed in @us.theguardian.com explores how Diane Wilson and her community used a local court challenge to pressure one of the world’s most powerful oil companies.
@breakfreefromplastic.org @goldmanprize.bsky.social
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These aren’t isolated NIMBY fights but a regional reckoning with a century of extraction. As heat and storms worsen, #Exxon still calls its #oil and petrochemical expansion “accelerating a just transition” —a claim verging on self-parody. share.google/9rj2v2CyzIQK... via @shilpichhotray.bsky.social
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
share.google
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
These aren’t isolated NIMBY fights but a regional reckoning with a century of extraction. As heat and storms worsen, #Exxon still calls its #oil and petrochemical expansion “accelerating a just transition” —a claim verging on self-parody. share.google/9rj2v2CyzIQK... via @shilpichhotray.bsky.social
Palestinian seed saver and conservationist Vivien Sansour explains why environmental annihilation is a weapon of war — and why climate movements must speak clearly about genocide.
Hear the latest episode of A People's Climate for @thenation.com.
Hear the latest episode of A People's Climate for @thenation.com.
Seeds of Resistance, With Vivien Sansour
On A People's Climate: “If you want to support Palestine, get free.”
www.thenation.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Palestinian seed saver and conservationist Vivien Sansour explains why environmental annihilation is a weapon of war — and why climate movements must speak clearly about genocide.
Hear the latest episode of A People's Climate for @thenation.com.
Hear the latest episode of A People's Climate for @thenation.com.
Tennessee Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social is taking on unchecked corporate power grabs: from Big Oil to Big Tech.
In S. Memphis, Musk’s xAI data centers are polluting the air, guzzling water, and undermining hard-won environmental protections.
Hear our timely conversation for @thenation.com
In S. Memphis, Musk’s xAI data centers are polluting the air, guzzling water, and undermining hard-won environmental protections.
Hear our timely conversation for @thenation.com
Memphis vs. Musk, With Representative Justin J. Pearson
“No matter how many billions you have, you don't have enough to buy our lives.”
www.thenation.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Tennessee Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social is taking on unchecked corporate power grabs: from Big Oil to Big Tech.
In S. Memphis, Musk’s xAI data centers are polluting the air, guzzling water, and undermining hard-won environmental protections.
Hear our timely conversation for @thenation.com
In S. Memphis, Musk’s xAI data centers are polluting the air, guzzling water, and undermining hard-won environmental protections.
Hear our timely conversation for @thenation.com
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This is cool: @shilpichhotray.bsky.social interviews @justinjpearson.bsky.social for her podcast "A People's Climate" talking about his work defending Memphis communities from oil companies and Elon Musk. Happy to have connected them. Check it out!
@thenation.com @counterstream.bsky.social 1/
@thenation.com @counterstream.bsky.social 1/
Memphis vs. Musk, With Representative Justin J. Pearson
“No matter how many billions you have, you don't have enough to buy our lives.”
www.thenation.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is cool: @shilpichhotray.bsky.social interviews @justinjpearson.bsky.social for her podcast "A People's Climate" talking about his work defending Memphis communities from oil companies and Elon Musk. Happy to have connected them. Check it out!
@thenation.com @counterstream.bsky.social 1/
@thenation.com @counterstream.bsky.social 1/
Leah Penniman from Soil Fire Farm breaks down how land justice and reparations can drive policy, people power, and a movement to dismantle Big Ag.
🌾 We also trace the legacy of stolen land, wealth disparities, and the fight to build Black land commons on A People’s Climate for @thenation.com.
🌾 We also trace the legacy of stolen land, wealth disparities, and the fight to build Black land commons on A People’s Climate for @thenation.com.
All Revolution Is Based on Land, with Leah Penniman
On A People's Climate: What the soil can teach us in the fight for climate justice.
www.thenation.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Leah Penniman from Soil Fire Farm breaks down how land justice and reparations can drive policy, people power, and a movement to dismantle Big Ag.
🌾 We also trace the legacy of stolen land, wealth disparities, and the fight to build Black land commons on A People’s Climate for @thenation.com.
🌾 We also trace the legacy of stolen land, wealth disparities, and the fight to build Black land commons on A People’s Climate for @thenation.com.
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Solving the climate crisis takes innovation and connection. 🌱
Hear Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman on A People’s Climate with @shilpichhotray.bsky.social exploring #food justice, land, and liberation.
By @counterstream.bsky.social
🎧 lnkd.in/esiN-9mC
#Land #Soil #Farming #Farms
Hear Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman on A People’s Climate with @shilpichhotray.bsky.social exploring #food justice, land, and liberation.
By @counterstream.bsky.social
🎧 lnkd.in/esiN-9mC
#Land #Soil #Farming #Farms
October 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Solving the climate crisis takes innovation and connection. 🌱
Hear Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman on A People’s Climate with @shilpichhotray.bsky.social exploring #food justice, land, and liberation.
By @counterstream.bsky.social
🎧 lnkd.in/esiN-9mC
#Land #Soil #Farming #Farms
Hear Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman on A People’s Climate with @shilpichhotray.bsky.social exploring #food justice, land, and liberation.
By @counterstream.bsky.social
🎧 lnkd.in/esiN-9mC
#Land #Soil #Farming #Farms
‼️The climate story is being shaped by the very industries causing climate chaos.
Edelman built the fossil fuel playbook and now it’s running comms for COP30. Meanwhile, frontline communities have a different story to tell.
My latest for @thenation.com.
Edelman built the fossil fuel playbook and now it’s running comms for COP30. Meanwhile, frontline communities have a different story to tell.
My latest for @thenation.com.
How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet
Edelman invented the fossil fuel narratives, and now it’s running communications for COP30. All the while, frontline communities are telling very different stories.
www.thenation.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
‼️The climate story is being shaped by the very industries causing climate chaos.
Edelman built the fossil fuel playbook and now it’s running comms for COP30. Meanwhile, frontline communities have a different story to tell.
My latest for @thenation.com.
Edelman built the fossil fuel playbook and now it’s running comms for COP30. Meanwhile, frontline communities have a different story to tell.
My latest for @thenation.com.
The Klamath River runs through the heart of Yurok life. For decades, the community fought to free it — and in 2024, they won.
I spoke with Yurok Tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis about what it means to restore a river, a people, and a way of life in my latest conversation for @thenation.com.
I spoke with Yurok Tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis about what it means to restore a river, a people, and a way of life in my latest conversation for @thenation.com.
The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis
On A People's Climate: The largest dam removal in US history.
www.thenation.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Klamath River runs through the heart of Yurok life. For decades, the community fought to free it — and in 2024, they won.
I spoke with Yurok Tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis about what it means to restore a river, a people, and a way of life in my latest conversation for @thenation.com.
I spoke with Yurok Tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis about what it means to restore a river, a people, and a way of life in my latest conversation for @thenation.com.
In my latest conversation for @thenation.com, I chat with Nick Tilsen of @ndncollective.bsky.social about Indigenous sovereignty, #LandBack, & the power of collective organizing.
Nick's fight is deeply connected to the struggle for Palestinian freedom: rooted in resistance to occupation & erasure.
Nick's fight is deeply connected to the struggle for Palestinian freedom: rooted in resistance to occupation & erasure.
It’s Never a Strategy to Remain Quiet, With Nick Tilsen
On A People's Climate: A call for big, bad, bold courage.
www.thenation.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In my latest conversation for @thenation.com, I chat with Nick Tilsen of @ndncollective.bsky.social about Indigenous sovereignty, #LandBack, & the power of collective organizing.
Nick's fight is deeply connected to the struggle for Palestinian freedom: rooted in resistance to occupation & erasure.
Nick's fight is deeply connected to the struggle for Palestinian freedom: rooted in resistance to occupation & erasure.
ICE criminalizes survival.
In my latest conversation for @thenation.com, #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors unpacks the science behind movements — and why the fight for abolition is inseparable from the fight for a livable planet.
narrativeedit.substack.com/p/patrisse-c...
In my latest conversation for @thenation.com, #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors unpacks the science behind movements — and why the fight for abolition is inseparable from the fight for a livable planet.
narrativeedit.substack.com/p/patrisse-c...
October 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
ICE criminalizes survival.
In my latest conversation for @thenation.com, #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors unpacks the science behind movements — and why the fight for abolition is inseparable from the fight for a livable planet.
narrativeedit.substack.com/p/patrisse-c...
In my latest conversation for @thenation.com, #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors unpacks the science behind movements — and why the fight for abolition is inseparable from the fight for a livable planet.
narrativeedit.substack.com/p/patrisse-c...
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Today, we’re revisiting a powerful story from Peace & Riot with @raniabatrice.bsky.social that explores the intersections of climate justice and Palestinian liberation.
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/palestine-cl...
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/palestine-cl...
Palestinian Land, Heritage, and Identity — Peace & Riot
As the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, Rania Batrice has blazed a life path as a voice for the silenced including the topics of gun violence, climate change, immigration, and women’s rights. Rania...
tinyurl.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Today, we’re revisiting a powerful story from Peace & Riot with @raniabatrice.bsky.social that explores the intersections of climate justice and Palestinian liberation.
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/palestine-cl...
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/palestine-cl...
Patrisse Cullors, artist, abolitionist, and co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter talks about the science behind movements and what it takes to build solidarity across climate and racial justice in my latest conversation for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/podcast/envi...
www.thenation.com/podcast/envi...
Mass Movements, With Patrisse Cullors
On Episode 2 of A People's Climate: This is when people-powered movements matter most.
www.thenation.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Patrisse Cullors, artist, abolitionist, and co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter talks about the science behind movements and what it takes to build solidarity across climate and racial justice in my latest conversation for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/podcast/envi...
www.thenation.com/podcast/envi...
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We’re listening to “A People’s Climate” by
our friends @counterstream.bsky.social which just launched last weekend👏
The show exposes the omissions in climate coverage while amplifying the voices of the people most harmed by ecological violence when we talk about climate change.
Listen ⤵️
our friends @counterstream.bsky.social which just launched last weekend👏
The show exposes the omissions in climate coverage while amplifying the voices of the people most harmed by ecological violence when we talk about climate change.
Listen ⤵️
September 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We’re listening to “A People’s Climate” by
our friends @counterstream.bsky.social which just launched last weekend👏
The show exposes the omissions in climate coverage while amplifying the voices of the people most harmed by ecological violence when we talk about climate change.
Listen ⤵️
our friends @counterstream.bsky.social which just launched last weekend👏
The show exposes the omissions in climate coverage while amplifying the voices of the people most harmed by ecological violence when we talk about climate change.
Listen ⤵️
The first episode of A People’s Climate for @thenation.com is here 🎙️
Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper took on the sixth largest chemical company in the world and won.
But her story goes far deeper: decades of organizing for prison reform, anti-war, and the fight for human dignity.
Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper took on the sixth largest chemical company in the world and won.
But her story goes far deeper: decades of organizing for prison reform, anti-war, and the fight for human dignity.
🎙️ Breaking Down Walls: Diane Wilson’s Relentless Fight for Justice
The first episode of A People’s Climate, a new podcast for The Nation, uncovers the radical history of one woman’s fight against corporate power, mass incarceration, and militarism
open.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The first episode of A People’s Climate for @thenation.com is here 🎙️
Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper took on the sixth largest chemical company in the world and won.
But her story goes far deeper: decades of organizing for prison reform, anti-war, and the fight for human dignity.
Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper took on the sixth largest chemical company in the world and won.
But her story goes far deeper: decades of organizing for prison reform, anti-war, and the fight for human dignity.
The climate crisis isn’t just about carbon.
It’s about democracy, power, and whose lives are treated as expendable
Read my op ed: The Climate Crisis Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them.
And learn more in A People’s Climate, @counterstream.bsky.social's new podcast with @thenation.com🎙️
It’s about democracy, power, and whose lives are treated as expendable
Read my op ed: The Climate Crisis Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them.
And learn more in A People’s Climate, @counterstream.bsky.social's new podcast with @thenation.com🎙️
The Climate Movement Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them.
The people most harmed by ecological violence are usually the least represented in the stories we consume about climate change. That’s why the podcast A People’s Climate exists.
www.thenation.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The climate crisis isn’t just about carbon.
It’s about democracy, power, and whose lives are treated as expendable
Read my op ed: The Climate Crisis Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them.
And learn more in A People’s Climate, @counterstream.bsky.social's new podcast with @thenation.com🎙️
It’s about democracy, power, and whose lives are treated as expendable
Read my op ed: The Climate Crisis Has Blind Spots. We’re Here to Expose Them.
And learn more in A People’s Climate, @counterstream.bsky.social's new podcast with @thenation.com🎙️
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Billionaires won't save us from the climate crisis. What will? People power. Introducing A People’s Climate, a new podcast by @counterstream.bsky.social & The Nation, hosted by Shilpi Chhotray. Coming 9/27! https://www.thenation.com/podcast/environment/introducing-a-peoples-climate/
September 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Billionaires won't save us from the climate crisis. What will? People power. Introducing A People’s Climate, a new podcast by @counterstream.bsky.social & The Nation, hosted by Shilpi Chhotray. Coming 9/27! https://www.thenation.com/podcast/environment/introducing-a-peoples-climate/
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@abc7news.bsky.social asked about climate blind spots. @shilpichhotray.bsky.social said the ‘A People’s Climate’ podcast “isn’t climate talk as usual”—it highlights environmental justice, inequities in climate systems, and links to racial justice solutions. slingshot.twdc.com/getfile.php?...
September 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
@abc7news.bsky.social asked about climate blind spots. @shilpichhotray.bsky.social said the ‘A People’s Climate’ podcast “isn’t climate talk as usual”—it highlights environmental justice, inequities in climate systems, and links to racial justice solutions. slingshot.twdc.com/getfile.php?...
Joined Kari Hall on @nbcbayarea.com to talk about our new podcast "A People’s Climate" 🎙️ launching with @thenation.com.
First episode drops Sept 27 🔥
Learn more: www.counterstream.org/apc-podcast
First episode drops Sept 27 🔥
Learn more: www.counterstream.org/apc-podcast
How climate change affects people of color
Environmentalist and social justice advocate Shilpi Chhotray talks about how climate change affects people of color
www.nbcbayarea.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Joined Kari Hall on @nbcbayarea.com to talk about our new podcast "A People’s Climate" 🎙️ launching with @thenation.com.
First episode drops Sept 27 🔥
Learn more: www.counterstream.org/apc-podcast
First episode drops Sept 27 🔥
Learn more: www.counterstream.org/apc-podcast
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Palestinians are writing their stories, documenting both the horror of the war and the resilience of the people. Young people and Gaza elders are recording testimonies—narrating their stories for the world to read.
Displaced in Gaza
Palestinians are writing their stories, documenting both the horror of the war and the resilience of the people. Young people and Gaza elders are recording testimonies—narrating their stories for the ...
progressive.org
August 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Palestinians are writing their stories, documenting both the horror of the war and the resilience of the people. Young people and Gaza elders are recording testimonies—narrating their stories for the world to read.