Decolonizing Power Podcast
Empower yourself! Listen to inspiring community energy stories from around the world on the theme of Decolonizing Power hosted by Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell. Explore the unparalleled potential of renewable energy microgrids in Indigenous, Island and Coastal communities utilizing new technologies and applying circular economy principles to take on climate action. Connect to a global network of leaders, including young innovators sprinting towards a sustainable, just and impactful clean energy future.
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Energy sovereignty, sustainability and resilience are essential components to global climate action, the protection of mother earth and the safeguarding of generations to come.
– Freddie Huppé Campbell & Mihskakwan James Harper
Podcast Hosts
Season 2
Decolonizing Clean Energy Financing
Ep. 4 - July 13, 2022
This episode of Decolonizing Power takes an introspective look at climate financing. We will hear from a climate impact and fund managing group known as Camco Clean Energy. Our guests Ieva Indriunaite and Geoff Sinclair share adaptable financing models, provide examples of clean energy projects done in a good way, and share the community benefits of deconstructing sustainable development models.
The Energy to Transform Communities
Ep. 3 - June 22, 2022
Welcome to the third episode of Decolonizing Power season 2!
“The Energy to Transform Communities” tells the story of RECAPO, a company that is creating clean and affordable clean energy solutions for rural communities in Malawi. We hear from Lawrence Matengula, founder of RECAPO, as he shares strategies and solutions for rural electrification that leave no one behind. Please join us for this inspiring episode filled with creative and community-first clean energy action.
Distributed, Decentralized, Democratized
Ep. 2 - May 26, 2022
Join us for the second episode of Decolonizing Power, Season 2!
We’re in conversation with Philline Donggay (@philline_marie), co-founder of family-owned Greenergy Solar, the first commercial solar rooftop installer in the Philippines. Together, we talk about shifts and challenges in the Philippino clean energy sector, and Philline shares her dreams of distributed, decentralized, and democratized energy solutions for her home community in Mindanao and globally.
Land, Connection and Action
Ep. 1 - April 27, 2022
Welcome back to Decolonizing Power! Join our hosts Freddie and Mihskakwan James as we kick off season 2 with two amazing guests: Danielle Kehler and Jordyn Burnouf.
This episode is grounded in Mother Earth and all that she has to offer us as individuals and communities. You will hear journey’s from homelands to the Arctic and how Indigenous ways of knowing and being have been a part of every step. @kehlervisions and @jordynburnouf each wear many hats as they bring power, voice and perspective to the clean energy sector and everything else that they do. Tune in to hear how these incredible people root action in land, connection and community for the betterment of the whole.
Season 2 Announcement
April 13, 2022
Welcome back to season 2 of Decolonizing Power! Join your hosts Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell as they look back at our first season and the incredible clean energy leaders we met along the way. Subscribe now and stay tuned for another season full of community clean energy stories from around the world!
Season 1
Power to the Last Mile
Ep. 6 - August 19, 2021
This episode takes our listeners to Uganda, where we hear dynamic and effective solutions for access to clean technologies that leave no one behind.
Marvin Tumusiime from the ENVenture program at New Energy Nexus and Masika Janet, a member of the community-based organization Rural Family Care, share some of their experiences and the incredible impacts of their work.
Energizing the Amazon
Ep. 5 - August 4, 2021
This special episode takes us to the Amazon Region of Brazil, specifically to the state of Mato Grosso and the Xingu People at the Parque Indígena do Xingu. Our colleague Layane, originally from Brazil herself, talks to Marcelo Martins at the Instituto Socioambiental in Brazil. Marcelo tells us about his experiences with renewable energy resources in the Amazon and about working alongside the Xingu People as part of the Programa Xingu.
We Are All One Island
Ep. 4 - July 14, 2021
Continuing our tour of Scotland, we find ourselves on the Isle of Eigg, a remote island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides! We speak with Lucy Conway, an Eigg resident and active member of the community, who has been involved in the island’s clean energy project. We invite you to hear Lucy’s captivating, grounded, and enlightening words and stories.
The Power of Knoydart
Ep. 3 - June 30, 2021
Welcome to episode 3 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast series! In this episode, we travel to the ‘Highlands and Islands’ of Scotland and connect with the remote community of Knoydart. The peninsula is reachable only by boat or two-day hike and relies exclusively on locally generated power. We hear from compelling orator and Knoydart Foundation Director Frank Atherley, and Kyle Smith, an engineer with the knowledge to drive forward Knoydart’s energy security project.
Anangokaa - There Are (many) Stars
Ep. 2 - June 16, 2021
We continue AJ’s story of Canada’s first fully integrated renewable energy microgrid project in the community of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA) – Gull Bay First Nation. AJ walks us through some critical points in the project, how he was able to overcome challenges that arose, how the communities values were reflected in the project.
Waasamoo- Electric
Ep. 1 - June 7, 2021
Welcome to the first episode of Decolonizing Power, which takes us into the community of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA)– Gull Bay First Nation, an Ojibwe Nation located on the western shores of Lake Nipigon and the surrounding territory in Canada. Anthony (AJ) Esquega, KZA’s Mashkawiziiwin Energy Project Coordinator, takes us on a journey of decolonizing power in Gull Bay. Listen to his stories and experiences during the project, find out what the microgrid means for his community and learn more about his views on sustainability.
Kakinaw Ayawin - It's all around us
Intro
Get to know the team behind Decolonizing Power. Our hosts, Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell share their personal insights and interest in the podcast series and why it was created.