Dr. Sarah Elkind
Professor of History, San Diego State University. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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She specializes in environmental, urban, and technological history, focusing on natural resource governance and energy extraction in California. Her major books include How Local Politics Shape Federal Policy and Bay Cities and Water Politics.
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75%fully supported
Everything Dr. Sarah Elkind said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Elkind: Post-WWII oil companies targeted drilling in working-class Hispanic communities
“So, at the end of the war, that justification of the war emergency goes away, but the oil companies don't stop asking, and what they do is they concentrate their asks in the working class Hispanic communities.”
Elkind: Federal WWII mobilization pressured LA to override 1930s oil drilling regulations
“California, and particularly Los Angeles, is one of the major sources of oil for the Pacific Fleet. So the federal war mobilization involves mobilizing the oil industry in Los Angeles, particularly to fuel the Pacific fleet. And what that looks like is federal…”
Elkind: LA Residential Subdivisions Pre-Dated Oil Discoveries, Forcing Disguised Urban Wells
“What happened in LA and the reason you have oil wells disguised as other kinds of things in Los Angeles right in these residential neighborhoods is the residential neighborhoods were built first, or at least the land was subdivided for development first, and t…”
Elkind: Tightly Packed Wells at Signal Hill Caused Pollution, Explosions, and Fires
“So there are pictures from the oil field at Signal Hill, which is just above Long Beach in Los Angeles Harbor, and it looks like a hedgehog. It looks like a porcupine. They're just, their wells are so tightly packed, and this caused really serious problems wit…”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Dr.'s full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
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 GREEN BLUEPRINTLEDGER | Professor of History, San Diego State University | 1 | 4 | 75% 3/4 | full record on the Green Blueprint → |