{"id":3011,"date":"2025-03-30T09:46:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T09:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3011"},"modified":"2025-03-30T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T09:46:40","slug":"simone-muller-the-toxic-ship","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/podcast\/simone-muller-the-toxic-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone M\u00fcller &#8211; The Toxic Ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simone M\u00fcller, Heisenberg Professor for Global Environmental History and Environmental Humanities at the University of Augsburg (Germany), discussed her book\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/uwapress.uw.edu\/book\/9780295751832\/the-toxic-ship\/\">The Toxic Ship: The Voyage of the Khian Sea and the Global Waste Trade<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(University of Washington Press, 2023) in the Greenhouse environmental humanities book talk series on Monday 27 November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1986 the&nbsp;<em>Khian Sea<\/em>, carrying thousands of tons of incinerator ash from Philadelphia, began a two-year journey, roaming the world\u2019s oceans in search of a dumping ground. Its initial destination and then country after country refused to accept the waste. The ship ended up dumping part of its load in Haiti under false pretenses, and the remaining waste was illegally dumped in the ocean. Two shipping company officials eventually received criminal convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simone M. M\u00fcller uses the&nbsp;<em>Khian Sea<\/em>\u2018s voyage as a lens to elucidate the global trade in hazardous waste\u2014the movement of material ranging from outdated consumer products and pesticides to barges filled with all sorts of toxic discards\u2014from the 1970s to the present day, exploring the story\u2019s international nodes and detailing the downside of environmental conscientiousness among industrial nations as waste is pushed outward. M\u00fcller also highlights the significance of the trip\u2019s start in Philadelphia, a city with a significant African American population. The geographical origins shed light on environmental racism within the United States in the context of the global story of environmental justice. Activism in response to the ship\u2019s journey set an important precedent, and this book brings together the many voices that shaped the international trade in hazardous waste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simone M\u00fcller, Heisenberg Professor for Global Environmental History and Environmental Humanities at the University of Augsburg (Germany), discussed her book\u00a0The Toxic Ship: The Voyage of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023-11-27-Muller.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023-11-27-Muller_pod.jpeg","cover_image_id":"3013","duration":"54:12","filesize":"35.57M","filesize_raw":"37292666","date_recorded":"2023-11-27","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":""},"tags":[17,18],"series":[16],"class_list":["post-3011","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","tag-books","tag-environment","series-greenhouse-environmental-humanities-book-talks"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023-11-27-Muller_pod.jpeg","download_link":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/podcast-download\/3011\/simone-muller-the-toxic-ship","player_link":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/podcast-player\/3011\/simone-muller-the-toxic-ship","audio_player":"<a class=\"wp-embedded-audio\" href=\"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/podcast-player\/3011\/simone-muller-the-toxic-ship\">https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/podcast-player\/3011\/simone-muller-the-toxic-ship<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/greenhouse-environmental-humanities-book-talks\/id1664960759","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/feed\/podcast\/greenhouse-environmental-humanities-book-talks\/","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0TNTSCl3zRBues4Eqjkwwm","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/feed\/podcast\/greenhouse-environmental-humanities-book-talks","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6yZXHmdVwa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/podcast\/simone-muller-the-toxic-ship\/\">Simone M\u00fcller &#8211; The Toxic Ship<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/newnatures.org\/greenhouse\/podcast\/simone-muller-the-toxic-ship\/embed\/#?secret=6yZXHmdVwa\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Simone M\u00fcller &#8211; The Toxic Ship&#8221; &#8212; The Greenhouse Book Talks\" data-secret=\"6yZXHmdVwa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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