Breath of Fire & Rural Communities
The series examines the intersection of spirituality, cultural appropriation, and capitalism in her yoga empire, which attracted high-profile clients such as Kate Hudson, Alicia Keys, and Demi Moore. The revelations of underpaid staff and cult-like elements within her business add a dark layer to her story. Then Paul Driessen, a fellow policy analyst from CFACT, joins us. He weighed in on the challenges faced by rural and coastal communities in resisting green energy projects. Driessen discussed how these small communities often engage in protracted legal battles with powerful entities from the "climate-industrial complex"—which includes wind and solar energy companies, finance giants, and political players. He pointed out that, despite the odds, these communities frequently emerge victorious, though the battles come at great financial and emotional cost.
