#1232 Understanding our last chance to save ourselves
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 4 December 2018
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Air Date: 12/4/2018
Today we take a look at the two major recent climate change reports that were released and some of the new energy arriving in Congress determined to be equal to the task
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Behind the scenes at the IPCC with Dr. Katharine Mach - America Adapts - Air Date 3-13-17
Dr. Katharine Mach, Director of Stanford Environment Assessment Facility - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and former Co-Director of the Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Ch. 2: Discussing the new IPPC report - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 10-8-18
The IPCC report warns that unless very serious changes are made by governments over the next 10 years, the worst effects of global warming will arrive far sooner than previously predicted
A new United Nations report published this week highlights a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5 C compared to 2 C, or more. The conclusion: Every bit of warming of matters.
Once again, examples of media missing the point in just such a way that protects corporations and blames individuals for systemic problems
Arguing that our economic status quo cannot be seen as a constraint to recommended climate actions
Ch. 6: Special Report on the National Climate Assessment - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 11-26-18
Major U.S. climate report warns global warming is already devastating America’s environment and economy — and unless we act aggressively to reduce emissions, it is going to get MUCH worse
Ch. 7: The Science Behind Trump’s Climate Report - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 11-28-18
Christopher Joyce, correspondent on the science desk at NPR, talks about the science behind Trump Administration’s climate report, and the push for a Green New Deal.
Ch. 8: Who Is To Blame For The Earth's Destruction? - Sustainable Human - Air Date 3-7-18
It’s partly economic. It’s partly infrastructural. It’s partly the habits that were imbued in us growing up in this culture - habits of competition, habits of scarcity, habits of judgment, habits of struggle.
Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement talks about why hundreds of activists occupied Nancy Pelosi's offices demanding a Green New Deal and an end to fossil fuel contributions
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Making a dirty deal with white supremacy - Zev from Southern Illinois
Ch. 11: Explain the Elizabeth Warren issue to me - Nick from California
Ch. 12: Here's my B+ answer on Elizabeth Warren - Nick from California
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the dead-end conclusion of having the wrong conversation
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- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
- Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard (Blue Dot Sessions)
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- Chilvat - Lillehammer (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Contrarian - Sketchbook (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Rapids - Grey River (Blue Dot Sessions)
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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| 0:50.6 | And now, welcome to this episode of the award winning best of left podcast in which we shall |
| 0:55.0 | learn about the two major recent climate change reports that were released and some of the |
| 0:59.4 | new energy arriving in Congress determined to be equal to the task. |
| 1:03.6 | Clips today come from America adapts the broadcast science Friday, counterspin democracy |
| 1:09.9 | now, the Green News report, the Brian Lerichot sustainable human and the real news. |
| 1:16.9 | I want you to maybe give a little bit of background on that. |
| 1:19.2 | I think people in our you know orbits, and I'm not even in your orbit, I'm a different, |
| 1:23.4 | but with a broader orbit is we know what it is. |
| 1:26.6 | But you know, most people I think in the United States really have no clue what it is. |
| 1:30.8 | And it's interesting that you took on this really big role in writing one of the |
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