(2009/10/14) Corporate energy fighting for and against the climate (MP3)

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Jay Tomlinson

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🗓️ 14 October 2009

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Corporate energy fighting for and against the climate Edition #305 Act 1: James Hansen is arrested during MTR protest - Ring of Fire Act 2: Cloudy with a chance of heat balls - Daily Show Act 3: The fake cost of Obama's energy policy - Counterspin Act 4: News of the warm - Le Show Act 5: Exxon named the green company of the year - Ring of Fire Act 6: Shai Agassi on electric cars - Colbert Report Act 7: Interview with Joe Romm - Counterspin Act 8: Wood Nymphs working to reduce dependence on foreign dew drops - The Onion Act 9: More forged letters for pro-coal lobby - Ring of Fire Act 10: Is Inhofe stupid or just corrupt - The Young Turks Music: Why does the sun shine? - They might be giants Hey ya! - Outkast Tell me a lie - Griffin House Scenic world - Beirut Carefree - The Refreshments Why does the sun really shine? - They might be giants Fluffy little clouds - The Orb Con Cassidy's and Neil Gow's Highlands/Moil and Tiarna/McSweeney's Reel - Alton Hey Ya - Obadiah Parker Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by the members of the Best of the Left Podcast.
0:04.0	Details and benefits available on the Membership tab at BestofTheLeft.com.
0:08.0	Now, welcome to the Best of the Left Podcast with cups today from Ring of Fire, the Daily Show,
0:13.0	Counter-Spin, La Show, The Colbert Report, The Onion Radio News, and The Young Turks.
0:31.0	Take your story.
0:32.0	Well, there's a story that you've been very involved in, and it's what's been going on in West Virginia with massive energy.
0:39.0	But there's now a new wrinkle to this, is that this past summer, a guy who we talked a lot about on this program, Dr. James Hanson of NASA,
0:47.0	who was a great man.
0:49.0	He's been one of the great climate experts in the country, who was arrested during an act of civil resistance in West Virginia,
0:58.0	talking about the mountaintop removal and protesting.
1:02.0	He was in elementary school.
1:03.0	So this civil resistance has been, he is a symbol of that.
1:07.0	He may face time in jail, Dr. James Hanson, but more to the point, this again goes to massive energy and what they've been doing.
1:16.0	And this is a court case, you and Bobby have been very involved.
1:18.0	Yeah, bring this up to date.
1:19.0	Well, this is a different one, but the Hanson issue you had to do with blank and ship, who is just, I mean, in the truest,
1:27.0	I mean, just, we overuse the word thug, but he really is.
1:31.0	He really is.
1:32.0	Tell us about blank and ship.
1:33.0	Well, blank and ship blank and ship.
1:35.0	Blank and ship is the guy who runs all the mountaintop mining in all over the, all over the country.
1:41.0	He's just in West Virginia alone.
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