(2014/05/07) Investing in a green future (Climate)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 7 May 2014
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Edition #824
Investing in a green future
Today we lament the fact that conservatives used to be less-wildly wrong on climate change than they are now and look at some ways the rest of us can start investing in a green future without their help
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: What is your investment dollar doing? - Australians for coal - Air Date: 02-28-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fuck you - Bad Religion
Ch. 4: Act 2: When Republicans believed in climate change - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ignorance is bliss - Ramones
Ch. 6: Act 3: Science Deniers Reject Facts From Big Bang to Climate - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-18-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: My conversation - The Uniques
Ch. 8: Act 4: Keep Your Heads in the Sand - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 03-31-2014
Ch. 9: Song 4: Head in the sand - Rothbard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Report confirms the effect of climate change happening today, spurs action - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 5-6-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Making progress - Freedom's Progress
Ch. 12: Act 6: How to attack solar energy - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-25-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 16: Act 8: Buying Green Power via @ENERGY - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-25-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Why progressives shouldn't be in favor of polygamy - Raul from Hawaii
Ch. 22: Real-world consequences of state-sanctioned polyamorous relationships - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on legal sanctioning of polyamorous relationships ft: David Pakman Show
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Buying Green Power, The Green Power Network
Sources/further reading:
"Green Mountain Power Vermont Utility Extends ‘Cow Power’ Option To All Customers”
"Opponents trying to shut US solar down ‘state-by-state’”
"Hoping to lower costs, Worcester signs pact with new energy supplier”
"Inside New York’s Historic Move to Remake the Utility Business Model” Greentech Media Inc.
"IKEA Makes First Wind Farm Investment in the United States”
"Study Finds Utility Decoupling is Gaining Traction” via DeSmogBlog
"The Guardian Exposes Fossil Funded Groups Coordinating Renewable Energy Attacks” by Steve Horn
”Tesla wants to free you from your electric utility” via Green News Report
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
Jay! Tomlinson
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show for details visit the membership tab at BestOfTheF.com. |
| 0:08.0 | Now, welcome to the award winning BestOfTheF podcast with Cupsidae from Australians for Coal, all in with Chris Hayes, the majority report, |
| 0:15.0 | The Rachel Maddo Show, the Green News report, Moyers and Company and activism from BestOfTheF, and apologies in advance for this episode not providing equal time to the uninformed, unscientific or maliciously misleading. |
| 0:26.0 | I recognize this great and unfair bias in favor of facts. |
| 0:35.0 | As a company, we have an absolute commitment to the principle of action on climate change. We're very proud of our values. |
| 0:43.0 | But as one of the major contributors to CO2 emissions, and as we begin to contend with the real world effects of climate change, |
| 0:52.0 | we have to prepare ourselves for the next step in addressing our corporate responsibilities in this area. |
| 0:58.0 | While the steps on the surface seem to be in opposition to our self-interest, the reality is, however, that they are actually in opposition to our self-interest. |
| 1:09.0 | So we recognize what we call the gap. |
| 1:12.0 | The gap is the problem of simultaneously holding two contradictive positions. |
| 1:18.0 | On one hand, to act on our responsibility to humanity, but on the other hand, to deliver on our commitment to superior value for our shareholders. |
| 1:28.0 | We needed to take a leap of faith. |
| 1:31.0 | An intuitive step outside of the limitations of science-based argument. |
| 1:37.0 | I'm proud to announce the company's new policy of Fuck You. |
| 1:49.0 | Fuck You is more than a policy. It's a philosophy, where we're able to straddle the dichotomy between what we know is true, and how it can benefit by ignoring that truth. |
| 2:02.0 | Fuck You means we can be passionate about our values, but not act on. |
| 2:08.0 | Fuck You takes what would be our present-day financial burden away from us, and transforms it into a chronic, economic, social, cultural, and political crisis for future generations. |
| 2:22.0 | The genius of this, however, is that we transferred it away from us. |
| 2:27.0 | It ensures solid returns to our shareholders by killing their grandchildren. |
| 2:32.0 | With this policy, we delay action and leverage the gap, and are able to maintain our role as a global leader in destroying the planet. |
| 2:45.0 | Ultimately, this is a reflection of the values of our shareholders. |
| 2:49.0 | Every day Australians have chosen to invest $20 billion into the company, but we prefer to think of it as $20 billion Fuck Yous to the Australians of tomorrow. |
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