(2017/02/24) The economics of our environment (Capitalism vs. the Climate)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 24 February 2017
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Edition #1082
Today we look at the intersection of the climate and capitalism in the shadow of the most crony capitalist administration in American history
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: What is your investment dollar doing? - Australians for coal - Air Date: 02-28-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: Declining Cost of Renewables Will Challenge Trump's Promise to Bring Back Jobs Through Coal - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-25-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: A Farewell To Trends - dustmotes
Ch. 6: Act 3: Notes on the fight against fossil capitalism w/ Ashley Dawson - @thisishellradio - Air Date 12-14-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: The sea is rising - Bliss n Eso
Ch. 8: Act 4: Michael Metcalfe: A provocative way to finance the fight against climate change - @TEDTalks - Air Date: 4-11-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Whatever It Takes - Lifehouse
Ch. 10: Act 5: Germany PROVES We Can END Fossil Fuels - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-29-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Stakes Still High - Sol
Ch. 12: Act 6: Divest Yourself and Your Community from Fossil Fuels via @DeFundDAPL - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: Divest! 350Org - Tem Blessed
Ch. 14: Act 7: Not everything that's profitable is good - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 2-10-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: What's the progressive answer to immigration? - Kiki from Oakland
Ch. 16: In response to Amanda about how to feel better - Rachel from Washington
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments with advice on surviving and thriving during times of oppression
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Use DefundDAPL.org steps and resources to divest your personal finances from banks funding DAPL
Use DefundDAPL.org steps and resources to get engaged or take action to divest your community from banks funding DAPL
EDUCATE YOURSELF
2 Cities To Pull More Than $3 Billion From Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline (NPR)
7 Things the Defund DAPL Campaign Has Achieved So Far (Including $28 Million in Personal Accounts Moved) (Yes! Magazine)
Movie Stars Pulling Their Money Out Of Wells Fargo. Defund DAPL (The Young Turks)
4 Key Impacts of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines (National Geographic)
Emails Reveal EPA Chief Scott Pruitt's Dirty Dealings with Oil and Gas Industry (The Intercept)
Trump to roll back Obama’s climate, water rules through executive action (The Washington Post)
Drilling experts explain why Trump can’t bring back oilfield jobs (Think Progress)
Trump signs measure rolling back last-minute Obama coal mining regulation (CNN)
New rule protecting waterways from coal mining will be early target of Trump administration (Think Progress)
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