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Dark Money and The US Chemical Safety Board

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4.7583 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In her book “Dark Money: the Hidden History Behind the Rise of the Radical Right,” New Yorker writer Jane Mayer exposes the powerful group of individuals who bankroll our political system. Mayer traces the billions of dollars spent by the Kochs, the Mercers, and other wealthy conservative activists to influence policies related to climate change, the economy and more. And as the Trump administration rolls back regulations, the head of the US Chemical Safety Board, Vanessa Sutherland, wonders how much these billionaires will succeed in weakening government oversight of their business. Jane Mayer, Author, "Dark Money: The Hidden History Behind the Rise of the Radical Right" Vanessa Sutherland, Chairperson, US Chemical Safety Board Portions of this program were recorded at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.7

This is Climate 1, changing the conversation about energy, economy, and the environment.

0:36.5

What I want is a system where there isn't as much centralized power, where it's dispersed

0:41.3

to the people.

0:42.3

That's Charles Koch, the chairman, CEO, and co-owner with his brother David of Koch Industries.

0:47.3

The best example of the influence money has in politics in this country is climate change.

0:55.4

New Yorker writer Jane Mayer has traced the billions of dollars spent by the coax and others on the right

0:59.5

to influence policies related to climate, the economy, and more.

1:03.4

And as the Trump administration rolls back regulations, those billionaires are closer than ever

1:07.3

to achieving their goals, a challenge that Vanessa Sutherland, chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board,

1:12.2

is acutely aware of.

1:13.4

Bitter sweet that we're celebrating 20 years

1:15.8

of driving chemical safety change

1:17.7

at a time when we potentially are on the chopping block.

1:25.8

Behind Dark Money.

1:30.3

Up next on Climate One. Why has the United States not taken more action to prevent disruption of the climate that supports our economy

1:44.3

and lifestyle.

1:46.0

Welcome to Climate One.

1:47.2

I'm Devon Strolovich.

1:48.9

On today's show, host Greg Dalton talks to New Yorker writer Jane Mayer about the forces

1:53.4

that keep America from moving beyond the fossil fuel economy. Jane Mayer is author of the 2016 bestseller, Dark Money,

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