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Is Biden a good climate president?

Outside/In

NHPR

Society & Culture, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Nature, Science

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

As a candidate, Joe Biden called himself a climate change pioneer. He promised a green energy revolution. More renewables, way less fossil fuels, and a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. So two years in, how’s he doing? Outside/In host Nate Hegyi speaks with a political scientist and an environmental activist to figure out where Biden has pushed his climate agenda, where he hasn’t, and whether he’s an octopus or a bighorn sheep.  Featuring: Aseem Prakash, Jean Su   SUPPORT Outside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In.  Subscribe to our newsletter (it’s free!). Follow Outside/In on Instagram or join our private discussion group on Facebook. Submit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).   CREDITS Host: Nate Hegyi Reported and produced by Nate Hegyi Mixed by Nate Hegyi and Taylor Quimby Edited by Taylor Quimby The Outside/In team also includes Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions Outside/In  is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Taylor, did you ever read The Onion?

0:03.6

Oh yeah, I love the, especially like big news events.

0:07.5

They have always got the best take.

0:08.9

For listeners who don't know, it's a satirical news outlet.

0:11.5

I think it's hilarious.

0:13.4

And about a decade ago, their target was Vice President Joe Biden.

0:21.8

They essentially painted him as this mess of a dude.

0:25.3

The lines included shirtless Biden washes Trans-Am in White House driveway.

0:30.7

Biden loses control of butterfly knife during commencement speech.

0:34.9

That's my favorite.

0:37.8

Biden hitchhikes to Democratic National Convention.

0:41.1

He told me all the bad news to sleep is a bench to lie on a cold one and loosen the bed.

0:45.5

I said it might be a little dangerous out there long.

0:48.4

He said he was carrying his butterfly knife and that he just got his green belt and

0:52.6

park one dose.

0:54.6

He's like the, he's the closest to President has ever come to being the fans.

0:58.5

He does have a vibe.

0:59.5

I mean, he wears aviators a lot.

1:02.3

He's got a car collection.

1:03.4

I mean, there's a video of him doing burnouts with Jay Leno in his 1967 Chevrolet sting

1:08.3

rate.

1:09.3

Try your brakes.

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