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Today, Explained

It’s not easy being a green conservative

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Fighting climate change is not a very common Republican position. Climate activist Benji Backer argues it should be, and Climate Capitalism author Akshat Rathi explains how the free market could play a role. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you were to envision a climate activist or an environmentalist you probably wouldn't imagine someone with conservative politics and your imagination is not off base.

0:09.0

Republicans are more skeptical about climate change days before the heat dome descended on the East Coast,

0:14.9

leading Republican Donald Trump talked dismissively and incoherently about climate change.

0:20.3

When they say that the seas will rise over the next 400 years one-eighth of an inch

0:24.7

you know, which means basically you have a little more beachfront property, okay?

0:28.9

But why is this? asks a young conservative environmentalist.

0:32.3

The environmental movement used to be bipartisan,

0:35.3

and this Wisconsin-raised activist believes it can be again.

0:38.6

People in Wisconsin are really hard-working people. They don't have necessarily the extra income to go travel to far off places,

0:47.0

but they spend every extra dollar that they've earned to be in the lakes in Northern Wisconsin and to go hunting or

0:56.5

fishing or spend time birding or whatever they like to do and that's what

1:01.6

protecting the environment in nature meant to me, it meant to us.

1:05.0

Coming up on Today Explained.

1:07.0

First thing in the morning, as soon as you wake up, the to-do list starts.

1:17.0

Does the car need gas?

1:18.0

Hopefully those leftovers are still good.

1:20.0

Why did I get see seat on all, no?

1:22.0

You can't escape the to-do list,

1:24.0

but you can make the most of your me time

1:26.0

with a relaxing shower using method hair care products.

1:29.0

Try pure peas volumizing, simply nourish moisturizing,

1:32.0

or daily zen shampoo and conditioner for daily use

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