The Coal Boss, the Comedian and the Squirrel

The Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

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🗓️ 1 March 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Last June, comedian John Oliver devoted a long segment to the struggling coal industry on his HBO show Last Week Tonight.

He turned his attention to Robert Murray, the CEO of Murray Energy, one of the most bombastic advocates of coal. And then Murray sued Oliver for defamation.

That defamation lawsuit was thrown out by a judge last week. But the saga tells us a lot about Robert Murray, one of the most influential figures behind the Trump Administration's coal policies.

In this week's episode, we'll discuss Murray's approach to promoting coal and silencing critics.

Then, a look at some new documents from the Seminar Network, a group created by Charles and David Koch, claiming big wins on killing climate policy. The group is planning to spend up to $400 million on mid-term elections. We'll talk about how the Kochs killed America's climate conversation over the last decade.

Finally, Trump is now claiming he saved the solar industry with tariffs. We discuss the truth.

This podcast is brought to you by CPower Energy Management. Find out more about CPower's demand-side energy management solutions.

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0:49.4	From Green Tech Media, this is the Energy Gang, a weekly digest on energy, clean tech and the environment.
0:58.0	I'm Stephen Lacey in Boston. This week, Blustry Cole Magnaire, Robert Murray fights the First Amendment and loses.
1:11.0	The Koch spend millions to fight environmental regulations and win,
1:14.0	and Trump brags about his big win in solar.
1:16.0	Here with me to talk about these stories
1:18.0	stretched from Coast Coast
1:19.0	are winning combination of Catherine Hamilton and Julia Piper.
1:22.0	Trigger Shaw is still on vacation this week. of Catherine Hamilton and Julia Piper.
1:22.8	Jiggershaw is still on vacation this week.
1:25.0	Catherine is a partner with 38 North Solutions.
1:27.3	She comes to us from Washington, D.C.
1:28.9	Hello, Catherine.
1:30.1	I hope everybody's doing well this week.
1:32.4	Always. Julia Piper is
1:34.3	G.T.M. Senior editor, she's out in Los Angeles, California. She's
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