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The Climate Minute examines current news on global warming, climate change, renewable energy and the prospects for progress on international negotiations, carbon taxes and clean energy policy.
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Monday Jan 16, 2017
Jealous guardians of democracy: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Jan 16, 2017
Monday Jan 16, 2017
Barack Obama continues to lead, both with an academic paper on the benefits of clean energy and a stirring call to public action in his Farewell Address. Over the next few days we have the chance to push both of those goals forward. Link to the January 21 march through the MCAN event page and sign up for the Mass Power Forward Lobby Day January 25 2017 at 10AM .
Friday Jan 13, 2017
Dissent…and cocoa: The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Jan 13, 2017
Friday Jan 13, 2017
The Constitution calls for us to inaugurate our new president, but it also specifically protects “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” On January 21 we will march in Boston Common to oppose the many repugnant policies of the new administration. Link to the January 21 march through the MCAN event page and say your will be marching with MCAN. Then send an email to carololdham@massclimateaction.net and come by MCAN HQ for a cup of hot chocolate! Plus, Maura Healy wins a round with Exxon, and we wonder what our new “friend” Rex Tillerson is up to. Listen in!
Monday Jan 09, 2017
The good, the bad and the hiatus: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Jan 09, 2017
Monday Jan 09, 2017
Climate action in WA, OR, AK and especially MN keeps the pressure on, while scientist show that the global warming hiatus wasn’t. Listen in for the best ways to showcase your opinions over the next few weeks.
Friday Jan 06, 2017
Making it in Massachusetts: The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Jan 06, 2017
Friday Jan 06, 2017
Climate action continues here in Massachusetts. From Exxon tanks near Boston to making it easier to own an EV, things are happening. On top of that, there are lots of opportunities to voice your opinion this month. Listen in and check it out.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
Turn Baby Turn! The Climate Minute Podcast
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
The new Administration may have dreams of reversing our progress against climate change but there are a few legal, market driven and international snags that may slow these Climate-Orcs down. Listen in.
Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.
Thanks for listening.
…Ted McIntyre
Monday Dec 05, 2016
Water Protectors Prevail, and Prepare: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Dec 05, 2016
Monday Dec 05, 2016
As the clock ticked toward zero, the Obama administration denied a corporate request for an easement to complete the Dakota Access Pipeline. This has effectively stopped the billion dollar project, and given a huge boost to the Native American “Water Protectors.” What happens next? What will the coming Trumpian mis-administration do? We discuss.
Friday Dec 02, 2016
Friday Dec 02, 2016
The next four years will call for all of us to stand up for what we believe. The shape of our future can be seen in the bravery of the Standing Rock Sioux, the “Drive for 15” movement, and the opposition to the West Roxbury pipeline. Bill McKibben gives an overview, saying “Volunteering for pain is an unlikely event in a pleasure-based society, and hence it gets noticed. Nonviolent direct action is just one tool in the activist tool kit, and it should be used sparingly—like any tool, it can easily get dull, both literally and figuratively. But when it is necessary to underline the moral urgency of a case, the willingness to go to jail can be very powerful, precisely because it goes against the bent of normal life.” Listen in!
Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.
Thanks for listening.
…Ted McIntyre
Friday Nov 11, 2016
Resolve, Resilience and Resistance: The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Nov 11, 2016
Friday Nov 11, 2016
Donald’s recent election to the presidency is a blow to climate progress. What is to be done? Just remember, we are right, we are powerful and we are not going anywhere.
Friday Nov 04, 2016
An agreement and a movie: The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Friday Nov 04, 2016
The historic Paris Agreement finally “comes into force” today- November 4, 2016. That is good news, but comes with the caveat that much more work needs to be done! Leonard DiCaprio released his movie Before the Flood. It is an important call for the world to address global warming. We discuss.
Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.
Thanks for listening.
…Ted McIntyre
Monday Oct 24, 2016
Can oil intimidate journalism? The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Oct 24, 2016
Monday Oct 24, 2016
The Dakota pipeline confrontation is turning increasingly harsh. Journalist Amy Goodman was charged with rioting (but then released), Native Americans and Hollywood actresses were strip-searched and a movie maker was charged with 45 years worth of offenses. Does this mean ‘big oil’ is feeling the heat of grass roots protest? Let’s hope so! Listen in.
Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.
Thanks for listening.
…Ted McIntyre