The Climate Minute

AOC talks GND: The Climate Minute Podcast

Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez’s appearance on a cable TV town hall gives us lots of food for thought. Listen in!

Rep. Benson on the Promotion of Green Infrastructure: The Climate Minute

Listen in for MCAN's webinar discussion of Rep Bensons's bill to promote green infrastructure.

Rep Erlich on Transportation:The Climate Minute

We hear about new ideas to reduce carbon emissions in transportation.

Rep Gouviea on Better Buildings: The Climate Minute

We hear about new, more efficient building codes.

Carol Oldham on the Transporatation and Climate Initiative: The Climate Minute

We hear about the TCI from MCAN's Executive Director

Fare hikes and climate: The Climate Minute

We will have a fare hike, but how does that fit the big picture?

Climate Friday: The Climate Minute

We discuss the school strike.

From Weymouth to Lake Erie: The Climate Minute Podcast

From Governor Baker’s approach to climate issues to Lake Erie and the public trust doctrine, we cover the proverbial waterfront of Massachusetts’ global warming politics. Listen in.

A “Truth Sandwich”: The Climate Minute Podcast

A truth sandwich tells the true facts, points out the lie, and then repeats the truth. We apply this method: The Green New Deal cannot have a ‘cost’ since it has no specifics yet. The Green New Deal is essentially a ‘request for proposals’ to meet a goal, and no concrete proposals have been made. Therefore a ‘cost estimate’ is necessarily arbitrary and based on the fantasy of the estimator. We should know this when considering a report that the Green New Deal will cost 93 Trillion dollars. (Perhaps the right wing think tank that cooked the books included in their estimate a yearly flight on the space shuttle for every American. Who know?) The truth is that any estimate of the cost of the Green New Deal is premature. Further, such estimates should include the damage avoided over the next 100 years or so, and the economic growth an aggressive package would bring. We should think of the GND as an investment, not a ‘cost’. Listen in as we discuss.

Cincinnatus, George Washington and the 46th POTUS: The Climate Minute Podcast

President Trump made headlines for declaring a national emergency to build a wall. Quickly, the conversation turned to the precedent set by this use of powers and the question “what if the Democrats used the same tactic to tackle climate change?” Jump on our philosophical roller coaster of a discussion about declaring a national emergency. Spoiler alert: the best way to avoid a national emergency that tackles climate change is to elect candidates up and down the ballot who have a robust pro-climate action platform. How do we get such candidates? By sending a clear message that we want climate action and we will vote for climate action.