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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 18, 2016
Storm clouds in the oil fields: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Jan 18, 2016
Monday Jan 18, 2016
The future of progress on climate is tied to the future of the fossil fuel industry. Now that the Paris Agreement is in place and oil prices are falling, what should a Climate Hawk think about that industry’s next steps? Listen in as we discuss some aspects of the story.
Friday Jan 01, 2016
News to watch in 2016: The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Jan 01, 2016
Friday Jan 01, 2016
Welcome to 2016. Climate hawks march into the New Year with recent successes and real opportunities. In order to help you keep track of events, we discuss the trends, topics and issues to follow this year. Happy New Year to all!
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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
Tuesday Dec 29, 2015
2015 leaves a framework for hope and work: The Climate Minute Podcast
Tuesday Dec 29, 2015
Tuesday Dec 29, 2015
2015 was a big year for Climate Hawks. From the Vatican to Paris, some (potentially) historic events occurred. We review the last twelve months to gain perspective on where we are and where we are going. Even though we failed to mention the President’s rejection of the Keystone Pipeline (put that under preparations for Paris, and a tribute to grassroots activism), there was a ton of good news to consider. Listen in.
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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
Monday Nov 16, 2015
What's next in a post-Keystone world? The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Monday Nov 16, 2015
The Keystone victory has left us smarter and stronger. What is next? We can fight pipelines, support new wind projects and demand to stop extraction of fossil fuel on Federal land. We discuss.
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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 Nov 09, 2015
TPP in the sunlight, Exxon in the dock: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Nov 09, 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is mostly an agreement among corporations, not among real people or even nations. The text was finally opened for public scrutiny last week. Let’s just say there is a lot of discussion that needs to happen! On top of that, Exxon-and the fossil fuel industry in general- is suddenly at legal risk over their efforts to obstruct climate progress. We discuss.
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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 Oct 30, 2015
Witch Hunt in Washington; The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Halloween is very scary for climate scientists this year. In Washington, the House “science” committee is on a witch-hunt for researchers who publish inconvenient truths. With nearly unlimited subpoena power, these new inquisitors are intimidating individual scientists by demanding years of unrelated emails and internal documents, demands that come with associated legal costs and career disruption for each researcher. This effort to ‘chill’ the work of scientists is destructive in many ways. We discuss.
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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 26, 2015
Technocrats to the rescue? The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Oct 26, 2015
Monday Oct 26, 2015
Moral imperatives aside, exactly what will it take to bring society to a clean energy system? Venkatesh Rao in the Atlantic Monthly argues that only a “World War II” scale effort will suffice, but goes on to point out that war was won by many faceless bureaucrats who carried out wise policy. If there is no single technology or super-human leader to guide us, can we trust ‘the gu’mint’ to do the right thing?
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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 19, 2015
In the Interest of National Security: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Does climate change constitute a threat to our national security? That begs the question: What is “national security?” If you think national security is about the functioning of our government, or if you think it is about a citizen’s personal security, a pretty strong case exists that climate change is a real threat. We discuss that, plus Bill McKibben’s most recent act of civil disobedience.
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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 05, 2015
Gore v Exxon: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Oct 05, 2015
Monday Oct 05, 2015
It turns out that Exxon knew the truth about climate change a long time ago. Are they at legal risk for hiding their findings? We discuss the implications.
The reading list:
• Hayes interviews Gore, Part 1
• Hayes interviews Gore, Part 2
• The original InsideClimateNews piece on Exxon
• Exxon at risk?
• Doug Craig's view
• Growth of divestment
• What do food execs want?
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015
Your VW has a bug! The Climate Minute Podcast
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015
Another big week, from the possible Pilgrim nuke shutdown to the VW debacle. What does it mean for Climate Hawks? We discuss.
The reading list:
• Pilgrim Point to shut down?
• Intermittent renewable power.
• Distributed power generation
• Is Canadian Hydropower an answer?
• Is Governor Baker having a Cape Wind Moment?
• VW's software has a bug!
• A tough interview for an Exxon hack.
• Come to the Statehouse September 29!
Check out live links at our blog, http://www.massclimateaction.net/blog.
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