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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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Friday Sep 18, 2015
Friday Sep 18, 2015
In an ironic moment, the California Assembly tip-toed away from aggressive climate legislation, at the behest of Big Oil, even as climate-enhanced wildfires marched with a heavy footprint through various towns outside Sacramento. Further, the destructive behavior of the oil industry was highlighted by a report that Exxon realized even in the 1970’s that their petroleum products were creating a serious global problem. The report might be the ‘smoking gun’ equivalent to revelations in past decades about what the tobacco industry knew about cancer even as they denied the medical evidence.
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 Aug 17, 2015
Presidential Climate Hawks - The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Aug 17, 2015
Monday Aug 17, 2015
The President announced plans for a historic visit to the Arctic, to highlight the issue of climate change. Will he visit the Chukchi Sea oil rig? Mr Obama, along with most of the Federal Government has been sued by youngsters under the Public Trust Doctrine .
The reading list:
• President Obama announces a trip to the Arctic
• Is he sincere or cynical?
• Jimmy Carter as the first Climate Hawk President
• EPA and the Colorado spill
• A new lawsuit under the Public Trust Doctrine
Find the 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 Jul 10, 2015
What did Exxon know, and when did it know it? - The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Jul 10, 2015
Friday Jul 10, 2015
Are fossil fuel companies ‘corrupt organizations’ for lying about the safety of their product? Just ask the tobacco industry.
The reading list:
• Is Exxon a "Corrupt Orgnization"?
• The Episcopal Church divests.
• New limits on drilling in the Arctic
• Should EPA address ocean acidification?
Check out live links at our blog, https://massclimateaction.wordpress.com
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 Jun 05, 2015
Supply and Demand for Climate Hawks - The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Jun 05, 2015
Friday Jun 05, 2015
If our efforts at reducing emissions represent control of the “demand” for fossil fuel, what about the “supply?” Should Climate Hawks push for reductions in greenhouse gas emission from, say, coal plants, or should we focus on reducing the supply of fossil fuels, such as the KXL pipeline or stopping Royal Dutch Shell in the Arctic. We discuss. Listen in!.
The reading list:
• DR on the Bradcast
• Big coal leases
• Dave Roberts on the Powder River leases.
• Bill McKibben on approval of Royal Dutch Shell's artic exploration
• Bill McKibben's groundbreaking "Do the Math" article
• Oil CEOs call for a carbon fee
Check out live links at our blog, https://massclimateaction.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/supply-and-demand-for-climate-hawks-the-climate-minute-podcast/
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 May 29, 2015
India to Texas - The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday May 29, 2015
Friday May 29, 2015
This weeks analysis of the news takes us from Exxon shareholder meetings to the Heat wave in India. Listen in to the Climate Minute!
The reading list:
• Exxon shareholder meetings
• Heat waver in India
• Bill Nye tweets a truth
• Pogo redux
Check out live links at our blog, https://massclimateaction.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/india-to-texas-the-climate-minute-podcast/
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