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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 Apr 03, 2017
We’ll see you and raise you, Comrade Trump: The Climate Minute Podcast
Monday Apr 03, 2017
Monday Apr 03, 2017
The outrageousness of the misAdminstration’s Climate Executive Order calls for a creative response. Instead of fighting to salvage what was a stopgap plan in the first place, why not demand the kind of profound societal change that matches the scale of the climate problem? What would that look like? What will it take to achieve? Listen in!
Friday Sep 09, 2016
Can a river be a person? The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Sep 09, 2016
Friday Sep 09, 2016
The pipeline destruction of the Dakota plains became the scene of violence this week, with haunting images recalling both the massacre at Wounded Knee and Bull Connor’s dogs. At the same moment, New Zealand gave ‘personhood’ rights to a national park. Can we combine this sense of collective ownership (did the Indians really ‘sell’ Manhattan Island?) with the private property rights that allow us to risk poisoning the Missouri River? Listen in!
Friday Nov 20, 2015
Can clean energy overcome terrorism? The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Nov 20, 2015
Friday Nov 20, 2015
The kaleidoscopic sequence of events, from acts of terror to climate negotiations to refugee flows, can be confusing and distressing. We discuss recent events from a Climate Hawk’s perspective. How do we think about ‘national security’ in an age of terror and warming? Are terrorism and climate change really separate issues? Could an investment in clean energy in troubled areas kick start a just world? 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 Jun 19, 2015
"Yet all is not lost" A Pope for this Planet- The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Jun 19, 2015
Friday Jun 19, 2015
The Vatican released “Laudato Si”, an encyclical focused on the link between the climate challenge and the social justice. This is big. We discuss.
The reading list:
• The encyclical itself.
• The Canticle of the Sun
• The Guardian's report
• 19 quotes
• Five quotes from CNN
• Think Progress' report
• A fascinating discussion on "Open Source"
• Why the Koch Brothers are nervous
• If the encyclical were a movie, this would be the trailer.
Check out live links at our blog, https://massclimateaction.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/yet-all-is-not-lost-a-pope-for-this-planet-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 Apr 10, 2015
Building the "Next System" - The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Apr 10, 2015
Friday Apr 10, 2015
Naomi Klein started it all with her book This Changes Everything , which pointed out the links between climate, social ills and our ‘system’ of running the world. Now, there we have The Next System Project which tries to provide some concrete ideas about how to build the successor system to our current economic methods.
The reading list:
• An overview of the concept from the Common Dreams website
• A pdf describing the project and possible Next System ideas
• Some commentary from Grist
Check out live links at our blog, https://massclimateaction.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/building-the-next-system-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 Mar 13, 2015
Keep it in the Ground - The Climate Minute Podcast
Friday Mar 13, 2015
Friday Mar 13, 2015
The venerable British newspaper The Guardian has launched a six month effort to highlight climate issues called "Keep it in the Ground". It is a great source to keep up with the latest thinking on climate issues.
Here are some highlights:
• Alan Rusbridger explains why he decided to start the effort.
• George Monbiot explains why we need to end extraction.
• Naomi Klein tells why we need to pay attention.
• Bill McKibben says the climate movement is resurgent.
• George Monbiot considers losses to others than ISIS.
[Editor’s Note: Monbiot’s piece focuses on the destruction of natural regions. The extension of that argument to the fossil fuel companies is Ted’s.]
• There is even a podcast.
Rolling Stone is also on the case. They just published a article called The Fate of the Trees.
Check out live links at our blog, https://massclimateaction.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/keep-it-in-the-ground-the-climate-minute-podcast/
Don’t forget to sign up for the Local Environmental Action Conference. Sunday, March 15, 2015, 9am-6pm, at Northeastern University's Curry Student Center.
Local Environmental Action 2015 is a great opportunity to join community leaders, environmental advocates and activists from across New England for an exciting day of skills training, networking, and inspiration. Whether you have been to every conference or are attending for the first time, be sure not to miss this amazing opportunity to connect and grow our grassroots movement.
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
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
2014 from the Climate Hawk's Perspective - The Climate Minute Podcast
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
Wednesday Dec 31, 2014
The year 2014 was hot, the climate movement became conscious of itself and saw new dimensions in a big world.
This year is likely to be the hottest year on record and one where climate change undeniably arrived in clear force.
The year will also be remembered as one where climate activism took center stage with lots of rabble-rousing. The President said "Our citizens keep marching. We cannot pretend we do not hear them." From EPA regulations to the Climate March, Climate Hawks were out in force. The KXL pipeline is in deep Presidential trouble because of activism. In NY, fracking was banned, and the polls approve. On top of all that, Kinder Morgan blinked in the face of local opposition.
The climate movement’s conception of itself changed in 2014 as well, not the least due to Naomi Klein's book "This Changes Everything". Rebecca Solnit is getting lots of mileage out of a comparison of our times to the French Revolution. She says: “…physics is inevitable…Politics, on the other hand, is not inevitable.” In the same way, the #BlackLivesMatter movement is a big one for Climate Hawks. From a convergence of interests, to environmental justice to a simple realization that cities are a locus of climate opportunity, a new way of thinking was born.
The year also saw hopeful signs of an independent media as well as price parity for renewables, and a great window of opportunity for a carbon tax.
See the links at http://massclimateaction.wordpress.com/2014/12/31/2014-from-the-climate-hawks-perspective-the-climate-minute-podcast/
Check out more links at our blog, http://massclimateaction.wordpress.com or our Facebook page facbook.com/massclimateaction.
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