Divestment Day-The Climate Minute Podcast

This weekend Divestment Day will be celebrated. We discuss the what and why, consider geo-engineering and speculate about the FBI’s now found interest in Climate Hawks.

Bill McKibben himself tells you why you should join an action. (If you have never read McKibben’s “Do the Math” article in Rolling Stone, click here and read it RIGHT NOW! ) There will be actions all over the world as well as here in Massachusetts. In fact over at Harvard there are  protests underway now.

As proof that the divestment movement has strength, consider that Big Oil is pushing back, trying to equate modern life with hydrocarbons. There is even a Valentine’s Day theme that seems to be coordinated, or at least very popular among those attacking divestment. For example, it is not clear if it’s tongue in cheek, self-parody, parody or simply a horribly lame way to reach people, but watch this video
 to see for yourself the demonization of Bill McKibben and the equation of coal to modern life.  When you are done wiping tears of laughter from you eyes, go read this  Op-Ed piece published under the name of Jeff Jacoby, but clearly derivative of the Big Oil meme.

Geo-engineering probably really is a 'wildly, utterly, howlingly barking mad' idea, but should we talk about it anyway?

The ghost of J. Edgar Hoover is probably smiling, now that FBI is monitoring Keystone activists.

Finally, and most importantly, clear your calendar on March 15 for the Local Environmental Action Conference in the Curry Center of Northeastern University, on the Green Line in Boston. It is cheap, fun and a great way to connect to other Climate Hawks.

See the live links at https://massclimateaction.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/divestment-day-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