(2014/12/12) Put your money where our future is (Climate) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com

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Edition #883


Today we take a look at the economics of energy and the implications for the climate. Turns out the pressure to create a clean energy future is making that future a good bet for investors


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Show Notes


Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill


Ch. 2: Act 1: Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Climate Change - fentoncomonline - Air Date: 9-22-14


Ch. 3: Song 1: One Love - Songs Around the World (Audio/Video Version)




Ch. 4: Act 2: The financial realities of the energy industry are shifting - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 12-04-14


Ch. 5: Song 2: Sunshine Goodtime - Pretty Baby




Ch. 6: Act 3: Yo, Conservatives! Turns Out Program that Funded Solyndra Made Money and That's Not Even the Point... - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-24-14


Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't Hold Me Back - Call Back




Ch. 8: Act 4: Climate Change: The Cost of Inaction - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (@EPA) - Air Date: 9-19-14


Ch. 9: Song 4: Mothers of the Night - Last Night




Ch. 10: Act 5: Major corporation spending millions to build a symbol? - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date: 11-28-14


Ch. 11: Song 5: Waltz of Honesty - Adventure the Great EP




Ch. 12: Act 6: Keystone XL Pipeline Job Numbers Even WORSE Than We Thought - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-22-14


Ch. 13: Song 6: Reinventing Kevin Bacon - Causes and Cures




Ch. 14: Act 7: Progress at the climate negotiations - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 12-11-14


Ch. 15: Song 7: Australia - Wincing the Night Away




Ch. 16: Act 8: The Changing Climates Of Global Warming Propaganda [Fascinating Study] - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-29-14


Ch. 17: Song 8: Hide and Seek - Speak for Yourself




Ch. 18: Act 9:  Shoulders - Shane @Koyczan and The Short Story Long - Air Date: 10-8-14


Ch. 19: Song 9: One Day - Light (Bonus Track Version)




Ch. 20: Act 10: Get Local on #ClimateChange via @NRDC - Best of the Left Activism


Ch. 21: Song 10: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of




Ch. 22: Act 11: These Republicans use China as an excuse for climate inaction. What will they say now? - @theclimatedesk - Air Date: 11-11-14




Ch. 23: Act 12: Secret negotiations lead to US/China GHG emmissions agreement - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 11-13-14


Ch. 24: Song 12: Liquid Sun - The Beginning (A New Hope) (club mix) - DJ Keoki




Ch. 25: Act 13: HUGE: U.S. and China Announce Big New Climate Deal - @majorityfm - Air Date: 11-13-14




Voicemails


Ch. 26: Black and brown people aren't seen as human - Daemon from Bath, NC


Ch. 27: Need to work from within and without on racism - Gia from Philadelphia, PA


Ch. 28: Fuck the police - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX


Ch. 29: Questioning white supremacy - Marcus from Wichita Falls, TX


Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics




Ch. 30: Final comments on the ocean of white supremacy that we all swim in


Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone




Activism: Get Local on #ClimateChange via @NRDC


Take Action:


SIGN to Tell Your Governor to Help Curb Climate Change h/t The National Resources Defense Council


Sources/further reading:


"5 Awful Things Congress Snuck Into the Omnibus Budget Deal” via The Bulletin


"Congress narrowly averts government shutdown” via CNN.com


"What’s in That Huge, Lobbyist-Driven Spending Bill?” by Joshua Holland at BillMoyers.com


Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich




Produced by Jay! Tomlinson


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