(2016/02/05) When climate science meets faith-based economics - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com

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Edition #988


Today we look at the intersection of the climate crisis with our current economic system including how monopolies, trade deals, market failures and the concept of “externalities” all work together to make climate change worse

 

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Show Notes


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


Ch. 2: Act 1: Externalities - by @DavidSuzuki - Resource Based Economy - Air Date: 7-26-13


Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A




Ch. 4: Act 2: The True Cost Of Fossil Fuels - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-28-15


Ch. 5: Song 2: The Price You Pay - Bruce Springsteen




Ch. 6: Act 3: TransCanada Uses NAFTA to sue The US Over Keystone Pipeline! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16


Ch. 7: Song 3: Smoke And Mirrors - Giraffe




Ch. 8: Act 4: Nevada guts their net metering program, killing the solar industry - @greennewsreport - Air Date 1-12-16


Ch. 9: Song 4: Sunshine to Burn (The Long Grass) - The Sand Pebbles




Ch. 10: Act 5: Ronald Wright on Progress Traps - The Green Interview - Air Date: 8-1-11


Ch. 11: Song 5: Farmscrapers - Dad Rocks!




Ch. 12: Act 6: Is the Military the Future of Renewable Energy? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-04-15


Ch. 13: Song 6: Hands To Myself - Selena Gomez




Ch. 14: Act 7: Porter Ranch Massive CA Gas Leak & What It Means - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date 01-12-16


Ch. 15: Song 7: Payne's Bay - Beirut




Ch. 16: Act 8: Is Aliso Canyon California's BP Blowout? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-08-16


Ch. 17: Song 8: Devil Town - Tony Lucca




Ch. 18: Act 9: #LeapYear Manifesto: For New Economic & Energy Systems via @NaomiAKlein — Best of the Left Activism


Ch. 19: Act 9A: The Leap Manifesto As Explained By @NaomiAKlein - Huffington Post Canada - Air Date: 9-15-15


Ch. 20: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard




Ch. 21: Act 10: Surviving Progress Film (condensed version)




Voicemails


Ch. 22: The system isn't broken, it's fixed - V from Western New York


Ch. 23: The Spirit Level by Richard G. Wilkinson and Kate Pickett - Nick from Denver, Co


Ch. 24: Correcting a few economic points - Kate in Torono (T's are overrated)


Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics




Ch. 25: Final comments


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




Activism: #LeapYear Manifesto: For New Economic & Energy Systems via @NaomiAKlein


Take Action:


JOIN/Host: #LeapYear Event, Feb-March 2016 via


WATCH: "Leap Year 2016 - Hangout with Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, and more”


hosted by This Changes Everything


Canadians can SIGN: The Leap Year Manifest


Sources/further reading:


"Let’s make this a real ‘leap’ year, and go fossil fuel-free” by Naomi Klein


Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich




Produced by Jay! Tomlinson


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