342: Carbon Removal & Appropriations: The US Budget During Trump 2—w/ Erin Burns, Executive Director of Carbon180
Episode description
Sometimes, we skip right over the life stories of guests. Othertimes, it's everything. Today, it's everything.
Returning to the show after several years is Carbon180's Executive Director, Erin Burns.
Erin grew up in a coal mining family in West Virginia, got her start in Joe Manchin's Senate office, and has had a long and impactful career in carbon removal.
Today, Erin (re)explains how the budgeting process works in the United States federal government and how the appropriations process intersects with it. What is the difference, and where can voters get involved?
This is truly an improvised masterclass in civics education. Listen up for what you missed in high school, and how it will impact the future of carbon removal.
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Resources
Become a paid subscriber of Reversing Climate Change
"The Appropriations Process: A Brief Overview", a CRS Product
Carbon180's Carbon Removal Funding Tracker
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Bruce Springsteen
"Which Side Are You On?" by Pete Seeger
"There is Power in a Union" by Utah Phillips (originally by Joe Hill)