Episode description

This is a wide-ranging and wonderful episode. First, we are joined by Earther's Brian Kahn to talk about ecofascism and the dangerous discourse occurring around climate around the globe. Then, we ask Vox's David Roberts a whole lot of energy policy questions that span carbon taxes, electric vehicles, renewable energy goals, the filibuster, The Green New Deal, Waxman-Markey, New York's new plan and the devastating impact of the dying coal industry in Wyoming. Pretty wide-ranging, right?!

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Further Reading:

Read Brian's piece on ecofascism: https://earther.gizmodo.com/how-climate-change-is-becoming-a-deadly-part-of-white-n-1837010929

Read David's piece on methane and fracking: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/8/15/20805136/climate-change-fracking-methane-emissions

Ben Smee's piece on Michael McCormack in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/16/pacific-islands-will-survive-climate-crisis-because-they-can-pick-our-fruit-australias-deputy-pm-says?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet

Tom McKay's piece on Iceland: https://earther.gizmodo.com/icelanders-mourn-loss-of-okjokull-glacier-with-ceremony-1837354287