The Moral Imperative of Civil Disobedience (675)
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We talk the Global Climate Strike, Extinction Rebellion, Justin Trudeau, and coal.
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Ecologists Can Be Fascists Too (672)
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We need to watch carefully how environmental rhetoric can turn authoritarian. This week we talk about climate change, eco-fascism, food security, environmental justice, the tar sands, and a whole bunch of energy utility stories.
Read MoreCanada Will Be Left Behind (657)
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We outline the serious bad kind of funk that Canada will be submerged in if we don’t get our act together on climate change. Topics include Jeremy Corbyn, terrorism charges for pipeline protestors, new tar sands regulation, the secession of Alberta, trees, and burning plastic.
Read More'We Have to Act Like We're Fighting a War' (628)
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We take a long look at the new UN IPCC report that is sweeping the headlines and its implications for the future of human organization. We then turn to the review process for the largest ever oil sands mine proposed for Alberta, and end with a talk about Hurricane Michael.
Read MoreWhen Pigs Float: Storms, Agriculture & Climate Change (625)
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We look at the ongoing disaster in North Carolina from angles of equality, food security and environmental justice. We then turn to oil companies looking for public funds to protect themselves from climate change and the Global Climate Action Summit. We end with a discussion of industrial animal farming and clean tech innovation.
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