Edition #832


It costs money to either save or destroy the world


 


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Today we look at the financial realities of both action and inaction on climate change. Turns out the right, selfless thing to do is also the right, selfish thing to do


 


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


Ch. 2: Act 1: The shocking truth about oil - and our planet - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-22-14


Ch. 3: Song 1: The fiddler's ballad - Jen Osha w/Wolf Creek Session

Ch. 4: Act 2: You'll Never Guess Who is Leading the Fight on Climate Change (Hint: It's Your Insurance Company) - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-21-14


Ch. 5: Song 2: Land of Confusion - Invisible Touch

Ch. 6: Act 3: Climate Deniers Using Same Tactics as Tobacco Industry - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-09-14


Ch. 7: Song 3: Robber Barons - Robber Barons - Single

Ch. 8: Act 4: John Fullerton: Carbon Crisis, Fossil Fuels, & Finance - The @GRITlaura Flanders Show - Air Date: 12-3-13


Ch. 9: Song 4: Leader - Burning Spear

Ch. 10: Act 5: Stanford makes progress on divestment campaign - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 5-8-14


Ch. 11: Song 5: Peril - Heresy and the Hotel Choir

Ch. 12: Act 6: Fossil Fuel Divestment Wins via @350 - Best of the Left Activism


Ch. 13: Song 6: Activism - The Poet

Ch. 14: Act 7: The antarctic ice sheet is disintegrating - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 5-13-14


Ch. 15: Song 7: Water Keeps Rising - Kristin Diable and the City

Ch. 16: Act 8: Climate denial a prerequisite for GOP in 2016 - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 05-12-14


Ch. 17: Song 8: What Have We Done - Dancing In The Streets

Ch. 18: Act 9: Politician: I'm Not Qualified To Debate Science So I Reject It! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-30-14

Ch. 19: Final comments on the launch of our first major BotL fundraiser


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

Activism Update!


"Big win for divestment campaign: Stanford to divest from coal companies”


Sources/additional glimmers of hope:


"Why the Petro-Divestment Movement Is Unstoppable” via The Tyee


"Why Divestment is Changing the Climate Movement” by Chloe Maxmin at The Nation


"Fighting Climate Change by Divesting from Fossil Fuel Companies” via On The Commons


 


Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson


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