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Renewable energy groups/advocacy: American Council on Renewable Energy: acore.org Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI): eesi.org Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI): http://www.rmi.org Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA): cesa.org
Books: Electrify by Saul Griffiths The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States Book by Leah Stokes This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein
Thanks to Ian MK Cessna for the intro animation Written by Rollie Williams, Matt Nelsen, Ben Boult & Nicole Conlan
Renewable energy groups/advocacy: American Council on Renewable Energy: acore.org Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI): eesi.org Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI): http://www.rmi.org Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA): cesa.org
Books: Electrify by Saul Griffiths The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States Book by Leah Stokes This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein
Join and support some movements! 350.org (350.org) Sunrise Movement (sunrisemovement.org) NRDC (nrdc.org) Climate Changemakers (climatechangemakers.org) Extinction Rebellion (extinctionrebellion.us/get-involved) Heated newsletter (https://heated.world/)Saudi Arabia Is Taking Arizonas WaterClimate Town2024-10-04 | Water is an extremely precious resource. That's probably why other countries are taking advantage of America's very loose groundwater laws to suck up ground water and send it back home.
Our good friends at Climate Changemakers have made this handy voter registration page, which will make it breezy as hell for you to register to vote in the US, if you’re not already set up to vote: climatechangemakers.org/quick-register-to-vote
And if you want to get more involved, Climate Changemakers also lined up this Vote Forward page, where you can write letters and send them to potentially critical prospective voters in swing states. You can write about whatever you want, but if you’re reading this, you might want to focus on the exciting and actually very good climate action that could come from the next climate-focused US President: votefwd.org/climatechangemakers
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The 2000 election gets even more complex and convoluted if you dig deeper, so I encourage you to check out the documentaries ‘537 Votes,’ ‘Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election,’ and ‘Bush v. Gore: 'Too close to call.' Oh, you’re tryna go REALLY deep? Okay, read ‘Too Close To Call’ by Jeffrey Toobin and Jews For Buchanan by John Nichols. That should do it.
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And yes we still have a Patreon, except now it’s new and improved with a ton of actually good perks. Support from our Patrons allows us to make videos like the one you probably just watched, and you can check out the options here: patreon.com/ClimateTown
But do we also have t-shirts now? Pretty much! We even made an entire video about merch and how we chose to make these specific t-shirts. And also here’s the link to buy our shirts: merch.climatetownproductions.com
We also have a podcast! It’s called The Climate Denier’s Playbook and you can listen to it right here: https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook
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And wait there’s actually something we can do about this maybe? Our friends at Climate Changemakers have put together a playbook to help you advocate for water conservation and sustainable farming incentives in the next US Farm Bill: climatechangemakers.org/farming-all-access
And what the hell here are some great other water-related pieces to check out:
Special thanks to Teal Lehto for her help on this episode, and also for all of her fantastic videos about water in the Western US. You simply have to check her out: instagram.com/westernwatergirl
And another special thanks to Professor Robert Glennon for his help on this episode, and also all his research and articles and books over the years about the water shortage in the Western US: robertglennon.net
And also special thanks to Charlotte Grubb for her help on this episode. You can check out more of her work here: https://x.com/CharlotteGrubb
And one more special thanks for Youngs Farm for letting us film on their very nice land. If you’re on Long Island and you’re looking for a beautiful farm that sells fresh produce and pies right on site? Well then friend, you’re looking for: https://youngs.farm/
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Special thanks to the Civil Liberties Defense Center (cldc.org) for their continued support.The Part That Explodes So Nice!Climate Town2024-06-06 | Just a quick reminder - whenever you hear ‘natural gas’ you should think ‘methane.’ Oh! There are also a BUNCH of interesting and deadly toxins in there! So awesome. Learn more about from our friends over at @HotAndToxic or at hotandtoxic.com/#factsNatural Gas Will Ruin Your DayClimate Town2024-06-04 | Just a couple of quick natural gas facts in case you were wondering. See full vid (The Secret Life of Natural Gas) on the channel. And of course, don’t forget to take a look at our friends over at @HotAndToxic - for even more fun facts including how natural gas is full to the brim with all sorts of other compounds that will absolutely ruin your day. See hotandtoxic.com/#facts for moreThe Gas Stove KillerClimate Town2024-05-24 | For anyone who refuses to cook on electric stoves because they don't heat up or cool down fast enough, for the love of god take a look at an induction burner. I'll give you one for free* if you can teach me how magnets work.
If you watched even a little bit of this video, you probably already know this, but we made some Climate Town t-shirts! And honestly, watch the video if you want to know more about them, but here’s the link if you might want to consider buying one (US/Canada shipping only): merch.climatetownproductions.com
And yes we still have a Patreon, except now it’s new and improved with a ton of actually good perks. Support from our Patrons allows us to make videos like the one you probably just watched, and you can check out the options here: patreon.com/ClimateTown
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And good lord we have a newsletter too! You can check it out here: https://www.climatetown.news/
And wait there’s actually something we can do about this maybe? Our friends at Climate Changemakers have put together a playbook on how to advocate for better fashion industry regulation with your state legislators: climatechangemakers.org/fashion-all-access
A big thank you to Ethix Merch, who guided us through this process, and also runs our merch store for us. If you want sustainable and ethical merch for your company or 5K, you should really check them out: ethixmerch.com Quick note on the envelope - due to emissions analysis, Ethix is currently using a 100% recycled plastic shipper rather than a recycled cardboard shipper (explained here on their website: ecoenclose.com/blog/paper-vs-plastic-which-should-i-use-for-my-packaging/). We're moving to a waterproof paper shipper shortly.
And another big thank you to TS Designs (Eric, Lydia, and the whole team) for creating shirts we’re proud to have Climate Town printed on. If you’ve been printing Climate Town on other shirts, please stop. And if you’re looking for shirts that don’t bork the environment too hard, made by people who get paid a living wage, check out TS Designs: tsdesigns.com
Oh and that beautiful art on the shirts? Both designs are made by Margalit Cutler, a fantastic artist whose work you can see on their website: margalitcutler.com
Special thanks to Jillian Clark (Roboro) for helping us review this episode.
And another special thanks to Walking Softer for their support on this episode.
And also special thanks to 10 ft Single by Stella Dallas, for letting us film in their beautiful vintage clothing store.
And now here’s a short and incomplete list of places you could look at for help finding more sustainable and ethical clothing:
SUAY (Los Angeles based, 100% vertical sewing and production shop): suayla.com Solid State Clothing (direct to consumer from the TS Designs team): https://solidstate.clothing/ Good on You (an app that tells you about clothing companies): https://goodonyou.eco/
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Special thanks to the Civil Liberties Defense Center (cldc.org) for their continued support.Gas Stoves Are Bad For Your HealthClimate Town2024-05-11 | You might remember a bit of a culture war flaring up around gas stoves, and it turns out there's some RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE we can consult. Full video on our channel (youtube.com/watch?v=hX2aZUav-54) And don’t forget to check out our friends over at @HotAndToxic - and you can learn all about the toxins in natural gas here: hotandtoxic.com/#factsNatural Gas Vs Coal But Theyre Horses Part 2Climate Town2024-05-03 | Natural gas vs coal, but it’s a horse race - this is a chunk of the natural gas video (youtube.com/watch?v=K2oL4SFwkkw). Basically I cut out everything where I'm not shouting. First thing's first: Natural gas is just methane people, don’t get it twisted. And don’t forget to check out our friends over at @HotAndToxic - and you can learn all about the toxins in natural gas here: hotandtoxic.com/#factsNatural Gas Vs Coal But Theyre Horses Part 1Climate Town2024-05-03 | Natural gas vs coal, but it’s a horse race - this is a chunk of the natural gas video (youtube.com/watch?v=K2oL4SFwkkw). Basically I cut out everything where I'm not shouting. First thing's first: Natural gas is just methane people, don’t get it twisted. And don’t forget to check out our friends over at @HotAndToxic - and you can learn all about the toxins in natural gas here: hotandtoxic.com/#factsAmericas Terrifying Boyfriend: Oil & GasClimate Town2024-04-19 | When I say boom and bust, I mean it. America's relationship with domestic oil and gas is nothing short of heartless. Check out the entire The Secret Life of Natural Gas for ... I don't want to say the WHOLE story, but it's a lot: youtube.com/watch?v=K2oL4SFwkkw
America's gas addiction is only expanding. For more on the problems with the natural gas bonanza, check out our friends over at HotandToxic.org for more, and take a look at their all new series over on their YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UCc5Nau0Kr7O8ES2oaj9L6bQEXPOSING The LIES In Times Square (LIES SQUARE)Climate Town2024-04-11 | THIS PICTURE OF ME DOES NOT REPRESENT ME! My 100 Billion Subscribers and I are furious. Join our patreon page for bts content ALL the live long day: patreon.com/ClimateTown
This billboard was featured in the latest Climate Townvideo about Natural Gas: youtube.com/watch?v=K2oL4SFwkkw AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, check out our friends over at HotandToxic.org for a good long look at the world of natural - they've got a great YouTube channel of their own: youtube.com/@HotAndToxic@UCc5Nau0Kr7O8ES2oaj9L6bQDONT YOU GO NEAR MY COAL!Climate Town2024-04-05 | Coal had America by the stones - then came fracking. Check out the entire The Secret Life of Natural Gas for ... I don't want to say the WHOLE story, but it's a lot: youtube.com/watch?v=K2oL4SFwkkw
America's gas addiction is only expanding. For more on the problems with the natural gas bonanza, check out our friends over at HotandToxic.org for more, and take a look at their all new series over on their YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UCc5Nau0Kr7O8ES2oaj9L6bQAmericas Horrible Gas ProblemClimate Town2024-03-29 | If you've been hearing a lot about 'LNG' in the media recently, this is why. Also, check out the entire video right here: youtube.com/watch?v=K2oL4SFwkkw BIG thanks to Canary Media (canarymedia.com/subscribe-to-our-newsletter) and Climate Power (climatepower.us) for their support, research, and reporting.
And if you're looking for some more WILD info about methane, check out our friends over at @HotAndToxic for some truly insane information about the many delightful toxins that gas has to offer: hotandtoxic.com/#factsNatural Gas Is Scamming America | Climate TownClimate Town2024-03-27 | Finally, a bridge to nowhere! Patreon: patreon.com/ClimateTown sUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: youtube.com/c/climatetown?sub_confirmation=1
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And wait there’s actually something we can do about this maybe? Our friends at Climate Changemakers have put together a playbook on how to advocate for tighter methane leak restrictions from your state utility commission, and you can do check it out right here: climatechangemakers.org/methane-regulation-all-access
And if you're really hurting to flex your civic muscles (and maybe even make a couple of friends along the way?) check out and of Climate Changemakers Hours of Action, happening April 1-5 (climatechangemakers.org/events), to take action alongside other climate townies on Zoom or in 3 U.S. cities.
Special thanks to Canary Media and Climate Power for their reporting, research, and support on this episode. They’re both great organizations and we refuse to imagine a situation where we were forced to make this video without them. We simply won’t do it.
To check out more from Climate Power, go ahead and click this link: climatepower.us
Also you should watch this fantastic Frontline doc, which we reference throughout the episode - this is also part three of a three-part series on Big Oil, so you should also watch the other two parts: youtube.com/watch?v=R8UOJqs5F9Q
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Special thanks to the Civil Liberties Defense Center (cldc.org) for their continued support.The Wild World Of Natural Gas AdvertisementsClimate Town2024-03-15 | The more we learn about the health impacts of gas stove, the worse they seem. Check out the full video for all the dirty details: youtube.com/watch?v=hX2aZUav-54
America has been going hod wild on natural gas for years, and we've now got more of it than ever. Check out our friends over at HotandToxic.org for more, and take a look at their all new series over on their YouTube channel: youtube.com/@HotAndToxicSaudi Arabia’s Secret Plan To Keep Us Hooked On Oil | Climate TownClimate Town2023-12-19 | Oil uplift is back on the menu! Check us out on Nebula: go.nebula.tv/climatetown Patreon: patreon.com/ClimateTown sUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: youtube.com/c/climatetown?sub_confirmation=1
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And wait there’s actually something we can do about this maybe? Our friends at Climate Changemakers have put together a playbook on how to advocate for federally funded climate programs in your area (in the U.S.): climatechangemakers.org/action-cprg
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We also have a podcast! It’s called The Climate Denier’s Playbook and you can listen to it right here: https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook
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And wait there’s actually something we can do about this maybe? Our friends at Climate Changemakers have put together a playbook on how to take action on minimum parking laws: climatechangemakers.org/playbook-parking-mandates
Special thanks to Henry Grabar (henrygrabar.com) and Donald Shoup (shoupdogg.com) for their parking reform research and advocacy, and for their willingness to help us with this episode.
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We have a podcast! It’s called The Climate Denier’s Playbook and you can listen to it right here: https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook
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And wait there’s actually something we can do about this maybe? Our friends at Climate Changemakers have put together a playbook on how to take action: climatechangemakers.org/playbook-climate-education
Special thanks to Glenn Branch (https://ncse.ngo/) of the National Center for Science Education for his extensive work for the betterment of science education in the US, and for his willingness to help us with fact checking and research for this episode.
Drilled, hosted by Amy Westervelt, did a FULL SEASON on Big Oil and education, called The ABCs of Big Oil (Season 7). Check it out! And then listen to all the other seasons, if you haven’t already: https://drilled.media/podcasts/drilled
And here’s the link to the entire OERB/Dallas Cowboys collab. Come for the oil well safety, stay for the TWO FULL MINUTES of 1990s football highlights: youtube.com/watch?v=_qlwtYCJAQA
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Special thanks to the Civil Liberties Defense Center (cldc.org) for their support Citations reference first appearance, without repeating for subsequent usageParking Laws Are Strangling America | Climate TownClimate Town2023-07-17 | Parking ain’t free, brother. Patreon: patreon.com/ClimateTown sUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: youtube.com/c/climatetown?sub_confirmation=1 If you like the sound of Brilliant, head to brilliant.org/getbrilliant - that link gets you a 30 day free trial AND the first 200 people get 20% off Brilliant Premium for LIFE.
You heard it right: WE STARTED A PODCAST! It’s called The Climate Denier’s Playbook and you can listen to it right here: https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook
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And wait there’s actually something we can do about this maybe? Our friends at Climate Changemakers have put together a playbook on how to take action: climatechangemakers.org/playbook-parking-mandates
Special thanks to Donald Shoup (shoupdogg.com) for his decades of work on exposing parking issues in the US, and for his willingness to help us with this episode.
Strong Towns has done a ton of great work pushing back against parking minimums, and our car-centric North American city design in general. Check them out here: strongtowns.org
The Parking Reform Network is another excellent resource, and they made this killer map tracking the progress of parking minimum rollbacks across the US: parkingreform.org/resources/mandates-map
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Special thanks to the Civil Liberties Defense Center (cldc.org) and Mackenzie Brennan for their support
#shortsThis Video HurtClimate Town2023-06-07 | Whelp, we were about to film a video about parking lots in Staten Island but we had to cancel the shoot when the Air Quality Index told us we might shred the insides of our lungs in the process. If you're in the eastern United States, stay safe out there.Your Food Is Lying To You | Climate TownClimate Town2023-04-23 | The absolute newest eggs. Patreon: patreon.com/ClimateTown sUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: youtube.com/c/climatetown?sub_confirmation=1
ADDENDUM: Not ALL foods go sour - certain types of food poisoning come from mold, clostridium, and viruses which are not always detectable by smell.
Special thanks to Nicole Civita (plenty-enough.com), Dana Gunders (twitter.com/dgunders ), & Yasmin Tayag (twitter.com/yeahyeahyasmin) for their generous support and positively helpful knowledge of food waste in the USA. Links to the research above, but also they each get their own personal link. Click it!
And another special thanks to the Big Reuse for letting us film at their composting sites, right here in Brooklyn. If you want to get involved/volunteer with them, check out their Instagram (instagram.com/bigreuse/).
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Special thanks to Hiroko Tabuchi (twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi) & Rebecca Leber (twitter.com/rebleber) for their tireless and exhaustive reporting. Links above, but follow them on Twitter pls.
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EPISODE SOURCES & CITATIONS: Rather than fill this description with a thousand links, we’ve got all our citations and sources organized & cataloged so you can see exactly what the U.S. Government Accountability Office said, or read the Petra Nova emissions report yourself rather than take my word for it. Check it out along with all our other sources here: climatetownproductions.com/cleancoal
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Big time shoutouts to climate journalists like Amy Westervelt (@amywestervelt) and Emily Atkin (@emorwee). In particular, Amy’s research was a major help in writing this episode and you should absolutely listen to her podcast, Drilled: drilledpodcast.com/drilled-podcast
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This bill is about to Create and extend clean energy tax Credits, Increase public transit; give people money to make energy efficient improvements to their homes and businesses, it creates a federal Green Bank for climate projects; Invests in clean energy for rural communities; it drops a cool $60 billion in environmental justice priorities, Develops more efficient airplane fuel; Makes affordable housing more efficient and resilient, Funds agricultural conservation; punishes methane polluters, Protects old growth National Forests; Restores and protects coastal communities and marine habitats, Create union jobs and increase worker protections; Lowers energy costs for Americans; Forces polluters to pay for emergency cleanups and hazardous waste sites, it reestablishes some of America’s credibility on climate in the international community, AND it pays for itself by taxing corporations. This is a hot bill.
AT THE SAME TIME, it continues the tradition of absolutely failing to protect lower income and disadvantaged communities that are about to host new fossil fuel projects. We're talking new cases of asthma, new air pollution, new heart and lung disease, etc.
Things to Google: “Find my local city council meeting” + [Your city/state or zip code] “Public Utilities Commission” + [Your state] “Mayor climate change policies” + [Your mayor’s name or city name] c2es.org/document/mayors-leading-the-way-on-climate-2020
Some reading you can do: This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein Hot Mess by Matt Winning Merchants of Doubt by Erik Conway & Naomi Oreskes Overheated by Kate Aronoff The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells All We Can Save by a bunch of great writers The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson Drawdown by Paul Hawken
SOURCES AND FACTS: The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin The Energy System by Travis Bradford
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SPECIAL THANKS: Atmos Financial, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, Stop The Money Pipeline
Written by Ben Boult, Rollie Williams, Matt Nelsen & Nicole Conlan Shot by Nicole Conlan Intro Animation by Ian MK Cessna
STUFF YOU CAN DO 1) GET ON SOCIAL MEDIA and let these banks know you’ve had enough. Write a little note to tell them how you feel. Get creative. But maybe something like: 'Hey guy, I noticed you’re loaning billions of your customers’ dollars to the fossil fuel industry. I don’t like that. And if you don’t stop right away, I’m taking my money and going home.'
Oh, and FIRE UP THESE HASHTAGS & HANDLES: #DontBankOnIt #StopTheMoneyPipeline #BankingOnClimateChaos #NoMoreDirtyBanks #CustomersForClimateJustice #EarthDay2022 #InvestInOurPlanet #BetterBanking Tag the banks: @Chase @Citi @WellsFargo @BankOfAmerica @MorganStanley @GoldmanSachs
2) If you don’t want your money financing oil & gas companies, SWITCH YOUR BANK. Look into climate friendly regional banks and credit unions with transparent lending policies, or take a look at options like Atmos [joinatmos.com] that actively finance climate solutions. Be aware of greenwashing, and check out mightydeposits.com/posts/environmentally-friendly-banks and bankforgood.org for even more options.
3) PROTEST. LEARN. SIGN THINGS. Get educated & mAkE nOiSe. Check out the links below, and visit climatetownproductions.com/banking for more info about petitions, actions, and resources we think are the bees’ knees.
ZONING STUFF YOU CAN DO 1) Join our Discord. Since there’s not a great/accessible database of everyone’s local zoning meetings (as far as we could find), we think it would be pretty slick to harness our community’s collective power to make it easier to get this information. We just created a channel called “#zoning” (discord.gg/cqRpTpeAH2), where you can drop by and tell us how your local zoning meeting smelled, or share a link that we missed to help others affect change in their community. (And in case you’re like me from a month ago and have no idea how to use Discord, here’s a helpful beginner’s guide - support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045138571-Beginner-s-Guide- to-Discord)
Community Board Meeting City Planning Board Meeting City Planning Commission Zoning Committee Meeting Community Engagement Meeting Public Consultation (Canada) YIMBY (Yes, In My Back Yard) Housing Reform Groups Density Advocacy
Written by Rollie Williams, Jason Slaughter, Ben Boult, Nicole Conlan Shot by Nicole Conlan Intro animation by Ian MK Cessna - ianhasawebsite.com
Oh, what's that? We’re also on the larger Internet? Discord server: discord.gg/yPpfgSaZeQ Podcast: https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook Newsletter: https://www.climatetown.news/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/ClimateTownIt’s Time To Break Up With Our Gas Stoves | Climate TownClimate Town2021-11-18 | Cooking with gas! Patreon: patreon.com/ClimateTown sUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: youtube.com/c/climatetown?sub_confirmation=1
Brands may not be leaders on social movements, but you'd never know it if you watched their commercials. FedEx recently pledged to go Net Zero Carbon, but their pledge leaves a lot to be desired. Watch as bonafide try-hard Rollie Williams (Columbia University - Climate Science & Policy) tries to untangle the web of legalese at the heart of the FedEx climate commitment. Is it any good? You be the judge.
Shot and co-directed by Benjamin Boult: http://benjaminboult.com Ben is unbelievably talented, check out the rest of his work on the website above and hire him for your projects.
Shot and co-written by the incredibly talented Matt Nelsen: mattofnewyork.com Hire him for writing, videography, punch ups, editing, basically anything that involves video.
Okay, first of all, welcome to the channel. We're happy too see General Motors pivoting to electric vehicles after making countless bad decisions for the environment including torpedoing clean air legislation and funding climate denial. That being said, I sincerely hope GM is on the right path here. Original Commercial: youtube.com/watch?v=mdsPvbSpB2Y
First and foremost, thank you so much for taking that little trip down memory lane with me. It's easy to forget that there was a time when the greenhouse effect wasn't politically controversial, and Exxon was the world leader in climate science. There's probably a good utopian novel about what would have happened if a few things had gone differently. Oh well.
First and foremost, go watch the Frontline documentary, 'Plastic Wars' on this subject. They did it WAAAY more professionally than me, although I feel like they used more swear words? I can't remember. Seriously though, it's a fantastic watch and it's available for exactly zero dollars right here on y'tube: youtube.com/watch?v=-dk3NOEgX7o Or this if you're in the UK: youtube.com/watch?v=lXzee3tIZco&feature=youtu.be
Also, the good people over at Wendover Productions have a video about why recycling doesn't work that's so insanely well-done that you should go back in time and watch that one first: youtube.com/watch?v=KXRtNwUju5g
So if they accept climate change and its implications, what's their plan to ... oh, it's carbon offsets? Well, buckle your shoes and then unbuckle them, because here's a big ol' portion of carbon offsets won't save us (but actually they're not bad things in principal, so pls calm down my-mom's-doggy-daycare-center-who-buys-carbon-offsets).
Names and numbers of senators who took fossil fuel money: John Cornyn (202) 224-2934 Cory Gardner (202) 224-5941 Mitch McConnell (202) 224-2541 Steven Daines (202) 224-2651 Susan Collins 202-224-2523 James Inhofe (202) 224-4721 Bill Cassidy (202) 224-4721 Martha McSally 202-224-2235 Dan Sullivan 202.224. 3004 Thom Tillis (704) 509-9087 Lindsey Graham (202) 224-5972 David Perdue (202) 224-3521 Shelley Capito 304-347-5372 Joni Ernst (202) 224-3254 Cindy Hyde-Smith (202) 224-5054 Elizabeth Warren (413) 788-2690 Tom Cotton (870) 933-6223 John Kennedy (202) 224-4623 James Risch (202) 224-2752 Mike Rounds (202) 224-5842 Pat Toomey (610) 434-1444 Ted Cruz (713) 718-3057
We've got a big ol' task ahead of us and it's important to start our collective engines (figurative, not literal) on reducing our government's fossil fuel use. It's going to take an effort on the scale of the new deal (but like a ... I dunno, green one or something) and we'll need to keep climate change front of mind for the foreseeable future if we want to have a shot of pressuring corporations and government into doing the right thing.