John Gray reflects on what we know but prefer not to think about, whether it's the truth about the invasion of Iraq or the failures of the financial system that led to the banking crisis. "We humans are sturdy and resilient animals with enormous capacities of creativity and adaptability; but consistently realistic thinking seems to be beyond our powers." Source: BBC: PoV: John Gray: Unknown Knowns: 10 Jan 14
Excessive Government Power
Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Counsel to the Brennan Centerâs Liberty and National Security Program, discusses what the government does with Americansâ data and how the âfusion centersâ have quickly expanded their focus from terrorism to all manner of criminal activity. Rachel asks whether public backlash can dial back the governmentâs excessive power. She is interviewed by Scott Horton. Source: the Scott Horton show: 10/14/13 Rachel Levinson-Waldman
Just 90 Firms Have Produced Climate Change
A recent study found that the number of state and investor-owned organizations responsible for the human impact on climate change is only 90. Rick Heede of the Climate Accountability Institute in Colorado talks to Steve Curwood about these findings. Source: living on earth: Just 90 Firms Have Tipped the Climate
West Coast Action on Climate Change
California, Oregon, Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia have signed a pact to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by putting a price on carbon. British Columbia's Environment Minister Mary Polak discusses the agreement and how a carbon tax is working in that Canadian province with Steve Curwood. Source: living on earth: West Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy
The Price Of Climate Action
The 2104 climate report from the IPCC says the price of climate action today is cheap compared to what it will cost. Physicist Joseph Romm, of the blog Climate Progress, and Steve Curwood discuss the cost-benefit analysis of immediate and delayed climate action. Source: living on earth: Bargain Time For Climate Protection
Music includes Roy Zimmerman - Hello NSA, David Rovics - Song For Bradley Manning, Flobots - Handlebars, James - Hey Ma, David Rovics - The Village Where Nothing Happend, Capitol Steps - Barack Obama P.S.A., Supaclean - One Big Texas, Dar Williams - Empire, Capitol Steps - Cameroon, David Rovics - After The Revolution, The Onion - Modified Broccoli, Roy Zimmerman - Vote Republican 50.0, Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Randy Newman - A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, Unreasonable Women, Propellerheads - Spybreak!
BBC: PoV: John Gray: Unknown Knowns: 10 Jan 14 http://www.listenersguide.org.uk/bbc/podcast/list/?programme=pov
the Scott Horton show: 10/14/13 Rachel Levinson-Waldman http://scotthorton.org/interviews/2013/10/14/101413-rachel-levinson-waldman/
living on earth: Just 90 Firms Have Tipped the Climate http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=13-P13-00048&segmentID=2
living on earth: West Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=13-P13-00044&segmentID=1
living on earth: Bargain Time For Climate Protection http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=14-P13-00016&segmentID=1
also see http://greatspeechesandinterviews.blogspot.com/2014/09/climate-change-and-excessive-government.html
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