(2017/04/07) The Exxon President goes to war with the planet (Climate)


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Edition #1093 Today we look at Trump’s recent moves to dismantle Obama’s environmental legacy, the legal troubles he faces and the bright future that renewable energy is still headed towards Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump SHREDDING Obama's Environmental Rules - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-30-17 Ch. 3: Song 1: ​Revolution (Human Need Over Profit) - Tha Truth Ch. 4: Act 2: Rolling back Obama's clean energy policies will be harder than Trump thinks - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 3-29-17 Ch. 5: Song 2: ​Things a Get from Bad to Worse - The Ethiopians Ch. 6: Act 3: Solar Creating Jobs 2X Faster Than Dirty Coal, Trump Wants Coal - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 03-19-17 Ch. 7: Song 3: ​Underneath A Blackened Moon - Keith And Joan Pitzer Ch. 8: Act 4: Trump Has Weakened America By Destroying Environmental Protections - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date: 04-03-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: ​What Have We Done - The Haymarket Squares Ch. 10: Act 5: Why Trump Will Go Down In History As The Exxon President - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-18-17 Ch. 11: Song 5: ​My Country - Nahko and Medicine for the People Ch. 12: Act 6: Human adaptation at odds with fortress continents - Intercepted (@theintercept) - Air Date 3-29-17 Ch. 13: Song 6: ​Something happened - The Dodos Ch. 14: Act 7: To save the climate we need to remake the Democratic party - @thisishellradio - Air Date 3-11-17 Ch. 15: Song 7: ​Do The Right Thing - Beres Hammond Ch. 16: Act 8: Get in the Streets! Join #ScienceMarch on 4-22 & People's #ClimateMarch on 4-29 via @ScienceMarchDC and @Peoples_Climate - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard Ch. 18: Act 9: Fantastic, amazing, excellent, very good news for renewable energy - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 3-14-17 Ch. 19: Final comments on a couple more resources for the war on coal Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: TAKE ACTION April 22nd (Earth Day): March for Science Follow: @ScienceMarchDC April 29th (Trump’s 100th Day): People’s Climate March Follow: @Peoples_Climate EDUCATE YOURSELF Activists Announce People's Climate March (Huffington Post) Peoples Climate Movement Releases March Route (Common Dreams) Climate Justice Organizations Call for "People's Climate March" on April 29 (DemocracyNow!) Pussy Hats Making Way For Resistor Beanies In Science March (Huffington Post) This man in a space suit has a message for Earthlings (CNN) Congress’s one PhD-trained scientist will join march on Washington (STAT News) Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!