The Trump regime has delayed, and perhaps put at risk, the progress of the Vineyard Wind clean energy project. Further, it has weakened the Endangers Species Act in service of the fossil fuel industry. As a result, will raccoons rule the world? Listen in.

The reading list:

• Information on the Vineyard Wind Project
• WBUR on Vineyard Wind
• Commonwealth Magazine on Vineyard Wind
• Globe on why Vineyard Wind needs the tax credits
• Trump approve gold mine after Oval Office visit
• Vox on the Endangered Species Act weakening
• http://elizabethkolbert.com/pdf/TheSixthExtinction-Excerpt.pdf
• 2018 article on campaign against the Endangered Species Act

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre

The malevolent underpinnings of the El Paso massacre include a climate connection. The links from guns to white supremacy to climate change to eco-facism (yeah, it’s a thing) to domestic terror to intimidation of climate activists are real and need to be recognized. The best response? Speak up.

https://soundcloud.com/massclimateaction/will-it-be-mad-max-or-a-green-new-deal-the-climate-minute-podcast

The reading list

• El Paso and White Supremacy  
• Heglar say it is not climate change, but people who are racist
• Huff Po on eco-facism in the shooter manifesto
• The Nation on a choice of eco-fascism or Green New Deal
• Gizmodo on the eco-facist link
• Climate Activist already targets for investigation
• Newsweek: FBI ranks BLM over white supremacists as threat
• WaPo on FBI reticence to investigate white supremacists?
• who was Mad Max?

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre

The carbon pricing discussion is alive and well in Nebraska. Listen in to hear the perspective of a local activist who has learned how to lobby.

The Reading list:

• Find a CCL chapter
• Background on the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre

Climate activists filled the hall outside of MA Governor Baker’s office to demand that he reject the construction of a natural gas Compressor Station in Weymouth. Even if the Governor won’t lend an ear, we listen to those voices in the hall!

The reading list:

• Home site for FFRACS, the local opposition to the compressor
• Earthwhile gives some background on the compressor
• Andrea Honore's blog
• The Climate Minute interview of Andrea
• Baker blinks first, and delays the wetlands permit
• Wikipedia on our Statehouse

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre

International shipping fleets emit a significant fraction of greenhouse gases, but the implementation of hydrogen technology may be happening in real time. Greta Thunberg will come by sailing ship to NYC in September for the upcoming Climate Strike. Perhaps she can see the Broadway Musical Hadestown, which combines Greek myth and climate change. Listen in!

The Reading List:

• Baker goes to DC to help Vineyard Wind
• NPR on the Dawn of Low Carbon Shipping
• Thunberg to sail the Atlantic, bound for NYC
• PRI on how "Greek Mythology and climate change come to Broadway"
• Greta Thunberg and The 1975 sing "It's Time to Rebel"

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre

Berkeley CA just banned natural gas in new construction. This is an example of how to ‘electrify everything.’

The Reading List:

• SF Chronicle on Berkeley ban
• KQED on Berkeley ban
• Dave Robert's 2016 article on 'Electrify Everything'

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre

The climate has changed enough to allow a tornado on Cape Cod, as part of an extreme heat wave covering much of the nation. Things are likely to get worse unless we take action. Mary Anaise Heglar suggests the deep emotion of love can power us to move. Yes Magazine gives many ways to find a climate action that resonates with your personality. Listen in.

The reading list:

• US heat wave
• Shave the Peak!
• Tornado on Cape Cod
• ThinkProgress on Trump Heat Waves
• Heglar's piece "But the greatest of these is love.."
• June 7 Climate Minute discussed one of Heglar's earlier pieces
• Heglar says that climate is not the first existential crisis
• Yes Magazine on 9 ways to take climate action
• A tenth way is to join MCAN!

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre

The lunar landing in 1969 was a profound example of American’s pulling together to achieve a goal. Does the model apply to our current need for a big common effort to build a clean energy future? Listen in!

The reading list:

• Is moonshot a good concept?
• Brad Plummer on the financial impact of climate change
• Dave Roberts on Public R&D in clean energy

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre

There are calls for this year’s presidential season to include a candidate debate focused on climate change and global warming. The increasing likelihood of such a debate leads to a discussion about what sort of questions should be asked. Dave Roberts and Umair Irfan from the website Vox.com pose an interesting set of questions. The sort of questions raised at a debate tells us what sort of issues ought to be debated by our nation even outside a presidential campaign. Listen in as we discuss the questions, and how a ‘climate policy debate’ ought to proceed.

The reading list:
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/7/3/20678520/democratic-debate-2019-climate-change-dnc-questions

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/26/18744288/democratic-debate-climate-change-questions

The UN reports that climate will throw millions into poverty even as the rich (look in a mirror) pay to survive, using the phrase “Climate Apartheid.” Here in the US, we see environmental injustice exposed in the dramatic Philadelphia refinery explosion and the poorly covered climate insurrection in Oregon. Listen in.

The reading list:

• The Guardian on the UN "Climate Apartheid" report
• The UN press release on the Climate Apartheid report
• Grist on EJ in Philadelphia and the recent explosion
• DailyKos on the dangerous insurrection in Oregon
• org
• Climate-Xchange policy roundup weekly
• Podcast on Oregon
• BTW, the Weymouth Compressor air quality permit was approved.

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon to safeguard our collective future.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre