Edition #824
Investing in a green future
 
Today we lament the fact that conservatives used to be less-wildly wrong on climate change than they are now and look at some ways the rest of us can start investing in a green future without their help
 
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 
Ch. 2: Act 1: What is your investment dollar doing? - Australians for coal - Air Date: 02-28-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Fuck you - Bad Religion
Ch. 4: Act 2: When Republicans believed in climate change - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-22-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ignorance is bliss - Ramones
Ch. 6: Act 3: Science Deniers Reject Facts From Big Bang to Climate - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-18-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: My conversation - The Uniques
Ch. 8: Act 4: Keep Your Heads in the Sand - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 03-31-2014
Ch. 9: Song 4: Head in the sand - Rothbard
Ch. 10: Act 5: Report confirms the effect of climate change happening today, spurs action - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 5-6-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Making progress - Freedom's Progress
Ch. 12: Act 6: How to attack solar energy - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-18-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes
Ch. 14: Act 7: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ  And Company - Air Date 4-25-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution
Ch. 16: Act 8: Buying Green Power via @ENERGY - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 18: Act 9: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ  And Company - Air Date 4-25-14
 
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Why progressives shouldn't be in favor of polygamy - Raul from Hawaii
Ch. 22: Real-world consequences of state-sanctioned polyamorous relationships - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
 
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Voicemail Music: 
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
 
Ch. 23: Final comments on legal sanctioning of polyamorous relationships ft: David Pakman Show
 
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
 
ACTIVISM:
Buying Green Power, The Green Power Network
 
Sources/further reading:
"Green Mountain Power Vermont Utility Extends ‘Cow Power’ Option To All Customers”
"Opponents trying to shut US solar down ‘state-by-state’”
"Hoping to lower costs, Worcester signs pact with new energy supplier”
"Inside New York’s Historic Move to Remake the Utility Business Model” Greentech Media Inc.
"IKEA Makes First Wind Farm Investment in the United States”
"Study Finds Utility Decoupling is Gaining Traction” via DeSmogBlog
"The Guardian Exposes Fossil Funded Groups Coordinating Renewable Energy Attacks” by Steve Horn
”Tesla wants to free you from your electric utility” via Green News Report
 
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
 
Produced by:
Jay! Tomlinson
 
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