068 - Playing High Stakes Poker on the Titanic (Fossil Fuel, Government Corruption and Global Warming)

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Episode #68 - Playing High Stakes Poker on the Titanic (Fossil Fuel, Government Corruption and Global Warming)

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⌚ Sat 23 June 2001  ☻Vivian Stockman, Pauleen Canterbury, New York Times (reading)

Download Hour1 Download Hour2Mountaintop removal coal mining the culprit in deadly West Virginia floods, fresh water supplies dwindle as capitalists plot, and the union of concerned scientists discuss their clean energy program that ought to be the national energy plan.

In our first hour we hear an interview with Vivian Stockman about the practice and consequences of mountaintop removal mining, especially the recent flooding. East Kentucky and Southern West Virginia are being turned into a national sacrifice zone. Over 20-25% of some counties have been mined in this fashion and about 1000 miles of streams have been buried as a consequence, in violation of the clean water act. In our second hour, we hear from Pauleen Canterbury about her experiences of recent flooding. We then read from an August 12th New York Times article: US Fresh Water Stock Depleted by Warming about the prospect for water shortages in US.
Music: Ali Farkatura, ???
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