April 20, 2020
Episode52

Earth Day with Bill McKibben

This week marks the 50th celebration of Earth Day.  This week’s guest is Bill McKibben. Bill is one of the premiere environmental activists and educators in the world. His book “The End of Nature” was  first book about climate change and influenced a generation of politicians and activists, and he continues to do so around the world as the co-founder of 350.org.

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Sources for audio clips

Climate crisis at 'tipping point', scientists warn | ITV News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XozRD4pWBMk
Climate change in the 2020s: What impacts to expect - CBS This morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CQvBGSiDvw
U.N. report warns on the impacts of climate change - CBS News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQpIVsxx014
Donald Trump Believes Climate Change Is A Hoax | All In | MSNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqgMECkW3Ak
How climate change is ‘loading the dice’ for more perilous hurricanes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MroTDXbWtY
Jane Fonda’s Message To Chase Bank -The YEARS Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwz8iRpKwk
Keystone Pipeline
The keystone pipeline ...explained - CNN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTXqJoCxh7w
Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters: 'The World Needed To See What Was Going On' | NBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15YAD0Us4N4
Bill arrests
“Stop the Money Pipeline”: 150 Arrested at Protests Exposing Wall Street’s Link to Climate Crisis - DemocracyNow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi45Ef9BNDM
Banks and Fossil Fuels
Why It’s Time To Take On The Big Banks - The YEARS project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsvO1BBlIxU
What’s the financial case for divesting from fossil fuels? - PBS Newshour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4324jzQnuU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwz8iRpKwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwz8iRpKwk
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg at Davos 2020: Divest From Fossil Fuels - The YEARS project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqcR0IVEKeY
Trump's Insane Outburst Against 16-Year-Old Greta Thunberg - Jimmy Kimmel Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqHOQKE0bik
Outro NOTE  ALYSSA'S OUTRO LINE WILL COME BEFORE THIS
“Remember” by Joy Harjo - NEHGov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH0hp-n9gG8
SFX/Chants, etc
Climate Protest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyPwuuO9BpM
Keystone Pipeline Arrests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVRKpcEYdJQ
Chase bank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwz8iRpKwk

Show Credits

Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle