(2017/06/13) Hamstringing American innovation and restricting growth industries

Edition #1111

Today we take a look at the ways America is being left behind by the rest of the world in the future of energy production thanks to the climate denialism of the Republican party. 

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Donald Trump announces our pull-out from Paris agreement - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 6-1-17

Ch. 3: Song 1: ​Alone Too Long - Daryl Hall & John Oates

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Ch. 4: Act 2: Protesters Take to Streets in NYC, Enraged by Trump's Decision to Withdraw from Paris Climate Deal - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-02-17

Ch. 5: Song 2: ​Paris - Dido

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Ch. 6: Act 3: An official rebuttal to the false claim being made about the satellite temperature data - Quirks and Quarks - Air Date 6-2-17

Ch. 7: Song 3: ​Doing Business - The Rorschach Garden

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Ch. 8: Act 4: Richard Branson on Trump’s coal plans ‘I can’t think of anything more stupid’ - Cape Up with Jonathan Capehart - Air Date 5-2-17

Ch. 9: Song 4: ​Sunshine Goodtime - Minnutes

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Ch. 10: Act 5: Paris Agreement - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 06-05-17

Ch. 11: Song 5: ​Backwards Blues - Adia Victoria

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Ch. 12: Act 6: The world response to the US announcing that we will leave the Paris agreement - @GreenNewsReport - Air Date 6-8-17

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Voicemails

Ch. 13: Tentatively excited about cap and dividend - Nick from California

Ch. 14: In defense of free speech - Nathan from Vancouver, WA

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 15: Final comments on conservatives explaining how conservatives think

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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