We begin with an analysis of the growing number and frequency of weather anomalies, hurricanes followed by a deadly series of wildfires engulfing Texas. Rick Piltz, the Director of Climate Science Watch joins us to assess the causes behind what appears to be a change in climate, a change that the governor of Texas, who interrupted his presidential campaign to deal with the fires, claims is not happening.
Then, we look into the tar sands oil pipeline controversy from a Canadian perspective with Cleo Paskal who is a fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs and a consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy, NATO and the OSCE. She is the author of “Global Warring; How Environmental, Economic and Political Crises Will Redraw the World Map”.
Then, finally we hear from the Reverend Billy, an anti-corporate activist who takes on the role of a revivalist minister with his Church of Earth-al-ujah to preach against consumerism and militarism. We talk about what he has planned in New York for this coming weekend’s tenth anniversary remembrance of 9/11.
