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Here is The Guardian article, 'The Dirty Dozen: Meet America's Top Climate Villains" - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/27/climate-crisis-villains-americas-dirty-dozen

On Oct. 2, 2021, nearly 150,000 gallons of oil started gushing out of an underwater pipeline and spread out to the nearby Huntington Beach, California coast. The impending oil spill caused quite a bit of damage along the Southern California coast - mostly in Orange County. P-Mo, Dana and Mary discuss the oil spill and its impacts.

The latest episode of Erased deep-dives into Big Corporations and their fight against Pres. Joe Biden's climate agenda. Exxon has been spending a lot of money on ads, stating Biden's climate plans are a threat to energy jobs. Then there's Amazon, Apple, Disney, Google's Alphabet and Microsoft, who are paying lobbyists to either soften or oppose Biden's proposals, which are considered by leading Democrats as the most ambitious in the country's history. All this while these same companies say they are trying to implement sustainability goals, such as being carbon neutral by 2030. So what gives? Are these companies talking out of both sides of their collective mouths?

Hosts P-Mo and Dana Miller answer a few questions submitted to them by the Erased audience. Questions range from what we can do on a daily basis to limit the effects of climate change and what problems are we facing with sea level rise or extreme weather events. We received dozens of questions and they will be answered over the course of several episodes. In fact, we'll be doing one Audience Q&A per month.

 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58333124 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-vacates-trump-water-rule-environmental-grounds-2021-08-30/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/raw-sewage-polluted-black-community-now-residents-are-fighting-back-n1277292 https://www.enn.com/articles/68584-wind-energy-accounted-for-42-percent-of-new-u-s-power-in-2020 https://www.enn.com/articles/68584-wind-energy-accounted-for-42-percent-of-new-u-s-power-in-2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/climate/biden-climate-change-health-equity.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/climate/warmer-wetter-world.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/climate/federal-judge-trump-water-pollution.html

How to help the people of Afghanistan:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/world/asia/how-to-help-afghanistan-refugees.html

Air conditioners are a necessary staple during summer months, especially when temperatures hit 100 degrees or higher. But is your use of air condition actually contributing to climate change? We also report on the discovery of 30-plus viruses found frozen in ice and at least 80 wildfires raging across 13 states.

Trackdown episode where a man named Trump wanted to build a wall around a town to keep outsiders from entering.https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/trackdown-1950s-tv-show-border-wall-trump-1203106000/

In Episode 10, P-mo updates us on the the heat wave that's striking the Pacific Northwest. Portland and Seattle are experiencing record-high temperatures. Meanwhile, a great white shark attacks a man off the California coast. Mary reports on the extreme weather conditions in the Amazon, which is suffering from deforestation. The West-Central African country of Gabon, meanwhile, is paying people to protect its forests - will it work?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/climate/wildfires-drought-climate-change-west-coast.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/06/16/weather/west-heat-wave-records-drought-climate/index.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/15/climate-crisis-to-hit-europes-coffee-and-chocolate-supplieshttps://insideclimatenews.org/news/15062021/insects-food-agriculture-climate-change-diet/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/asia/malaysia-reef-sharks-mystery-skin-disease-intl-hnk/index.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/us/politics/G7-climate-Biden.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/06/climate-change-green-vortex-america/619228/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-17/to-tackle-climate-change-corporate-culture-will-need-an-overhaulhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1094122https://www.vox.com/22522791/climate-emissions-post-covid

Shark Fin Ban: https://mauinow.com/2021/06/08/us-senate-approves-ban-on-sale-of-shark-fins-as-hawaiʻi-enacts-shark-protection-act/Keystone XL: https://news.yahoo.com/liberals-celebrate-the-demise-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-but-conservatives-promise-to-keep-the-issue-alive-205051848.htmlMegaDrought in the West: https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/11/22528445/west-water-drought-colorado-riverHawaii Tourism Bill: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/07/hawaii-bill-seeks-to-cut-funding-protect-environmentCanada seeks to save Pacific Salmon: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/canada-launches-c647-mln-strategy-stave-off-pacific-wild-salmon-collapse-2021-06-08/Cargo ship disaster in Sri Lanka: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sri-lanka-ship-fire-x-press-pearl-spill-plastic-granules-oil-leak-probe/Carbon dioxide levels higher than in pre-industrial times: https://apnews.com/article/business-climate-change-science-environment-and-nature-e4ec631e48aa939e3524d192c0457e62Federal disaster aid favors white people: https://grist.org/article/npr-investigation-finds-fema-aid-favors-the-rich-and-white/Climate Change and Retirement: https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/how-climate-change-could-impact-your-retirementG7 Summit: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57462040

Mary Carreon deep dives into eco-anxiety and climate grief - what do these concepts mean and why does it matter to our every day lives? Meanwhile, Dana Miller updates us on the $43 million actor Leo DiCaprio donated to "rewild" the Galapagos P-Mo briefs us on a plan to protect the Louisiana coast - and the "collateral damage" of Southeast Louisiana's hamlets.

The White House has released an ambitious 30-by-30 plan - an attempt to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. But does Pres. Joe Biden's all talk and no bite? Is the plan too ambitious to be achieved within the next 8.5 years? We also talk about weaponizing climate against immigrants, the first-ever national offshore wind farm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, and pig farms causing so much pollution it's killing people.

P-Mo spends a second week talking about the humanitarian crisis in India, where Covid could claim hundreds of thousands of lives in the next few weeks. Mary, meanwhile, reports on whether Nestle will be held accountable for its questionable business practices when it comes to water acquisition and distribution.

Mary Carreon deep dives into the world of hemp-based bricks, which could be a solution to climate change and supply-side construction shortages. P-Mo, meanwhile, talks about the catastrophic second surge of Covid-19 cases in India - and its secondhand effects on the environment.

This week P-Mo and Mary Carreon deep dive about the near extinction of the vaquita porpoise and the year-over-year increase of wildfires out West. There are only 10 vaquita left in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez). Why does this matter? Also, California's wildfires are getting worse by the year. How does this effect you, even if you don't live anywhere near California?

Music Supervisor: Dean SultaniNews Links:Pres. Joe Biden's Climate Change Plan: https://www.sej.org/headlines/nine-ways-biden-s-2-trillion-plan-will-tackle-climate-changeVaquita on the verge of extinction: https://kjzz.org/content/1671946/environmental-groups-call-greater-international-pressure-mexico-protect-vaquitaNASA study determines climate change is caused by humans:https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/climate-change-human-cause-nasa-study-carbon-emissions/https://www.ecowatch.com/greenhouse-effect-nasa-study-2651319284.htmlhttps://lifestyle.livemint.com/smart-living/environment/new-nasa-report-proves-that-humans-are-causing-climate-change-111617282341283.htmlNew York University study and economists discuss climate change. https://policyintegrity.org/files/publications/Economic_Consensus_on_Climate.pdfhttps://www.kctv5.com/immediate-and-drastic-the-climate-crisis-is-seriously-spooking-economists/article_613517bd-9a3c-5cd3-b7ef-bc8b165a413d.htmlhttps://www.realclearenergy.org/2021/04/01/immediate_drastic_climate_crisis_spooking_economists_770666.htmlhttps://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/03/30/economy/climate-crisis-economy/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22328203/nft-cryptoart-ethereum-blockchain-climate-changehttps://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-effect-earth-climate/https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faqhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-farmers-suicide-1.5968086https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/seaspiracy-netflix-fishing-environment-reaction-b1823860.htmlhttps://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/netflix-seaspiracyhttps://www.iflscience.com/environment/scientists-and-marine-organizations-criticise-netflix-documentary-seaspiracy/https://www.aquablog.ca/2021/03/ocean-wise-responds-to-the-seaspiracy-film/https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/seaspiracy-fact-check-netflix-documentary-what-about-accuracy-explained-935761

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