The New Corporate Lifeforms Enviro Show

Greetings Earthlings. Perhaps you're familiar with the plight of the American Chestnut tree? It's a long sad tale and it may get even sadder soon. Dr. Rachel Smolker and Anne Petermann of the Campaign to STOP GE Trees join us to see the forest for the trees during this show. First however, we promise to take you along for a visit with this week's Fool-on-the-Hill and to witness His Malignancy The Mad King and his crazed enablers continue their vile assault on planet Earth. Also, a reminder to anyone still not paying attention that "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" but first it's time for.........Revenge of the Critters! It's another drone down courtesy of our national bird. 

Our Fool-on-the-Hill is Repugnican Senator David Perdue of Georgia who is being accused of anti-Semitism after deleting a Facebook ad that showed his Jewish opponent, Democrat Jon Ossof, with an enlarged nose — an apparent alteration seen as an anti-Semitic trope. The swift backlash over the issue, which Perdue's campaign says was a mistake by an outside company, comes as the race tightens and has been labeled a "toss-up," meaning it could flip blue. It was a mistake! Mistakes happen, OK?  

Time for another gut-wrenching tour of His Malignancy's latest!  Where to begin?? Remember last time we talked about all the methane that is being and will be released from massive peat lands as the climate warms? Now The Mad King's administration is expected, in their infinite wisdom, to lift Obama-era controls on the release of even more methane, the powerful climate-warming gas, also emitted from leaks and flares in oil and gas wells. You know His Malignancy and the criminal enablers just love their fossil fuels, right? With that in mind, They just finalized plans to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the world’s last pristine wilderness regions, to oil and fracked gas drilling. And this, a new rule would allow for the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, rolling health and safety risks for everyone!  The rule, finalized this year by the Transportation Department and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), would allow for the fuel to be transported on rail tank cars (what we call Bomb Train). Some 14 states are taking it to court.  But wait, there's more!  The Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition infgorms us the "administration estimated the “social cost of carbon” to be seven times lower than the Obama administration’s estimates — a rock-bottom evaluation that then enabled them to justify the costs of repealing or weakening regulations that would have helped mitigate the worst impacts of climate change."  Surprise! 

We keep reminding His Malignancy "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" even though he claims his "two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart" [insert hysterical laughter here]. Maybe if he had taken a hike in Death Valley a few days back when it hit 130 degrees
he'd get smart? Nah!  How about this headline: "Forty miles from Mar-a-Lago, the simple act of breathing is a struggle for these Black Floridians" Yes, it's the air quality, or lack thereof, from the sugar industry's burn-off of their cane fields. Truly bad for those living in the area and for the climate in general. Do you think The Mad King will do anything about it?  Hopefully, in a few months we won't have anything to do with him (other than use his sorry-ass legacy as an example to future generations of what not to do).  

Finally, in  The Enviro Show Echo Chamber we  pass on Action Network's important Action Link 
concerning wildlife tracking and COVID-19. If you've been following the show you know how critical it is to stop wildlife trafficking and habitat destruction. Please add your name.



After our conversation with Anne and Rachel we go to the Bus Stop Billboard: 



Thursday September 3, 4:30pm.  (Sept.4 Raindate)  Stop the Polluting Springfield Biomass Incinerator.  Stand up for environmental justice & the health of our community at City Hall.  Demand elected officials oppose the proposed biomass incinerator.  Wear masks & do social distancing. To get involved text your name to 413-214-5100.  Springfield Climate Justice Coalition, contact the Arise office at 413-734-4948.  Information vernemca@gmail.com 


Friday September 4, 10am.  XR is organizing a Climate Emergency Action next to Cape Cod’s Bourne Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal. It will be on the Friday afternoon of Labor Day weekend, Sept 4. As the traditional slow parade of cars - backed up for miles - makes its way across the bridge for the holiday weekend, we'll be there with puppets, banners, and handouts reminding passengers of how environmentally fragile the Cape that they love is. We hope to have an appearance from our esteemed Red Rebel Brigade! 


September 15, Noon to 1:00 p.m. the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office will be hosting The Critical Role of Forests in Protecting Climate and Public Health, a virtual forum featuring leading forest carbon scientists.  The forum is free of charge, but you must register to attend (see rsvp link, below).  A link to join the forum will be provided to registered attendees on the day of the event.  Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-critical-role-of-forests-in-protecting-climate-and-public-health-tickets-118534027467


That's all folks BUT remember: listen to your Mother!