Topic: Arctic Drilling

A celebrity activist expresses confusion over President Obama's support for Arctic drilling despite his other green initiatives. The speaker endorses Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, citing Sanders' alleged insensitivity to the Black community and his failure to address the "factory farming lobby." The activist argues that a global shift to a plant-based diet is the only way to prevent the death of the oceans and the planet within 50 years.

Robert Redford discussed climate change with Larry King, labeling those who question the science as "deniers" afraid of change. Redford expressed confusion over President Obama's approval of Arctic drilling, calling it the "endgame" for the environment despite his general support for the administration's policies.

Despite U.S.-led sanctions against Moscow, Western corporations like Siemens continue to partner with Russian firms to drill for fossil fuels in the Arctic. The polar seabed is estimated to hold a quarter of the world's untapped oil and gas reserves. The ongoing business deals suggest a disconnect between corporate interests and the military tensions stoked by Western governments.

Thom Hartmann links climate change to his predicted 2016 economic crash, citing methane hydrate releases in the Arctic as a primary stressor. The discussion covers the "Arctic 30" Greenpeace activists detained in Russia and NASA's Carbon Arctic Reservoir Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE). The hosts mock the alarmist tone of the scientific claims regarding mass extinction events triggered by methane.