Topic: Nextgen Climate

2 chapters across the catalog

Slavery Enrollment Month
Episode 666 • • 42:58 - 46:36

666: Slavery Enrollment Month

Tom Steyer and the NextGen Climate Campaign

Billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer and his NextGen Climate organization are spending heavily to make climate change a central issue in the 2014 midterm elections. Steyer's campaign targets seven key states, framing the issue as a choice between science and denial. The hosts compare Steyer's political spending to that of the Koch brothers.

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Abundance of Caution
Episode 593 • • 2:00:08 - 2:02:51

593: Abundance of Caution

Tom Steyer's $100 Million Climate Super PAC

Billionaire investor Tom Steyer announces the creation of a $100 million Super PAC, NextGen Climate Action, to fund advertising related to global warming. The hosts view this as a Democratic counterweight to the Koch brothers' influence. They discuss the potential for profit in the "climate industry" and joke about changing their own stance on the issue to tap into the funding.

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