Topic: Polluting Industries

2 chapters across the catalog

Gender Binary
Episode 752 1:39:47 - 1:42:07

752: Gender Binary

House Hearing on Aircraft Carbon Emissions

A U.S. House hearing addressed the need to regulate carbon emissions from the aircraft industry, which has historically avoided strict environmental oversight. Proponents of the regulation argue that the U.S. must reduce emissions by 35% to 65% by 2030 to meet climate goals. However, there is significant skepticism regarding whether these policies will gain traction or if the airline industry will successfully lobby against them.

Happy Earth Gay
Episode 506 2:06:45 - 2:09:14

506: Happy Earth Gay

Earth Gay Event, Seattle Environmentalism and Climate Propaganda

A report from Seattle describes "Earth Gay," an event where volunteers from the gay community clean up local trails for Earth Day. The hosts discuss the intersection of gay rights and environmentalism in political messaging. They play a clip of a representative claiming that "polluting industries" have run a propaganda campaign against climate science.