Articles and books discussed or mentioned on today's program (or otherwise relevant):
Interview with Simon Pirani, whose new book is Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption:
https://truthout.org/articles/until-we-confront-capitalism-we-will-not-solve-the-climate-crisis/
Ellen Brown writes about how to realistically fund the "Green New Deal" being discussed in Congress:
Robert Hunziker's new piece for Counterpunch on the recently concluded COP24 climate talks in Poland:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/12/18/is-cop24-one-more-big-bust/
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein
Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not "Human Nature," article by Naomi Klein
Capitalism & Climate Change: The Science and Politics of Global Warming by David Klein, with illustrations by Stephanie McMillan
Captitalism can save us:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitalism-will-solve-the-climate-problem-1532289823
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/16/capitalism-climate-change-risks-profits-china
No, it can't:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-capitalism-economy_us_5b87bf0ce4b0cf7b00326edc
https://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/heres-why-capitalism-cant-fix-climate-change-20180831
Other articles of interest:
Solastalgia is the Specific Grief and Anxiety Caused by Climate Change
Would Human Extinction be a Tragedy?
First ever sun-dimming experiment will mimic volcanic eruption in attempt to reverse global warming
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