Bernie: the Podcast | Episode 9: Bill McKibben
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- On the latest episode of Bernie: The Podcast, I speak to environmentalist Bill McKibben. Bill is an activist and writer who is one of the leading voices on the impact of climate change as well as a dear friend of mine. He is the founder of the climate campaign groups 350.org and Third Act. He has authored a dozen books about the environment, including his first, The End of Nature (1989. We discuss the record heatwaves sweeping the globe as we speak, the growth of renewable energy and how much time we have to save our planet, and what a second Trump term would mean for climate change.
Thank you Bernie and Bill for your love and dedication to the planet and people! 💙
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
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Awesome collaboration! TY for having Bill on and for always taking on the climate crisis!
🇺🇲Bernie, one of the most Honorable Men in America! 🇺🇲
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Thank you Bernie and Bill! Dont stop.
Bernie may be old but he is still the best President we never had. Sharp, energetic, and working hard as always.
His mind is as sharp as it's always been. I definitely cannot say the same for the orange man.
From someone way over 60 and the UK, I’m so full of admiration for Senator Sanity Sanders! And Bill is a treasure.
Please, America, make sure the fossil addicts don’t gain control!
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
Well, they have gained control, and we need to wrest it away from them.
An absolute must listen to podcast!! Seriously, thanks guys. Why isn't this podcast broadcast loudly and daily on prime time media.?
Thanks, Bernie, for being our steadfast, voice of reason in politics and our government. Thanks Bill for all your doing. You have to get a lot louder. This should be mainstream media. People should be screaming from the rooftops.
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Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
The Bern! I love you so much! I am with you. I never left your side. The dems are implementing your plarform. You were ALWAYS on the right side of history. I appreciate your hard work so much. Dude, get a Rolfer to help you put your shoulders back, again. You have been hunched over your desk so much. Get some massages and see a Rolfer. I love you, Man. You are the best. I mean that.
We have much to do now. We need to learn to do what it is we benefit by doing.
I am a young man and I cant thank you gentlemen enough, we need you.
Remember what they say in each and every decision you now make. Be situationally aware. And for your living situation, stay north of the Mason Dixon line and 400 miles back from the ocean. Personally, we moved to the Great Lakes about 6 years ago. And we love it here.
@@OldJackWolf Thank you Jack, I will remember and I will. Im very fortunate to have been raised there, and Ive been very fortunate to have traveled the country but the great lakes are my home too. I very much hope I can make an impact even half as great as these men and the many people who came before me speaking wisdom to those who needed to hear it.
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Dirty Donny is attracted to dirty money, dirty fuels, and dirty mobsters.
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Thank you, Bernie and Bill. Superb and honest appraisal. I read Bill's 'End of Nature' back when it was first released. A prescient work to say the least. Thanks to both of you for the critically important message that you impart.
Thank you both for your concern, compassion and clarion call for years!
I travel diagonally, twice each year, across our beautiful country, between the northeast, Champlain valley and the Colorado river, Imperial dam in California. I say global warming is my biggest concern. Too many decades of climate denial in my lifetime. Gotta' stop the "Drill, baby, drill party and the Burn, baby, burn" people now ! Thanks &....
👍 Rock on 🙂.
Thank you Bill & Bernie❤I appreciate you continue to gather us to focus on climate change. It’s heartening to hear about Cali’s accomplishment & Ukraines urgency. We can do this!❤
As a viewer from across the Pacific, I thank you for your hard work to save our future. China has also done a lot in replacing fosil fuel with clean energies and already gone a long way. Like nowadays, I see more electric vehicles than gasoline cars on the road. Before watching your video, I thought this is only about commercial or economical competition between US and China, but now I understand this is also about the well beings of all mankind.
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
2050 theres no restarting it. We are on the edge of serious upheaval.
It's tragic that so many of us have been trying to get needed changes made for over 25 years and it's been largely like yelling into a vacuum.
I love you so much. You are such a comfort to me. I live in Washington state so I got to write you in on my ballot in 2016. It felt so good to vote for who I actually wanted for president.
I wrote in Bernie's name, too.
Please don’t give your votes away this year. We really need them. Djt wants to abolish the EPA. Bernie would not want you to not support Kamala. She will be good.
@@JKART-do5jc I want her to be good but I am waiting. There's so much corrupting money out there.
@@JKART-do5jc Washington is a very blue state so it really doesn't matter if another name is written or not.
If we had ranked choice this would be the way but we also need to keep Trump out of power.
Love you guys thank you for your tireless work and passion We would have been in a bigger mess without you ❤
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
Love u Bernie!!
Thank you for all the climate updates!!! Please, please keep broadcasting the dire seriousness of climate change. It will be a landslide for Kamala Harris if Democrats with Bernie and Bill leading the millions and millions of supporters. The time is NOW! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
Thank you both. Hard times coming. 😢
The planet is past the tipping point. It would take a lot of work and sacrifice to change this and so many are so ignorant to the issue all for $$$. It’s not going to matter if we destroy this great gift we have. Love you Bernie for doing the good work.
I don't believe the planet will die. She will destroy the species responsible for making her sick. She will not let all her other children be eliminated by us.
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
Two of my favorite human beings on the planet. Two whom I hold in highest regard. I became familiar with both by the mid 1990's.. Wonderful to see them together, hashing ideas. Yet the reason for their hard work, on all fronts, is so grievous. I was so sure for so long that people would come to their senses.
Bill is right. Movements work. What Bernie taught us does work. We might have to get in the streets. We all are watching. We expect dems to help bring our concerns about. We can do this. The bad guys are failing and falling. These men deserve to have their visions realized. Bernie, maybe you should start having rallies. You know how to bring the young ppl in. You have shown us that we all have the power. We are engaged. Engage us, further. Prepare us for what is to come. We can do this. Rally with Kamala. You are potus material. She is using your phrase, "When we fight, we win". It's time to win...the whole ball of wax. The world can and will change drastically. I believe that, with leftist leadership. You are exellent at holding ppls' feet to the fire.
If Harris picks Shapiro as VP, know he met with agents for fossil fuels right after taking office, and he did it behind closed doors. That blew any trust I had in the guy.
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
Movements don't work if you're trying to repeal the law of gravity. This is similar.
Thank you Bernie and Bill! This is so important!
Super Interview Bernie and Bill! Thanks for all your efforts. Much appreciated!
Bernie should have been the president of America.
Our United States would have flourished! Sad truth is... Power Paradigm is not designed for success, but for a slender number of our planet population. I was in Vermont during 1979 at the wonderful setting of Crafstbury. I wanted to move there then, but the deal fell through. Love Bernie! Come on, USA... we MUST do this to save a future we all need.
Even the Liberals opposed that, they were more afraid of Bernie Sanders than Donald Trump.
@@craigbrowning9448 weird to call them liberals when what you mean is the democrat party leaders, makes it seem like you prefer the republicans which is even dumber than supporting the democrats
Canada too
We were cheated out of his representation😢
Senator Bernie Sanders, you always have the people's back. God bless you sir.
I'm sick of armchair climate change deniers that either have no idea what their talking about or have a vested interest to do so. Thank you bernie and bill. Vote blue up and down the ballot for change.
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
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Thank you, Bill McKibbon and Bernie Podcaster.
Thank you Bernie, you're an inspiration -
always on the forefront of the activist scene, where it matters most, saying it like it is for the benefit of mankind
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
Bernie and Bill should be in charge of everything. Then, I could finally get some sleep.
Climate change is such an important topic - thanks so much for bringing this up! Would love to see green energy available to the whole world!
Thanks Bernie and Bill- I’ve learned SO much listening to your conversation. I’m one of those (very) old people and will now join Third Act!
Gosh, Bernie, you should wear those glasses all the time! They look fabulous!
THANK YOU!! I am the 'crazy lady' who sold her Lexus RX300 in 2015 and bought an E-bike, in my singular attempt to reduce my destruction of the Earth. I now have 5545 miles on my odometer. I am 73yrs old. If I can transport myself around the planet without a gasmobile, we ALL can.
Both heroes. Thank you so much!
senator sanders is a national treasure
A Bernie sanders podcast with one of the most prominent names in climate activism was not something I expected this year, although I probably should have.
I do pray that the optimism folks like Bill seem to have for our ability to reform in time ends up being well founded. I personally have very little hope we will properly address climate change in a way that will genuinely ameliorate the problems we have.
Keep pounding the drum gentlemen 🤗
We are newly “empty nesters” and members of ThirdAct. A huge sticking point I have been trying to expose for more than 30 years, when mass privatization of electrical grids was nearly complete, relates to just that;
Electricity grids in the U. S. are now so largely controlled by private corporations and “equity,” that our fight is now primarily against big$ capitalists, on top of global warming and the climate change forthcoming. Thankfully, technology has essentially “caught up,” yet the big $ is now the larger foe.
God bless you Bernie Sanders. You always have the people's back.
Democratic Majority, House and Senate and the president. Vote everybody send the message now let's do this thing. RENEWABLE ENERGY NOW!!
The same individuals who resist raising the minimum wage often seem to disregard the urgent threats we face from climate change. It's disheartening but not surprising. As a vegetarian since my teenage years in the early '90s, I've made a conscious effort to minimize my carbon footprint and advocate for renewable energy, particularly solar power. It's encouraging to see more people becoming aware of these issues. Let's take action before the greed of a few, many of whom live in literal castles endangers us all! Thank you to Bernie and to Bill for all off your work and Infinite Blessings to the movement!
I taught energy crisis and climate change since the mid 1980s. We knew back then, the crisis would become critical in the early 2000s unless at the time (1980+-) we enacted a world-wide transfer away from fossil fuels and toward zero-emissions power.
Bill - in lieu of holiday gifts, I have donated to your nonprofit.
Any government that allows the private sector to become an existential threat to humanity is not legitimate. It does not deserves the consent of the governed.
Our government should be peacefully abolished and peacefully replaced with a government that will enforce the will of the majority. Ours does not and never will.
If that sounds absurd, it is what the framers did in 1787, when they peacefully abolished the Articles of Confederation, and peacefully replaced them with our currently outdated and increasingly dangerous Constitution. Governments are established to secure our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to do that, it must be replaced. The framers knew it, and it is as true now as it was then. We must organize peacefully to establish a more democratic government. One that cannot be captured by special interests.
America is ranked 29th on the Global Democracy Index. For the strongest power on earth, that is unacceptable. WE can be the best, and the world now needs us to prove it.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-14-making-a-new-american-constitution/id1592429626?i=1000571137797
It refreshing to hear a clear and honest conversation about the dilemma of climate change. An upheaval like this will bring out the worst in some and the best in others. Thank you both for being voices of reason.
@@vu4y3fo846y Its always darkest before the dawn.
Thank you, Senator, for all of your hard work and devotion to help the American people and the world 💙
Thank you both, Bernie and Bill, for talking about what is really essential, what is important. I love you, listen to you and respekt you both. Greetings from Warsaw, Poland ❤
Thank you both! A quick update of where we stand and what we must do!
Great video Bernie and Bill thank you for making more people aware of what is going on..Thank you Both!!
Awesome 😎
Hello Bernie and Bill. 2 of my Favourite Human Beings
Thank you so much for this amazing talk. Very cool that we are picking up the fight better. Appreciate ya'll!!
Bernie is the Benjamin Franklin of our time, only better.🤗💓
Problem's not the FF CEOs ... problem is capitalism. What those CEOs fit into very well.
Bill M and Bernie, love you both. I’m a golden oldie, so I’ll be looking into that 3rd Act program! Thanks for this important update and reminder of what really at steak!❤
I love your new glasses.
I've been living in a tent in Burlington for about 4 years. I can see a huge difference in just 4 years. Winters ate much warmer & this summer has been deadly for me as a cancer suffer already battling sepsis & dehydration. Burlington had very beautiful & mild summers. I never suffered heat stroke in Vermont before this year. It stayed hot & humid all night so my core temp didn't get a break to recoup. I was homeless in 120° Phoenix and had to call 911 for cardiac arrest almost weekly. I finally escaped to Prescott that also had record heat.
Thank you Senator Sanders & Bill for educating us about this man-made catastrophe.
Sorry for you suffering, thank you for contributing your first hand perspective. May you find love health and prosperity
Thank you, Bill. Please keep up this work.
Thank you bearnie for all you do!!😊
Thank you both for this podcast 🌈
Great discussion, as always, by two of my favorite people. As a civil/hydraulic engineer, I like pumped storage, in addition to batteries and other methods for energyy storage when the sun is not shining or the wind blowing.
Thank heaven for you both! So thoughtful, intelligent. And good-looking! Thanks for all your work.
For all of you who stand with Bernie and Mr. McKibben on this huge issue, don't wait for Big Fossil Fuel to change. WE need to "help" them change. Most plastics are LITERALLY petroleum and/or natural gas. We live in a supply & demand world economy. If a product doesn't sell, its production will cease. WE have to STOP buying plastic items and items packaged in plastic. WE have to let corporations know we want alternatives to plastic. WE have the power of our wallet! Use it! Educate yourself about plastic. It has many aliases, ie Spandex, polyester, nylon, dacron, microfiber, plush, Olefin, linoleum, acrylic to name a few. THINK. BEFORE. YOU. BUY.
I rarely buy any groceries in plastic packaging. I buy meat wrapped in paper from butchers at the grocery stores. I only buy fruits/vegetables in bulk or in cans or glass, which can then be recycled. Read labels on clothes. When buying reusable bags, read the label. Don't buy a plastic reusable bag. Talk to store managers about selling cotten, jute or other natural fiber bags. WE have the power!
Meat eating is a massive contributer to Global Warming
Important
All I can say is thank you.
Bernie Bill you got to talk about China - 30 years ahead of USA …magnetic fast trains $15,000 electric cars everywhere … solar panels galore PROFITABLY
Those greedy polluters are hurting themselves and their kids, too. Are they just crazy or what?
They like money
America -and the world- needs to hear these two voices more frequently! And both Bernie Sanders and Bill McKibben don't just talk the talk, they walk the walk: they both drive EVs powered by sunshine on their roofs. People need to seriously commit to emulating their example and get rid of their tailpipes. Don't drink the Fossil-Fool Aid, earthlings!
Thanks so much!
What do you think about Jevons paradox? It seems like renewable energy is adding to rather than replacing fossil fuels.
Wow props for interviewing mr Mckibben Bernie
I live in Vancouver, BC. A few years ago city council passed a motion to stop giving permits for new gas and oil furnaces for space and water heating in new buildings. It took effect Jan 1, 2022. Province-wide such a ban is slated to take effect in 2030. With the building boom here, that's too late and will lock-in a lot of gas expansion. In Oct 2022 city elections changed the composition of Vancouver council from 5 neoliberals (NPA) and 6 progressives (incl. 3 Greens and mayor) to 8 neoliberals (8 ABC incl. the mayor, NPA changed its name to ABC) and 3 progressives (incl. 2 Greens).
A year ago, the Green Party tried to pass a motion to also ban gas stoves in new buildings. It was defeated. Opposition called it racist to replace gas stoves with electric/induction ones. They said Asian food can't be cooked without gas. My Asian friends have proved otherwise and were incensed. 2 weeks ago a motion passed to revoke the ban on gas furnaces for space and water heating. The councillor who introduced the motion had met with a Fortis gas lobbyist a few weeks prior. Fortis is the gas monopoly in BC. The motion read like something a gas lobbyist would write. All 3 progressives voted against it as did 2 ABC councillors with the mayor breaking the tie via zoom.
Getting gas and oil out of buildings for heat, hot water and stoves is the easiest thing to do and the dumbest thing not to do. Especially since buildings emit more than half of Vancouver's GHGs. Electricity in BC is over 90% hydro. BC has a shortage of heat pump installers and electricians but that's coming along. I'm from Québec. Heat pumps, electric baseboards, electric hot water and electric stoves are the norm there. And it's colder than BC. Québec's electricity is 98% hydro.
The thing is Québec has no fossil fuel extraction to speak of and it has a more diverse economy. Whereas BC it’s real estate, the port, logging, mining and gas. It's building an LNG plant and wants to build 4 more. Our biggest export is coal. Even though the NDP (left of centre, pro-labour) government is taking measures to fight climate change, forest fires and floods and has increased the carbon tax, it lets fossil fuels dictate too much policy.
The Union of BC Municipalities is having their convention next month. The sponsors are, amoung others, Fortis Gas, Canadian Ass. Of Petroleum Producers, TC Energy, Enbridge, New Car Dealers Association of BC. But also the Firefighters Ass. of BC, Ambulance Paramedics & Emergency Dispatchers of BC, Municipal Insurance Association of BC. With all the forest fires and floods and home insurance going through the roof because of it, you would think the UBCM would want to get off gas and oil. But it doesn’t take it seriously.
Any mayor and city councillor, insurance, infrastructure contractors, fire fighters and emergency workers are well aware that municipalities are on the front line of climate impacts and adaptation. But they are also on the front line of climate mitigation with infrastructure, land use, planning, building codes, construction permits. Yet they continue to lock in oil and gas use with infrastructure designed to use oil and gas instead of renewables.
BC is going into election in October. The NDP has decent people trying to do good policy. But fossil fuel lobby is tenacious. The opposition Conservatives don't think CO2 warms the climate and want to expand gas even more.
The Canadian federal government, the Liberals, has created the best climate policy of any federal government so far (imposed a carbon tax on recalcitrant provinces that refuse to enact one on their own). Even so, their climate policies have been too little, too late and they've done it without really going after the oil and gas industry, mostly in Alberta, a petro-state like Texas. I feel sorry of Steven Guilbeault, the federal environment minister. I know he wants to do way more a lot faster but he's hamstrung by the prime minister's office. Trudeau knows better. But the fossil fuel lobbyists and the lobbyists of every industry that uses fossil fuels are tenacious. The opposition Conservatives want to do away with the carbon tax and every other climate policy because their base is in Alberta. They also want to get rid of the CBC public broadcasting. God help us.
We need you on the Deprogram Podcast
PLEASE don't end this wonderful talk using the phrase 'The future of this planet is very very bleak". Let's talk in ways that will move people. What we are really talking about is millions or billions of humans dying and lots more suffering. The earth will survive. It's a big rock. People are motivated by 'safety'. So we need to frame the issue this way. How many of those 1-3 billion climate refugees will be saved? How many will simply die of starvation or war since their crops failed? That's what we should be talking about. Thanks you two are my heroes. (along with Greta, of course ).
Bill’s a hero, fighting the good fight. 🌎
Hello, good Doctor Bernie Sander, both the US and a more Humane and Progressive world need Policies where Climate Change, non-intervention or interference in the affairs of other Countries and the fight against social inequality

Compassion will make anything bloom.
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Earth is the only planet we have the Honor to call home....
We love you Bernie 🎉
Thank you!! Speak power to power!
The greedy wealthy corporations and their corrupt politicians could care less about this planets future. They will let the populations of the world suffer just to retain and inflate their already bloated stock portfolios. "Thank you Sen. Sanders for the very important yet frustrating work your doing for us.
I absolutely love this dann beautiful man.He too does show every word.He says how he is thinking about the poor
Protest is the only sane response to insane corporate greed.
Hey Bernie,
Where can we best learn to be sustainable energy electricians ?
51, still gotta figure out what I can do in this world and fulfill my need to try and help the future-
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Climate change in our consciousness is driving climate change on our home, Mother Earth. We live on a sentient being. Disrespecting Her Nature will result in losing Her. shelter gifts gifts gifts
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BM. you’ve enriched yourself as an evangelical extraordinaire. Well done. I’m convinced.
Voices of reason. Thank you.
Thank you for what you do ❤
“Is not only a moron” lmao we love you Bernie
OMG LOVE Gibbons and Sanders ❤🎉❤🎉❤
McKibbens, sorry!
Thank You Bernie
Love you handsome
A great programme. Shared.
I wish there was a love button to push
I was studying to be an electronics tech for my clean rooms at att tech. Reagan ruined everything. I got laid off, and never finished school.
Reagan created so much damage, and yet is a hero to so many Americans. The seeds for so many of our serious problems - and Trump's popularity - were planted by him.
Bernie, what a beautiful mind and soul
❤❤❤Love you Bernie!!!❤❤❤