Poisoned For Profit: Recent Episodes
Poisoned For Profit
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Rebecca Raney joins us to talk about her latest story with USRTK about how certain pesticide research has nearly vanished from the annual Entomological Society of America conference.
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https://usrtk.org/bees-neonics/entomological-society-america-corporate-partners/
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Zach and Nic discuss ExxonMobil's lawsuit against its own shareholders.
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- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/column-exxon-mobil-suing-shareholders-100046384.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXQucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJxC_xevp2vboWg2CzvgOyo5mk1wFLvScB-PW1pwhe__tdmbOgOh96YR9NQndgFjNe9OQ1I8IFiOkiTaOMRFcBSPn21M5iXAjCGTB6Z7tVdEdDD_jXwv5I_zSIFvXJCYuDYxCRpxTUnrSIkXMLjWdWyAcnFtxlHCsTJp_FcI_MDv
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Nic and Zach talk about the scary new findings about microplastics causing blood clots.
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Article from the episode:
- https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-found-in-blood-clots-in-heart-brain-and-legs
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Zach and Nic discuss news on AquaBounty and the FDA's full authority on genetically engineered animals.
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Article from the episode:
- https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/food-safety-health/us-fda-clarifies-it-has-full-jurisdiction-over-ge-animals-aquabounty-secures-usd-10-million-loan?s=33
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Nic and Zach talk PFAs after Nic watches Dark Water!
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Article from the episode:
https://newrepublic.com/article/181539/artificial-turf-pfas-children-playing-fields-rye
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Zach and Nic discuss the newest direct air capture facility in Iceland.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/climate/direct-air-capture-plant-iceland-climate-intl/index.html
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Nic and Zach talk about the many issues of Tyson Foods' pollution of American waterways.
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Article from the episode:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/30/tyson-foods-toxic-pollutants-lakes-rivers
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Nic and Zach talk about the new soy bean on the market
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Article from the episode:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90913749/these-soybeans-taste-like-pork
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/moolec-piggy-sooy-usda-approval-pork-soybeans-molecular-farming/
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HAPPY BELATED EARTH DAY!!! Zach and Nic discuss some VERY easy ways to improve biodiversity in your own backyard.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.ecowatch.com/grass-growing-wild-benefits-butterflies.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/04/23/how-make-bug-hotel-insect-decline-bees/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzEzODQ0ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE1MjI3MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTM4NDQ4MDAsImp0aSI6ImFjMzdlMjlmLWM5MTgtNDdiNC04ZTM2LTYyYTlhYmU3NzVlOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjQvMDQvMjMvaG93LW1ha2UtYnVnLWhvdGVsLWluc2VjdC1kZWNsaW5lLWJlZXMvIn0.oB1VierpuiOColnmL5TfibPI34WwnbBYpfH9FQxjFns
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Zach and Nic discuss water usage (and over-usage) in the Colorado River basin.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-28/alfalfa-hay-beef-water-colorado-river?utm_source=reddit.com
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Zach and Nic discuss news regarding pesticide labeling in Iowa and an approved PFAS settlement from a U.S. district court.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://apnews.com/article/pfas-drinking-water-settlement-3m-fa41cadfe0d65b9723377a681df43af1
- https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-eleventh-circuit-rejects-fifra-7702263/
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Zach and Nic discuss New Hampshire's promise to stop using coal energy by 2028!
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Articles from the episode:
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/03/28/new-hampshire-coal-plant-merrimack-station-close
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4568050-a-coal-free-new-england-is-a-victory-for-the-entire-country/
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Nic and Zach discuss lead exposure in Chicago.
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https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4544545-most-children-under-six-in-chicago-exposed-to-lead-in-water-research/
https://apps.npr.org/find-lead-pipes-in-your-home/en/
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Zach and Nic discuss the latest Roundup herbicide legal happenings.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/03/19/bill-proposing-legal-immunity-for-pesticide-manufacturers-advances/
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-13/bayer-weighs-texas-two-step-bankruptcy-filing-over-roundup
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Zach and Nic talk about a recent fish kill in Iowa
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Article from the episode:
- https://www.thegazette.com/environment-nature/iowa-dnr-finds-no-living-fish-in-fertilizer-contaminated-river/
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Zach and Nic discuss an opinion piece from CNN about confronting the climate crisis.
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- https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/opinions/climate-scientist-scare-doom-anxiety-mcguire/index.html
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Nic and Zach react to news that the NS vent and burn was unnecessary and that NS will be held responsible solely by a federal judge.
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Article from the episode:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/03/06/safety-chair-chemical-burn-was-not-needed-after-ohio-train-derailment/72869004007/
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/03/08/norfolk-southern-must-pay-for-east-palestine-train-derailment-cleanup/72894228007/
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Nic and Zach talk BVO and the FDA's most recent ban.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-to-finally-outlaw-soda-ingredient-prohibited-around-the-world
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Zach and Nic discuss Bayer's strategy to avoid stronger Roundup labeling requirements.
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Article from the episode:
- https://www.ft.com/content/37658602-dd17-4411-a451-cbb3de1b06e5
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Zach and Nic finally wrap up the plastics long form series!
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Articles from the episode:
https://usplasticspact.org/u-s-plastics-pact-unveils-national-strategy-to-achieve-2025-circular-economy-goals/
https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-145-million-combat-plastics-waste-and-pollution
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/08/ocean-plastics-pollution-study
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Nic and Zach talk about the most recent Norfolk Southern derailment into the Lehigh River.
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Articles from the episode:
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/02/norfolk-southern-freight-train-cars-derail-in-pennsylvania.html
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Nic and Zach discuss the raise for Norfolk Southern CEO, Alan Shaw, even after such a terrible environmental disaster.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/business/norfolk-southern-ceo-pay-raise/index.html
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Zach and Nic talk about the governing agencies are in the pocket of these plastic producers.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://thisisplastics.com/environment/oversimplified-arguments-and-cherry-picked-data-wont-solve-plastic-waste/
- https://www.coca-colacompany.com/policies-and-practices/public-policy-and-political-engagement
- https://www.americanchemistry.com/better-policy-regulation/plastics
- https://www.state.gov/u-s-actions-to-address-plastic-pollution/
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Nic and Zach discuss an article being misrepresented in the media, what it really means, and how it got so misconstrued.
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- https://news.yahoo.com/carbon-footprint-homegrown-food-five-200247599.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEyRGYtt0ReCgsOHbJ8Djh_xTE7JInGteokqnfkuu1mClY-1COxQ_9OTAhUT8WB3IwrfN3npiSPkLuElSEws_YUKug7IFTsVzo9Y2YKVdunfWXFR_GKKNkNtFLLvGu9qN6Kxe7LHV2czrYZ9KFOktIc58HVDCNu_pJSBtL1AOSCQ
- https://theconversation.com/urban-agriculture-isnt-as-climate-friendly-as-it-seems-but-these-best-practices-can-transform-gardens-and-city-farms-221537
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Zach and Nic talk about the biggest polluters of plastic waste on Earth, how they avoid taking responsibility, and the sustainability goals they rarely reach.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/2022/02/is-coca-colas-latest-promise-really-a-step-forward/
- https://www.tearfund.org/stories/2021/10/coca-colas-terrifying-plastic-problem
- https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-04-28/california-blames-exxonmobil-for-plastic-pollution-crisis
- https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/2021/11/new-greenwashing-trick-by-unilever-and-nestle-plastic-waste-for-cement-kilns/
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Nic and Zach introduce you to the various types of plastic entering the environment and our bodies, the hazards associated, and the scale of which it pollutes our world.
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- https://alansfactoryoutlet.com/7-types-of-plastics-their-toxicity-and-most-commonly-used-for/
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-14/lake-tahoe-troubling-concentration-microplastics
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/19/bottle-fed-babies-swallow-millions-microplastics-day-study
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Nic and Zach talk about Mennonite immigration and the environmental issues that this immigration can bring with.
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Article from the episode:
https://amp.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/dec/15/suriname-indigenous-tensions-mennonite-christian-sect-farm-settle-amazon-deforestation?s=33
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Nic and Zach discuss the proposed COP28 climate agreements, its shortcomings, and the reaction from island nations.
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Article from the episode:
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/12/cop-28-australia-us-and-uk-say-they-wont-sign-agreement-that-would-be-death-certificate-for-small-islands
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Zach and Nic talk about ongoing PFAs lawsuits and COP 28
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Article from the episode:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/03/wisconsin-wausau-lawsuit-manufacturers-forever-chemicals/71793795007/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels
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Zach and Nic talk about a Bayer Roundup Lawsuit result and what to watch out for in your Halloween candy
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https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2023/10/ewg-petitions-fda-ban-two-toxic-additives-popular-halloween
https://www.reuters.com/legal/bayer-ordered-pay-175-mln-latest-roundup-cancer-trial-2023-10-27/
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Zach and Nic talk with Andrew a packaging engineer about the environment and packaging.
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Zach and Nic discuss the second straight cancelling of the Bering Sea snow crabbing season that accompanied the disappearance of billions of crabs over just a couple years... and how something similar is happening with lobsters in New England.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/19/us/alaska-crabs-ocean-heat-climate/index.html
- https://fortune.com/2023/10/19/new-england-maine-lobster-fishing-510-million-economy-population-plunge/
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Zach and Nic discuss what the outcome of the California Big Oil Lawsuit could mean for other states.
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Article from the episode:
https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/09/21/california-is-suing-big-oil-why-doesnt-colorado/
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Zach and Nic are back! In this episode we discuss a health check for the planet and a big oil lawsuit in California.
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Article from the episode:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/california-sues-chevron-exxon-oil-giants-on-climate-change-deception.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/earth-well-outside-safe-operating-space-for-humanity-scientists-find?s=33
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Zach and Nic talk about a tugboat that sank in Alabama and pros and cons of different energies.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tugboat-sinks-northern-alabama-releases-thousands-gallons-diesel-river-rcna94603
Nic and Zach discuss the EU's support of the hazardous chemical industry.
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Article from the episode:
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/11/eu-to-drop-ban-of-hazardous-chemicals-after-industry-pressure
Nic and Zach discuss the hottest year in recorded history and natural gas flaring and releasing in Texas.
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Article from the episode:
- https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4086841-were-experiencing-earths-hottest-weather-in-120000-years-and-its-just-getting-started/
- https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-gas-report-emissions-june/
Zach and Nic discuss the recent history of US trade agencies working on behalf of agrichem industry.
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Article from the episode:
- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/16/revealed-monsanto-mexico-us-glyphosate-ban?s=33
Nic discusses the impact of losing fossil fuel assets. Who does it really affect?
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- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/22/fossil-fuel-assets-loss-study
Zach and Nic discuss everything wildfires and how humans are increasing wildfire potential.
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Articles from the episode:
https://www.c2es.org/content/wildfires-and-climate-change/
https://twitter.com/stopthespraybc/status/1670481237025390592
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/forest-fires-glyphosate-1.5366185
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/20/canada-wildfires-big-oil
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Zach and Nic discuss EPA litigation and PFAs settlements.
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Articles from the episode:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/01/pfas-lawsuit-epa-plastic-containers-health-danger?s=33
https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-sued-neonics-regulate
Zach talks about pesticide neurotoxicity studies being withheld from EU regulators for decades.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/01/pesticide-firms-withheld-brain-toxicity-studies-from-eu-regulators-study-finds?CMP=share_btn_tw&s=33
Nic talks about a newly discovered disease in seabirds, caused by human activities.
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Zach and Nic discuss the climate value of Chevron's carbon offset efforts and the Supreme Court's latest Clean Water Act ruling.
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- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/24/chevron-carbon-offset-climate-crisis
- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/supreme-court-epa-clean-water-act/
Zach gives an update of what is going on at the West Lake radioactive waste superfund site.
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https://missouriindependent.com/2023/05/10/epa-radioactive-contamination-at-west-lake-landfill-is-more-widespread/
Nic breaks down a study on the pitfalls of plastic recycling.
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https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/05/plastics-recycling-failure-microplastics-pollution-study/
Nic shares the newly discovered mountain in Chile. A mountain of unused clothing. Zach and Nic discuss consumerism and the issues with a free market.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-fashions-mountain-leftover-clothes-chile-desert-seen-from-space-2023-5
Zach updates us on the Keystone Oil Pipeline spill near Washington, Kansas
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https://kansasreflector.com/2023/05/22/keystone-pipeline-owners-knew-of-defect-years-before-kansas-spill/
Nic gives an overview of the USDA Organic Label that we see on products and groceries.
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https://www.usda.gov/topics/organic
Zach spins the GMO Wheel!
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Zach talks about the Biden admin proposal to tax crypto mining operations.
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- https://news.yahoo.com/biden-proposes-30-climate-change-tax-on-cryptocurrency-mining-120033242.html
Nic talks about the latest Lula move to protect the environment and indigenous people in Brazil.
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- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65433284.amp
Zach talks about the 72-car pile up resulting from the dust storm in central Illinois.
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- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/blinding-dust-storm-illinois-leads-multiple-fatalities-dozens-hospital-rcna82327
- https://farmaction.us/2023/05/02/farm-action-statement-on-illinois-dust-storm-a-more-resilient-food-system-is-a-life-or-death-matter/
Zach and Nic discuss the shocking pace of ocean warming and protesters disrupting the BP shareholders meeting.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.commondreams.org/news/ocean-warming-study
- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/27/climate-protesters-disrupt-bp-shareholder-meeting-in-london
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65414431?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
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Nic talks about the situation in Arizona as a Saudi alfalfa operation depletes a southwestern groundwater aquifer.
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https://news.yahoo.com/saudi-company-draws-unlimited-arizona-143949845.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMCp1G02t8Ms3zCwluTNmMnwBohpY8M3v_UQGudrDMBllQqh_L7u9UI2ERY4WcllP8pnCl4hNyyT5gRHXgl05h_GRoh5yUhs9S8nnL9OSIDR5KSXX3mkA9hM2PGppHklFCe_62j68KNLyEqHAXlCSRvTizO1LIApoPfaGEZQqBKF
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Zach's third and final episode covering the US Right to Know report on Agrichem front groups. How do front groups operate online and how can you recognize them?
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Zach and Nic discuss the upcoming expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill and the potential for a new Farm Bill.
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https://www.thenewlede.org/2023/04/battle-lines-drawn-as-farm-bill-looms/
Nic talks about how the EPA has underestimated the amount of methane entering the environment from oil and gas operations throughout the 2010's.
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/us/methane-oil-and-gas-epa-climate/index.html
Nic talks about Fiji Water's environmental record and deceit in this installment of the Corporate Greenwashing series.
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Zach discusses an opinion piece about the role of climate finance for agricultural innovation in the developing world.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/3/29/for-real-climate-justice-its-time-for-a-food-revolution?sf176626759=1&s=33
Nic talks about the latest update in East Palestine where a truck overturned carrying soil contaminated from February's chemical spill.
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Zach talks about the railroad company planning to build through the small Georgia town of Sparta.
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Nic talks about CDC workers falling ill with the same symptoms as East Palestine residents while investigating the effects of the February train derailment.
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Zach and Nic discuss a new giant tract of ocean being put up for drilling rights auction and a barge carrying toxic methanol sinking into the Ohio River.
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Zach talks about the latex chemical spill outside of Philadelphia and the clearing to bottled water off grocery store shelves.
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Nic walks through what the Willow Project is and what it means.
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In the second installment of the series, Zach talks about the Merchants of Poison report's accounting of biotech's operations in academia, how institutions push corporate messaging and the agricultural takeover in Africa by the Gates Foundation and its cohort.
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Zach and Nic discuss the new federal PFAS drinking water limits announced by the EPA.
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Zach and Nic discuss the implications of ocean plastics with the shocking discovery in Trindade and EWG's "Dirty Dozen" consumer produce report.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/brazilian-researchers-find-terrifying-plastic-rocks-remote-island-2023-03-15
- https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php
Nic and Zach discuss the lawsuit being brought against Norfolk Southern by the state of Ohio for their role in the East Palestine train derailment.
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Article from the episode:
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/14/ohio-sues-norfolk-southern-over-east-palestine-derailment.html
In his second Corporate Greenwashing episode, Nic goes into detail on "compostable" plastics. What are they made from? What are the environmental impacts?
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Nic and Zach discuss Deepwater Horizon cleanup workers seeking reparation 13 years later and Chevron getting approval to turn plastic into jet fuel (and cause a potential cancer epidemic).
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/cleanup-workers-who-became-ill-after-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-are-suing-bp-for-compensation
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/23/climate-friendly-us-program-plastics-fuel-cancer
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The first installment of Zach's "Corporate Front Groups" series
Zach discusses part one of the new report from U.S. Right to Know about Monsanto's cover-up of the dangers of glyphosate.
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Zach and Nic discuss the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and environmental poisoning at the hands of Norfolk Southern.
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Nic and Zach discuss BP flaking on their 2030 climate goals (less than a year after making them) and Bill Gates' giant carbon foot print (and hypocrisy).
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/07/bp-profits-windfall-tax-gas-prices-ukraine-war
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/07/private-jet-use-and-climate-campaigning-not-hypocritical-bill-gates-.html
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Corporate Greenwashing: BP (Ep. 1)
Nic kicks off his corporate greenwashing series by telling us about BP's recent sustainability report, the company's "ambition" to achieve net zero carbon, and why to take corporate sustainability goals and methods with a grain of salt.
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BP's sustainability report discussed in the podcast:
https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/business-sites/en/global/corporate/pdfs/investors/bp-net-zero-report-2022.pdf
Nic and Zach discuss Twitter's becoming a hotbed for climate misinformation, PFAS in orange juice and wild fish, and the water shortage in Arizona.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.wral.com/climate-misinformation-rocket-boosters-on-musks-twitter/20678904/
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/19/simply-orange-juice-coca-cola-pfas-class-action-lawsuit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&s=33
- https://www.businessinsider.com/a-suburb-in-arizona-has-water-completely-shut-off-due-to-drought-2023-1?amp
- https://phys.org/news/2023-01-wild-fish-month-tainted.html?s=33
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Zach and Nic discuss an update on Burlington School District's lawsuit against Monsanto, how gas stoves are giving kids asthma, Biden's "plan" to "decarbonize" transportation, and how the collapse of pollinator populations is leading to real human deaths.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.wcax.com/2023/01/09/judge-hears-arguments-pcb-case-that-could-delay-burlingtons-new-high-school/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/gas-stove-ban-proposal-when-and-why-rcna65078
- https://www.ecowatch.com/transportation-decarbonization-biden-administration.html
- https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2023-01/Factsheet_TransportationDecarbBlueprint2023.pdf
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/09/global-pollinator-losses-causing-500000-early-deaths-a-year-study?s=33
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Nic and Zach discuss an update on a federal oil rights lease auction, Zimbabwe banning the export of raw lithium, Spain forcing the tobacco industry to pay for butt litter, and world's largest maker of PFAS announcing their plans to stop.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-holds-sale-drilling-rights-off-alaska-coast-2022-12-30/?utm_source=reddit.com
- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zimbabwe-bans-raw-lithium-exports-curb-artisanal-mining-2022-12-21/
- https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/04/tobacco-companies-must-pay-for-clean-up-of-discarded-cigarettes-in-spain
- https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2022/12/global-polluter-3m-pledges-stop-manufacturing-toxic-forever?utm_campaign=EWG%20Content&utm_content=&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=twitter&s=33
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Zach and Nic discuss the fir tree die-off in the PNW, a major polluter in Birmingham, Alabama, burning wood as "renewable energy", and the principle of not dumping nuclear waste into the ocean.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/15/oregon-dead-fir-trees-conifers-climate-crisis
- https://www.propublica.org/article/bluestone-jim-justice-north-birmingham-consent-decree
- https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/12/08/epa-holtec-contaminated-wastewater-cape-cod-bay-clean-water-act
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/16/electricity-generated-by-burning-native-australian-timber-no-longer-classified-as-renewable-energy
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Nic and Zach give an update on the spill that shut down the Keystone oil pipeline, science trying to reduce food waste, Burlington School District suing our favorite villain, and Big Oil caught in a big lie.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/keystone-oil-spill-in-kansas-is-largest-in-pipelines-history-federal-data-shows
- https://apnews.com/article/business-climate-and-environment-df1114de488c2d48836f538591ec9de2
- https://vtdigger.org/2022/12/12/burlington-school-district-sues-monsanto-over-pcb-contamination/
- https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/12/09/lawmakers-accuse-big-oil-of-years-long-disinformation-effort/
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Nic and Zach discuss plans to open uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, California expanding offshore wind energy, and a leak in the Keystone Pipeline.
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- https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/california-offshore-wind-auction-surpasses-757-million-in-bids-.html
- https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/energy-a-environment/3767465-oil-leak-shuts-down-keystone-pipeline/
- https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/uranium-mine-gears-up-near-grand-canyon-national-park-2022-12-07/?s=33
- https://www.propublica.org/article/uranium-mills-pollution-cleanup-us?s=33
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Nic and Zach discuss Florida's move to fight the evil ESG movement, who's going to pay for the climate change related damage in vulnerable countries, France banning "microflights", how the biodiversity crisis WON'T be solved, and a clout chaser doing what clout chasers do.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/florida-pulls-2-bln-blackrock-largest-anti-esg-divestment-2022-12-01/
- https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-11-19/explainer-cop27-what-is-loss-and-damage-funding-and-who-should-pay
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zyjk/france-officially-bans-people-from-owning-themselves-by-flying-instead-of-taking-fast-convenient-trains
- https://theintercept.com/2022/12/03/climate-biodiversity-green-energy/?s=33
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Nic and Zach discuss the US demanding Mexico use their GMO corn (or else), air pollution's effect on child development, the Biden admin's approval of the largest offshore oil port in the country, and the FDA' brand-spanking-new approval of lab-grown meat.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://abc13.com/biden-plans-largest-oil-export-terminal-texas-gulf-coast-us-capacity-sea-port/12490194/
- https://archive.ph/b2yVl?s=33
- https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/nov/18/lab-grown-meat-safe-eat-fda-upside-foods
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/30/air-pollutants-poverty-childhood-development/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjM1OTIyNDciLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjY5ODUzNjk1LCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjcxMDYzMjk1LCJpYXQiOjE2Njk4NTM2OTUsImp0aSI6ImM1NWVlMjAyLTAyOTQtNGM3Zi1hNmJhLTQ0NTIzMzcyYzFlOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjIvMTEvMzAvYWlyLXBvbGx1dGFudHMtcG92ZXJ0eS1jaGlsZGhvb2QtZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQvIn0.SXlHV8Bu3BrP2Z0CBmzLgyRRE4vs8F3tNNHIDWGpXHk&utm_source=reddit.com
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Nic and Zach discuss Alibaba's individual carbon tracker idea, Coca-Cola's resistance to recycling, Whole Foods removal of Maine lobster from shelves, and a West Virginia senator's insistence on Alaskan off shore oil drilling.
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Articles from the episode:
- https://sociable.co/government-and-policy/individual-carbon-footprint-tracker-alibaba-wef-2022/
- https://theintercept.com/2019/10/18/coca-cola-recycling-plastics-pollution/
- https://apnews.com/article/business-maine-wildlife-whales-climate-and-environment-add2d9981087eb1c318999fceb96483b
- https://news.yahoo.com/us-auction-almost-1-million-190213246.html****
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Nic and Zach discuss the new (temporary) wolf killing rules in Montana, raw sewage being pumped to British beaches, and more COP27 news (it's better this time, we promise)
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Articles from this episode:
- https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Judge-revives-limits-on-wolf-killing-near-17589346.php
- https://t.co/75UVVbPBw6
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/16/lula-vows-to-undo-brazils-environmental-degradation-and-halt-deforestation
- https://t.co/bIPDcQPeXZ
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Zach and Nic discuss a new California regulation proposal, Biden's "rules" for government contractors (as well as his moving COP27 speech), and fossil fuel lobbyists at COP27.
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Articles for this episode:
- https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/us-will-consider-new-locomotive-pollution-regulations-2938794
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/11/10/biden-climate-federal-suppliers-cop27/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjQ5NzgxMjU3IiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY2ODA5MzIxNCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY2OTMwMjgxNCwiaWF0IjoxNjY4MDkzMjE0LCJqdGkiOiJkY2M5ZGExOS1mZWQ1LTQ1NDUtYmQ5Ny0yNGRlNDhkNjdlODUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vY2xpbWF0ZS1zb2x1dGlvbnMvMjAyMi8xMS8xMC9iaWRlbi1jbGltYXRlLWZlZGVyYWwtc3VwcGxpZXJzLWNvcDI3LyJ9.cjftgQNblX2mqV9o6DWFwiJB-e-g9sBCmams44mInGA&utm_source=reddit.com
- https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/11/13/oil-and-gas-trade-show-promotes-carbon-capture-at-cop27/
- https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/636-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-granted-access-cop27/
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Zach and Nic discuss EPA's refusal to regulate a certain pollutant, radioactive waste found in a Missouri elementary school, a letter to COP27 from "concerned" CEOs and more.
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Articles for the episode:
- https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/state/2022/10/18/radioactive-waste-finding-raises-worries-at-missouri-school/69572380007/?s=33
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/cop27-alliance-of-ceo-climate-leaders
- https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3719977-the-pollution-epa-refuses-to-regulate/
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/07/billionaires-should-not-make-up-climate-finance-gaps-says-bezos-earth-fund-head?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco
- https://electrek.co/2022/11/08/france-require-parking-lots-be-covered-in-solar-panels/
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In our first episode Nic and Zach talk about COP27 and their corporate sponsor, Mexico banning GMO corn, a 22-year court battle to protect a northeastern river, and Germany's effort to hold polluters accountable.
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Articles:
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/01/polluting-elite-enormous-carbon-dioxide-emissions-gap-between-poorest-autonomy-study?CMP=share_btn_tw
- https://www.greenmatters.com/news/coca-cola-cop27-controversy
- https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/exclusive-mexico-proceed-with-gmo-corn-ban-seeks-international-grain-deals-2022-10-27/
- https://www.nrdc.org/stories/22-year-court-battle-ends-justice-penobscot-river?initms=EMONAPENINFC31122&ms=EMONAPENINFC31122&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=email=%5BQuery%20String%20Encrypted%20value%5D&gs=%5BGift%20String%20Encrypted%20value&eml_id=89578
- https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-germany-climate-and-environment-government-politics-120afb291f27d866d8263f91cddee5b1
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