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Author: Betsy Rosenberg

Arrests: 706. The largest civil disobedience for climate change continues in front of the White House

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Nasa’s climate scientist, James Hansen, and actor-activist Darryl Hannah are among the latest demonstrators to be arrested outside the White House where the Keystone tar sands protest is in its second week. We’ll talk to two other notable arrestees about the importance of President Obama’s upcoming decision on the Canada-to-Texas pipeline: CREDO’s CEO, Michael Kieschnick and Elijah Zarlin, also of CREDO. Zarlin’s arrest is significant because he was Obama’s paid Chicago fundraiser, raising millions on the internet for the 2008 campaign. Hear what he has to say about what’s on the line for the Obama administration. 

LISTEN to MICHAEL KIESCHNICK and ELIJAH ZARLIN

Roger Shamel: “Go The Limit” campaign and Tar Sands protest

Speed-limit-sign-being-changed Roger Shamel of the Global Warming Educational Network (GWEN),checks in to tell us about their "Go The Limit" campaign, a CO2 reducing activity that all Americans can engage in – we'll tell you how – and their efforts to get President Obama to issue a "State of the Climate" address. Roger and his wife Susan will also be participating in the Tar Sands protest, continuing outside the White House.

LISTEN to ROGER SHAMEL

D.R. Tucker

Tucker2 Conservative blogger, climate convert and content aggregator extraordinaire, D.R. Tucker joins me to discuss the latest schemes and tactics of denialists. From a faux controversy over light bulb choice to Michelle Bachman's sanity, the inanity of it all will be our focus.

LISTEN to D.R. TUCKER