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How can America hope to reach consensus on pressing issues of the day – like climate change – if political polarization and legislative logjams rule the day, and are getting worse? We'll tap into the wisdom of author and columnist for The Washington Post, E.J. Dionne Jr. His new book, Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle […]
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Once again climate change is our focus but with new and compelling angles (never a shortage!).First up, Drew Grande returns to The Green Front to discuss a recent report from the NRDC about predicted U.S. deaths from climate-related heat waves. The Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign organizer offered some encouraging news; America is now getting […]
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Thomas Mann, co-author of "It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System collided With the New Politics of Extremism" joins D.R. Tucker and Betsy for a lively conversation on the self-destructing Republican machine, especially as it relates to climate change denial! The Brookings Institution Senior Fellow does not hold back in putting […]
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The Co-director of a new watch dog group, Checks and Balances, joins The Green Front to talk about what they've unearthed from ultra conservative think tanks about plans to destroy our earth!  Gabe Elsner digs up more dirt on the American Tradition Institute, a new coalition aimed at discrediting climate science and viability of renewable energy sources, in […]
The wind industry is the target of a well-funded smear campaign ramping up – just in time for the election – by ultra conservative "think tanks". As the Koch Bros. and their band of merry thieves, sinks to an all time low, we'll get reaction from Peter Kelley of The American Wind Energy Association. LISTEN […]