Description:
What the frack?! That's what the Green Docs ask Adam Aron, professor of psychology at UC San Diego and author of a new book "The Climate Crisis", about our current state. Adam's answer – we're fracked. Or at least we will be if we don't start changing our ways and leaving fossil fuels in the ground. He makes a candid and colorful case for why our actions now matter immensely; but also which ones don't. You'll learn that "greenwashing" is a real thing, along with other eco terms you probably didn't know.
In the news – Nate and Bruce dig into how both "green" and "brown" economies offer a salve for our current federal deficit. You'll be amazed by what Japanese researchers are doing with plastic-eating bacteria. And you'll wonder what the heck is going on in Australia where a low flying helicopter appeared to stir an alligator mating frenzy. Just as Bruce visits the Aussies for a lecture; g'day mate. Ride out the whole episode for a rollercoaster of horror, hubris, and in the end – hope.
Show links:
Fed deficit and Climate Change connection:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/no-need-to-panic-about-the-budget-deficit/
Penn Global Climate Finance Workshop: Green vs Brown Assets
Bacteria that digests plastic: https://apple.news/AHZvb8e_WQBOcG-LroEg6xQ
Low-flying helicopter sparks massive crocodile orgy in Australia
The Climate Crisis, by Adam Aron
https://aronclimatecrisis.net/
Time Shifter travel app: https://www.timeshifter.com/
