Guests John Talberth (founder and Senior Economist) and Daphne Wysham (Director of Climate and Energy) of the Center for Sustainable Economy http://sustainable-economy.org/.
Talberth has written a new report, "Clearcutting our Carbon Accounts," on the timber industry's massive contribution to climate change and how it shields its greenhouse gas emissions from public scrutiny. A synopsis can be found here: http://sustainable-economy.org/how-industrial-forest-practices-are-subverting-oregons-climate-agenda/. An article for Counterpunch on the report is here: http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/18/clearcutting-our-carbon-accounts-how-the-timber-industry-shields-its-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-public-scrutiny/
Wysham also discusses the Portland City Council Resolution against new fossil fuel infrastructure and the upcoming meeting of five West Coast mayors on December 11/12, where climate change and homelessness will be on the agenda. She is involved with the campaign for a "united front" against new fossil fuel infrastructure. There is a new website for the campaign: http://www.nonewffi.org/.
Other articles mentioned on today's show:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/portland-fossil-fuel-resolution
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33756-cop21-too-little-too-late-temperature-co2-thresholds-breached-as-climate-disruption-intensifies
http://leave-it-in-the-ground.org/fossil-fuel-infrastructure/
- KBOO