#1573 Confronting Climate Chaos with Action and Adaptation (Throwback)

#1573 Confronting Climate Chaos with Action and Adaptation (Throwback)

Author: Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics August 3, 2025 Duration: 1:07:33

Original Air Date: 7–22-2023

Today, we take a look at the action needed to curb and adapt to the extreme weather that climate change is already delivering

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SHOW NOTES

Ch. 1: Climate and Energy Journalist Andrew Freedman on the Spate of Record-Shattering Extreme Weather - The BradCast - Air Date 7-10-23

Ch. 2: Bill McKibben Climate Crisis Needs Urgent Action as Earth Records Hottest Temps Ever - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-7-23

Ch. 3: Climate and Energy Journalist Andrew Freedman on the Spate of Record-Shattering Extreme Weather Part 2 - The BradCast - Air Date 7-10-23

Ch. 4: Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman & Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters - CounterSpin - Air date 7-7-23

Ch. 5: Climate Precipice & Israel's Palestinian Expulsion w Bill McKibben, Basel Adra - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-12-23

Ch. 6: To Be Forewarned The Historical Record on Climate Change - WhoWhatWhy - Air date 7-14-23

Ch. 7: Disaster Unpreparedness - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-13-23

Ch. 8: How Will the Next Generation of Cities Address the Challenges of Climate Change? - VOX - Air Date 6-15-23

Ch. 9: Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman & Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters Part 2 - CounterSpin - Air date 7-7-23

Ch. 10: Rep. AOC Reintroduces the Green New Deal on its 4th Anniversary - RepAOC - Air Date 4-20-23


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