The Rise and Fall of the Earth Liberation Front w/ author Matthew Wolfe
In 1996, the first of a series of arsons burned down the Oakridge Ranger Station in Oregon. More followed, as well as a massive federal investigation of the Earth Liberation…
Stop Oreos, Save the Rainforest w/ Forest Campaigner Maggie Martin
Mondelēz International — the food giant behind Oreos, Cadbury, and Toblerone — has spent years cultivating an image as a sustainability leader, earning high environmental scores and pledging to eliminate…
No Option But Sabotage: Rad Enviros and the Climate Crisis w/ Prof. Thomas Zeitzoff
After 9/11, the radical environmental movement was considered the number one domestic terror threat by the U.S. government. But by the end of the decade the movement had largely gone…
Chevron Awarded $220 Million in Amazon Pollution Case in Ecuador w/ Paul Paz y Mino
Chevron has been awarded $220 Million in the Ecuadoran Amazon pollution case. The award comes from the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system, part of Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration. From…
#COP30: “ One out of every 25 attendees is a fossil fuel lobbyist, which frankly, is horrifying.” w/ climate campaigner Collin Rees
In our latest, Scott talks with climate campaigner Collin Rees (@collinrees) in Belem Brazil for COP 30. They discuss what's happening on the ground, the high concentration of fossil fuel…
Saving Ourselves From Big Car w/ Author David Obst
In our latest, we talk with author David Obst about how “Big Car”—the complex of automotive, oil, insurance, media, and political interests—has shaped how we live, move, and die. Listen…
ENCORE: The Movement to Save the Rainforest w/ “environmental pitbull” Randy Hayes
It's the 40th anniversary of the founding of Rainforest Action Network. So we're reposting this 2021 interview with RAN co-founder Randy "Hurricane" Hayes. The 1980s saw a new consciousness of…
Guerrilla Ecologies: A History of Green Capitalism and Eco-Militancy w/ Prof. John Maerhofer
This week is United Nations Climate Week in New York City. During his address to the U.N., Trump talked about the climate crisis being a hoax and how "the environmentalists…
How to Wage Peace in These Dark Times w/ CODEPINK’s Jodie Evans
In our latest, Scott talks with Jodie Evans, co-founder of CODEPINK, about the recent disruption of Trump and co's dinner in D.C., ongoing protests against the genocide on Capitol Hill…
Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later, and “the long slow history of disaster…” w/ scott crow
20 years ago this week Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast. On August 29th, the levees broke and created a humanitarian crisis rarely seen before, seen too often…
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