Loading...(2010/11/26) Kate Sheppard (Mother Jones) on environmental politics, Daniel Burke talks refugee prisons, and fun times with Joan Collins
Episode #201 Mother Jones’ Kate Sheppard visits Citizen Radio to discuss all things environmental politics. Kate explains Cap and Trade, dissects Obama’s progress on environmental issues and also the global warming deniers within the GOP, Halliburton’s role in BP and hydraulic fracturing, and the environmental legacy of BP’s toxic dispersants.
Check out Kate on Mother Jones and also follow her on Twitter: http://motherjones.com/authors/kate-sheppard, http://twitter.com/kate_sheppard
The Oracle AKA Daniel Burke then gives some updates on the refugee prisons in Australia, including another tragic suicide and his rough encounter with police during a protest.
You can contact Dan on Twitter and Facebook about visiting refugees: http://twitter.com/proudreader, http://www.facebook.com/not.god.deluded
Also, Jamie shares his experience taping for Joy Behar’s show, including surviving the taunts of a demon child, witnessing the glorious Joan Collins, and -why not?- encountering the grandmother from Everybody Loves Raymond.
