A trial taking place in Montana where 16 kids are suing the state because there is a provision in the Montana Constitution that just unequivocally says that one of the primary duties of the state is to provide for the health of its citizens and to protect the environment. I feel like it's that that Venn diagram of kind of events dear boy events something that you see in a real way that affects you in a real visceral way combined with the other Venn diagram. The fastest growing job in America is solar installer right wind turbine installer is not far behind it, might even have been the second or third.
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent brings on Trevor Neilson, founder of startup Wastefuel and the Climate Emergency Fund, to talk about how he helped launch and finance Extinction Rebellion (XR) (4:50), how the Malibu wildfires inspired him to act (8:20), meeting Roger Hallam, founder of XR and Just Stop Oil (16:00), bankrolling protestors (18:00), why he thinks the movement has gone off the rails (22:50), whether he is worried about what his former colleagues will think (32:00), how XR has experimented with changing tactics (40:30), where and how he grew up (43:30), getting a job at the White House (46:30), working with Bono on AIDS (50:00), starting his own company (55:00), why he does not think we will meet the 1.5 degree goal (58:10), telling the truth (1:09:00), and the children suing Montana (1:11:50)
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