Episode

6/19 Bill McKibben Taking on Fossil Fuel & Dave Zirin, Language of Sports

June 19, 2012

350.org environmental activist Bill McKibben talks Tim DeChristopher, Key Stone XL pipeline and calls out Fossil Fuel industry for taking massive federal subsidies.  Dave Zirin on powerful political voice of athletes, suicide rates of retired NFL players and more.  In the better half, Romney and others on Dream Act-Lite, falsity that is Trinity Church, Google take down notices, your calls and IMs.

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