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Sen. Tina Smith On The Need For A Clean Electricity Standard | Media Matters' Allison Fisher On Climate Misinformation On Fox News' Flagship News Hour
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Sen. Tina Smith On The Need For A Clean Electricity Standard | Media Matters' Allison Fisher On Climate Misinformation On Fox News' Flagship News Hour
FromThe Climate Pod
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57 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2021
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With a bipartisan agreement reportedly in place on a smaller Senate infrastructure package, President Biden has signaled he will not sign the bill without additional legislation to address climate change. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) joins to talk about why the clean electricity standard is essential to good climate policy and action on the crisis, how it can pass through the Senate's reconciliation process, and how the standard actually works. Then, Allison Fisher, director of the climate and energy program at Media Matters, joins the show to talk about their new study on Special Report with Bret Baier and how Fox News' flagship news hour is using its platform to spread climate misinformation and doubt. Subscribe to our Substack newsletter "The Climate Weekly": https://theclimateweekly.substack.com/ As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel! Join our Facebook group. Check out our updated website! Further Reading: 6 crucial climate actions the Senate left out of its infrastructure deal Biden Administration Backs Oil Sands Pipeline Project
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Jun 30, 2021
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