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    World on Fire is the media channel of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN). We work at the front lines of the climate movement in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. This channel is where you will find our original video, radio and photographic work brought strait from our protests, press events, hearings and other events. For more information about CCAN, check out our site at www.chesapeakeclimate.org, and our blog at www.chesapeakeclimate.org/blog.





1st world party, 3rd world clean up

December 5th, 2009    1 Comment »

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This month we again take a look ahead to Copenhagen, learn the pitfalls of cap & trade, explore the concept of climate debt and hear from Al Gore on his new book, Our Choice.

Act 1: Aziz Ansari on Copenhagen - It's getting ha in here
Act 2: Gore urges Obama to take lead on climate - NPR
Act 3: Al Gore - Daily Show
Act 4: Gore the wonky bore - Counterspin
Act 5: The Story of Cap and Trade - Annie Leonard
Act 6: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 7: DOT to add walking lanes to highways - The Onion
Act 8: Naomi Klein on climate debt Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 9: News of the warm - Le Show

  

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Ancient sunlight vs fresh sunlight

November 14th, 2009    Comment now »

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This month we take a look ahead to Copenhagen and discuss a few little-understood tools for combating climate change.

Act 1: The true cost of fossil fuels - Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Inhofe headed to Copenhagen - Ring of Fire
Act 3: Colin Beavan is No Impact Man - Colbert Report
Act 4: Rob Dunbar on ocean temps - Found Object Films
Act 5: Giant greenhouse blamed for climate change - The Onion
Act 6: Climate deniers - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Oil industry employees rally - Rachel Maddow
Act 8: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 9: Shia Agassi on fresh sun power - Found Object Films
Act 10: Steven Levitt on economics of geo-engineering - Daily Show
Act 11: The arguement for switching to natural gas - Ring of Fire
Act 12: News of the warm - Le Show

  

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Corporate energy fighting for and against the climate

October 13th, 2009    1 Comment »

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This month we take a look at corporations of all kinds and their money to see the ways that they're affecting the conversation on climate, good and bad.

Act 1: James Hansen is arrested during MTR protest - Ring of Fire
Act 2: Cloudy with a chance of heat balls - Daily Show
Act 3: The fake cost of Obama's energy policy - Counterspin
Act 4: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 5: Exxon named the green company of the year - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Shai Agassi on electric cars - Colbert Report
Act 7: Interview with Joe Romm - Counterspin
Act 8: Wood Nymphs working to reduce dependence on foreign dew drops - The Onion
Act 9: More forged letters for pro-coal lobby - Ring of Fire
Act 10: Is Inhofe stupid or just corrupt - The Young Turks

  

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Playing games with the climate and cheating

September 17th, 2009    1 Comment »

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This month we follow some of the corruption and lies surrounding the pro-coal lobbies' attempts to derail climate legislation. In addition, we take a short look back at last month's Hurricane Katrina anniversary and hear Bill McKibben and Stephen Colbert discuss various ways of promoting the number 350 to the world.

Act 1: Coal industry mail fraud - Rachel Maddow
Act 2: 'Astroturf' campaign fights climate bill - NPR
Act 3: A look at post-Katrina New Orleans - Le Show
Act 4: Surviving the storm: Voices from Katrina - NPR
Act 5: Bill McKibben from 350.org - Colbert Report
Act 6: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 7: Denver's secret - Slate.com
Act 8: Jellyfish may help keep planet cool - NPR
Act 9: Face-lift: New 'Faces of coal' campaign - Rachel Maddow

  

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Cap’n Trade to the rescue! (If only!)

August 12th, 2009    Comment now »

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This month we cover the debate over geoengieneering, some recent news about the effects of global warming as well as the merits and drawbacks of the current Cap & Trade bill working its way though congress including an interview with Mike Tidwell.

Act 1: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 2: Scientists debate geoengieneering - NPR
Act 3: Steven Chu - Daily Show
Act 4: About climate change: Never mind - Slate.com
Act 5: The Word: Ban de Soleil - Colbert Report
Act 6: Tidwell interview about cap & trade bill Part 1 - The Young Turks
Act 7: Meat shelf breaks free of Iowa - The Onion
Act 8: Tidwell interview about cap & trade bill Part 2 - The Young Turks
Act 9: Captain Trade! - Daily Show

  

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Some steps on the road to progress (Kind of)

July 14th, 2009    Comment now »

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logo.gifAct 1: Lou Dobbs on climate change - Countspin
Act 2: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 3: Interview with Glenn Hurowitz Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 4: EPA Admin Lisa P Jackson interview - The Daily Show
Act 5: Interview with Glenn Hurowitz Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Climate change legislation moving forward - Counterspin
Act 7: Raising the CAFE standard - The Daily Show
Act 8: News of the warm - Le Show
Act 9: The ways that CO2 isn't harmful - Countdown
Act 10: The toxcicity of coal ash - Ring of Fire

  

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Green Jobs and the Youth Movement

May 15th, 2009    1 Comment »

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logo.gifAct 1: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 1 - Meet the Bloggers
Act 2: Eco-friendly Hummers - The Onion
Act 3: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 2 - Meet the Bloggers
Act 4: Remaking an edge city - NPR
Act 5: Green jobs with Van Jones Part 3 - Meet the Bloggers
Act 6: Global warming irreversable for 1000 years - Ring of Fire
Act 7: Measuring the national carbon footprint - Slate.com

  

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Where we are and where we should go

December 4th, 2008    Comment now »

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logo.gifAct 1: Friedman on "Drill baby, drill" - NPR
Act 2: We Can Solve It ad not shown on ABC - CounterSpin
Act 3: Friedman on taxing what we don't want - NPR
Act 4: Life jackets issued to all Americans - The Onion
Act 5: News of the warm - LeShow
Act 6: The religious right on global warming - Point of Inquiry
Act 7: Tom Freidman Interview - The Colbert Report

  

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The war on the environment

October 23rd, 2008    Comment now »

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logo.gifAct 1: IPCC Report released
Act 2: Wind reserves to run out - The Onion
Act 3: War on the environment Part 1 - Ring of Fire
Act 4: Letterman on the climate - David Letterman
Act 5: War on the environment Part 2 - Ring of Fire
Act 6: Building a carbon neutral city - NPR
Act 7: China bans the release of CO2 by citizens - The Onion

  

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Taking comfort from history

September 18th, 2008    Comment now »

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logo.gifAct 1: 11th Hour Trailer
Act 2: Moving to the Suburbs - NPR
Act 3: Solar-powered electric chair - The Onion
Act 4: Moving to the city - NPR
Act 5: Nuclear vs. climate change - Democracy NOW!
Act 6: Exxon Paleontologists Call For Increased Fossil Production - The Onion
Act 7: Van Jones on taking comfort from history - This Brave Nation

  

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