Ep 52: What does ‘Save the Earth’ Mean?

The month of general overview begins: the first in an exploration of the 3 Lefts is a show on saving the earth, or human civilization, or maybe just some of humanity. This show is jam packed with topics including oil drilling, the new timeline, working less, green party wins and a call against reformism, building materials, a successful mass protest, and the rift between animal rights and the rest of the left.

Picture used: starving orangutan and its child due to habitat destruction to grow palm oil.

Intermission music: Eyes Wide Open, by Goyte
Oil Drilling causes mass ocean die off
treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/3000-dolphins-found-dead-coast-peru.htm
Norway Labor Party cancels future oil drilling
independent.co.uk/environment/norway-oil-drilling-arctic-ban-labor-party-unions
Another report on the end of the world due to climate chaos
vice.com/en_us/article/597kpd/new-report-suggests-high-likelihood-of-human-civilization-coming-to-an-end-in-2050
Drastic change needed; work less!
ecowatch.com/shorter-workweeks-needed-climate-change
Greens Gain in EU election, swing back to social democrats
nytimes.com/2019/05/27/world/europe/eu-election-takeaways.html
Hawkins calls out reformism of mainstream climate movement.
counterpunch.org/2019/05/17/does-the-climate-movement-really-mean-what-it-says
Concrete is actually terrible
treehugger.com/green-architecture/another-reason-avoid-concrete-silica-dust.html
Architects make house out of cork;
dezeen.com/2018/12/20/studio-bark-cork-studio-recyclable-building-sustainable-architecture
Burning wood technique for non toxic siding
offgridquest.com/diy/japanese-technique
Mass protest blocks abortion ban in Poland
yahoo.com/news/polish-parliament-rejects-abortion-ban-092252996.html
The tension between animal rights and the rest of the left
newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2019/04/human-supremacism-why-are-animal-rights-activists-still-orphans-left?