Greenpeace has sent a letter to Charles Koch asking whether we can expect a position change on their longstanding denial of climate science now that one of its fundees, Dr. Richard Muller—as heard on The Green Front last week—has acknowledged global warming is a real threat. Aliya Haq, a research specialist at Greenpeace focused on climate change and corporate accountability, will also discuss links between a Romney spokeswoman and denial money.
One of the scariest impacts of this summer's record heat and drought is the massive fish die off due to warm water temperatures and shriveling ponds and streams. Todd Polacek, a "limnologist" at Applied Ecological Services joins us to discuss the implications.
The "man of the moment" on climate change joins us–Dr. Richard Muller of BEST (Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature) and a physics professor at UC Berkeley has made headlines this week with his op-ed acknowledging that not only is climate change real, but that humans are "almost entirely the cause". Muller's research is funded in part by the Koch Brothers so this should be interesting.
Charley Blandy of the Blue Mass Group with his outspoken take on the state of climate politics.
Lisa Bardack, a blogger with a clever Barbie spiel on the dangers of fracking. She reports on Saturday's Stop the Frack Attack rally on Washington.