Not Good Enough

7 — Dirty Solidarity

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We take on the Liberal Party's latest line attack on climate action as “uncosted”, then delve into dirty solidarity with Paul Parker, hero firefighter.

News
  • Australia still on fire, but mostly just in Queensland now.
  • Queensland has historically not been as bushfire prone, but now they have shocking large fires.
    • Climate Change Costings
    • USA won’t leave the Paris Agreement until after next election. Turns out Trump winning is bad!
  • Most Australian states are well on track to reduce emissions to zero by 2050.
  • The Liberal Party’s new line on renewables is that they’re “uncosted climate policy”.
  • Mike Cannon-Brooks, co-founder of Atlassian has challenged Scott Morrison on this. He’s already funding batteries and solar generators that are making money.
  • You can view real-time emissions data from electricity generation at electricitymap.org.
    • Dirty Solidarity
    • Paul Parker, the volunteer hero fire fighter is known for telling the Prime Minister “go and get fucked”, before collapsing from exhaustion
  • Chris Uhlmann, 9 News Political Editor and bathroom pest, tried to throw Paul Parker under the bus by linking him to far-right politician Pauline Hason.
  • Pauline Hanson, leader of One Nation (and convicted election fraudster) is good at speaking to the anger of the country, like other right wing populists.
  • Dirty solidarity is about fighting for everyone, not placing the services people need behind barriers.
    • Action items
    • Find a cheaper and cleaner energy provider
  • Call your local MP
  • Think of your friends who care about this stuff, and start a group chat
  • Listen to Mitch on Fuck You Tarot Lady
  • Listen to the Citations Needed episode on common sense. Solidaritus et podcastus ✊
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