Rick & Gabe host a panel discussion on the state of the environmental movement and the widespread illusions within environmentalism concerning a return to nature as opposed to advancing to a higher level of civilization. The panel consists of two prominent authors and journalists: Leigh Phillips and Dr. Christian Parenti as well as Breakthrough Institute Fellow, Dr.Jennifer Bernstein. Dr. Bernstein is a long standing environmentalist and lecturer at the University of Southern California where she analyzes and addresses environmental problems and social justice issues. Leigh Phillips is the author of “Austerity Ecology and the Collapse Porn Addicts" and Dr. Parenti has won numerous journalistic awards and has received an Emmy nomination for the documentary Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi. His latest book is "Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence."