For today’s special Earth Day preview show, Thursday host Allen Ruff speaks with local activists Emily Park and Seth Jensen from 350 Wisconsin about the recent “Banking on Climate Chaos” report, which takes a close look at the financial institutions that fund, insure, and invest in fossil fuel industries globally.

They talk about the key findings of the report, financial greenwashing and the pitfalls of net-zero thinking, local opposition to Line 5, and the importance of centering justice in climate work.

Madison Earth Day celebrations are taking place Friday, April 22 @ 5PM on the UW–Madison Library Mall and Saturday, April 23, tentative time 10AM @ Dane County Farmer’s Market, Capitol Square. More information available here.

Emily Park is communications lead at 350 Wisconsin, where she is involved with the climate justice and divestment campaigns. She is also an organizer with 350.org’s Fossil Free Federal Reserve campaign, which is focused on getting the US Federal Reserve System to end fossil fuel investment in the US.

Seth Jensen leads the Divestment & Defund team at 350 Wisconsin. Seth has participated in a number of campaigns for climate justice, including the White House sit-ins to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, the follow-up Pledge of Resistance, and related actions combating fossil fuel extraction.

Cover photo: Screenshot from the Banking on Climate Crisis Fossil Fuel Finance Report, 2021

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