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S2E2: Australia: the new normal?

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Our Aussie mates down under are experiencing the worst bushfires since records began. But how are the people on the ground responding? Jess & Livvy hear from a local resident to find out how climate breakdown is affecting day to day life and think about what lessons we can learn for the future. They also introduce a new section to the show.  

Links mentioned in show 

  • Droughts are causing cattle farming and rural communities to collapse https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7827313/Vet-reveals-toll-record-heat-drought-having-farmers-including-cows-horses-paddocks.html
  • Why are the bushfires so bad and is climate change to blame? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/australia-burning-bushfires-bad/
  • Creating an arson dialogue - blaming the Greens  https://factcheck.afp.com/australian-bushfires-disinformation-spreads-about-greens-party-policy-backburning
  • Sorted Events  https://www.facebook.com/wearesortedevents/
  • The Brigid Delaney Article on cognitive dissonance that Jess quotes from https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/19/2019-wasnt-just-protests-and-fleabag-it-was-the-year-a-climate-truth-bomb-dropped

    • What you can do to help 

    • 350.org campaign https://350.org/listentothem-solidarity-vigils-for-australias-bushfire-victims/?akid=110938.2623181.bylwpK&rd=1&t=11
    • Full list of campaigns to support https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australia-fires-how-to-help-victims-evacuees-firefighters-animals-wildfires/

      • Greenwash Corner 

      • Chevron donated $1m to help Australian fires  https://heated.world/p/celebrities-are-donating-more-than

        • Reasons to be cheerful 

        • Air passenger numbers in Germany fell 12% last year https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-19/german-air-travel-slump-points-to-spread-of-flight-shame
        • Germany has cut long distance train fares https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/02/germany-cuts-fares-for-long-distance-rail-travel-in-response-to-climate-crisis
        • Woke & Confused virtual shop! https://wokeandconfused.teemill.com/


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