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CORRECTIONS

• Felix Finkbeiner was 13 years old when he spoke at the United Nations, not 12.
• The industry that has currently contributed the most to Rep. Bruce Westerman’s career campaigns for federal congress is the Forestry & Forest Products industry, as reported by Open Secrets. The Oil & Gas industry is listed as #2.

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CORRECTIONS

• This episode mentions lobbying efforts by Southwest Airlines to prevent the construction of high speed rail in the state of Florida. Those documented lobbying efforts, however, related to opposing the construction of high speed rail networks in Texas, rather than Florida (Wanna get away?). Florida’s high speed rail hopes were instead dashed by then-governor, Rick Scott, who in 2011 rejected billions of dollars from the federal government on offer for the development of a high speed rail network. Scott and his wife, as a complete coincidence, would go on to invest some of their personal wealth in a fund with links to privatized high speed rail development in Florida. All aboard!

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• The horror of alligator attack on boy at Disney World resort is detailed in new reports - Los Angeles Times
• America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars - The Atlantic
• Robinson Meyer, Elon Musk Is Putting the EV Transition in Peril
• Ed Zitron, Enron Musk Ft. Ed Niedermeyer
• VW Beetle converted to electric in a day
• How The Cheapest Electric Car In The World Held Up After 1 Year
• Unboxing The World's Cheapest New Car Reveals It's So Much Better Than You Think
• [HOONIGAN] DT 012: Electric Smart Car Burnouts, Donuts and Other Bad Ideas
• I'm an electric car - The Simpsons
• WATCH: Pete Stauber Tears Into Sec. Pete Buttigieg Over EV Mandates

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• Nicole states that harassing a manatee is a felony. It is, in fact, a very expensive misdemeanor, punishable by fines up to $100,000 and/or one year in prison. (Source)

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