Episode #593
Josh Fox
Books mentioned
The Tao of Physics
Mentioned by Josh Fox · at 00:22:31
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Film director and environmental activist Josh Fox discusses the environmental and public-health effects of hydraulic fracturing, fossil-fuel dependence, and industrial pollution. He and Joe Rogan also examine renewable energy, electric vehicles, political influence, grassroots and Indigenous organizing, environmental reviews, and the making and public reception of Gasland.
What they talked about
- Fracking's environmental and health impacts
- Oil industry misinformation campaigns
- Grassroots movements against fracking
- Renewable energy solutions (solar, wind)
- Contamination of water and air from fracking
- Legal gag orders on affected families
- Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables
- Climate change and drought in California
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