Environmental Justice and the Problem of Compromise (618)

The second half of our show is a very special interview with activist Pranom Somwong ("Bee") who works on the ground in Thailand for NGO Protection International. We also talk about Canada's softening of its carbon tax plan in favour of "international competitiveness."

The second half of our show is a very special interview with activist Pranom Somwong ("Bee") who works on the ground in Thailand for NGO Protection International, conducted by guest host Frank Horvat. In the first half we discuss the disparity between those nations who have caused climate change and those that are most impacted by it. We also talk about Canada's softening of its carbon tax plan in favour of "international competitiveness."

• Extreme Weather Around the World
• Liberals Soften Carbon Tax Plan
   

  World Premiere Concert & Photo Exhibit

  The Gathering Hall - Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre

  Monday, August 6 @ 5pm

  375 Mount Pleasant Rd.

  FREE ADMISSION

  Photo Essay - For Those Who Died Trying

  (photos by Luke Duggleby / Protection International)

  http://www.lukeduggleby.com/for-those-who-died-trying

  Protection International - international Human Right Defenders organization

  https://www.protectioninternational.org

This Week's Music:

Hubert Lenoir, "Recommencer," and Michael Westwood, Erika Nielsen & Frank Horvat, "If Not Us, Then Who?"

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