NEW EPISODE: The Rise of Conspiratorial Environmentalism with Dr. Holly Jean Buck

Conspiratorial-environmentalism’s connection to climate and geoengineering; the anti-vax movement; and what it tells us about mainstream environmentalism and climate politics.

David and Ed chat with Dr. Holly Buck about this highly topical topic which generated lots of great questions from our live audience. We know that you'll enjoy the show because Ed will activate the chip in your brain to make sure you like it.

Show Notes:

(1:30) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

(2:30) Holly Jean Buck, Department of Environment and Sustainability, University of Buffalo 

(2:45) ”Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero is Not Enough” Book by Holly Jean Buck

(2:45) ”After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration” Book by Holly Jean Buck

(2:55) Radcliffe-Salata Climate Justice Fellow

(3:20) Para-Environmentalism/ Conspirationist Environmentalism/ MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) Environmentalism - Environmental views and actions outside the mainstream, institutionalized environmentalism, often characterized by distrust of experts and elites and a focus on perceived human agency in environmental issues.

(5:00) ”The Rise of Green MAGA” Article by Holly Jean Buck, Compact Magazine

(7:50) ”Geoengineering & Climate Change” Podcast by Dane Wigington

(9:05) Chemtrail conspiracy theory

(13:05) David Keith's Conversation about Chemtrails

(17:35) "LookUpBanff billboard promotes conspiracy theory about toxic chemtrails" Article by Kyle Bakx

(22:00) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tweet on X on Geoengineering

(22:20) Solar geoengineering and the chemtrails conspiracy on social media” Paper by Dustin Tingley & Gernot Wagner

(22:40) ”Public understanding of solar radiation management” Article by A M Mercer, D W Keith and J D Sharp - Includes a chemtrail like question

(28:30) “What is Limbic Capitalism?” by David T. Courtwright

(29:45) “Revenge of the Tipping Point” Book by Malcolm Gladwell

(32:30) Clean Air Act

(45:30) B.C. eliminates carbon tax by BC Government News

(48:40) “The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream” Article by David Gilbert

(50:25) Frequent Questions—Offshore Wind and Whales by NOAA Fisheries

About Our Guest:

Holly Jean Buck is an Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University at Buffalo. She is an environmental social scientist and human geographer whose research focuses on public engagement with emerging climate and energy technologies. She holds a Ph.D in Development Sociology from Cornell University, and is the author of the books Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough and After Geoengineering. Currently, she is a 2024-25 Radcliffe-Salata Climate Justice Fellow at Harvard University.

About Your EvC Co-Hosts:

David Keith is Professor and Founding Faculty Director, Climate Systems Engineering Initiative at the University of Chicago. He is the founder of Carbon Engineering and was formerly a professor at Harvard University and the University of Calgary. He splits his time between Canmore and Chicago.

Sara Hastings-Simon studies energy transitions at the intersection of policy, business, and technology. She’s a policy wonk, a physicist turned management consultant, and a professor at the University of Calgary and Director of the Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development.

Ed Whittingham is a clean energy policy/finance professional specializing in renewable electricity generation and transmission, carbon capture, carbon removal and low carbon transportation. He is a Public Policy Forum fellow and formerly the executive director of the Pembina Institute, a national clean energy think tank.

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