A literary scholar looks the words we use to talk about the climate crisis and their impact on politics.
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the new administration's plan to fast-track oil and gas projects, and how chlorine levels in public drinking water supplies can increase risks of cancer. Doug previews his new song called, “I’m Rich and I Don’t Care.” Then Dr. Genevieve Guenther, author of The Language of Climate Politics, talks about her growing concern about the climate crisis and how the language we use can help move people to take action.
Links from the Interview
Dr. Genevieve Guenther's website and links to buy her new book: https://genevieveguenther.com/
Links from the News
The US Army Corps of Engineers has a list of 600 energy projects it plans to fast-track: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-army-corps-revising-list-energy-emergency-projects-fast-track-2025-02-20/
Water chlorination levels likely to increase risks of cancer: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/water-chlorination-cancer-risk-us-eu
"I'm Rich, and I Don't Care"