The Climate Denier's Playbook By cover art

The Climate Denier's Playbook

By: Climate Town
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • From the minds that brought you Climate Town, comes… a podcast that's suspiciously similar to Climate Town.

    Rollie Williams (Climate Town) and Nicole Conlan (The Daily Show) are two comedians with Master's Degrees in Climate Science & Policy and Urban Planning. But don’t get too excited, because they’re here to examine the pervasive myths and misinformation campaigns that are making it obnoxiously difficult to address the looming climate crisis you've probably heard about.

    If you're looking to get your hands on some of the absolute coldest, hardest, climate changing-est facts to help sift through the noise, then you've come to the right place, brother.
    © Climate Town
    Show more Show less
Episodes
  • Electric Cars Won’t Save Us [Part 2]

    Electric Cars Won’t Save Us [Part 2]
    May 22 2024
    How I'm I supposed to live my life with a car that only goes 300 miles per charge when I might need to go to the dry cleaner 4 miles from my house?BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanExecutive Producer: Ben Boult Producer: Gregory Haddock Editor: Brittany TerrellResearchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James CrugnaleArt: Jordan Doll Music: Tony Domenick Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCESAllen, S. (2016, August 22). The horror of alligator attack on boy at Disney World resort is detailed in new reports. Los Angeles Times.Better Offline. (2024, May 8). Enron Musk ft. Ed Niedermeyer.Contributor, G. (2023, August 13). Are Electric Cars Really Cheaper To Own And Drive Than Gas Cars? CleanTechnica. Coren, M. (2023, August 8). Advice | Is it cheaper to refuel your EV battery or gas tank? We did the math in all 50 states. Washington Post. Electric Classic Cars. (2021, January 4). VW Beetle converted to electric in a day. YouTube. Enel X Way. (2022, November 21). Future of gas stations vs EV chargers | Enel X Way. Www.enelxway.com. Energy.Gov. (n.d.). The Cost to Charge an Electric Vehicle Explained. Energy.gov. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/cost-charge-electric-vehicle-explained#:~:text=Using%20the%20U.S.%20household%20averageFederal Highway Administration. (n.d.). National Household Travel Survey. Nhts.ornl.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://nhts.ornl.gov/vehicle-tripsFischer, J. (2022, September 22). The Average Price of an Electric Car Keeps Dropping (2024 Update). CarEdge. Forest Breaking News. (2023, September 20). WATCH: Pete Stauber Tears Into Sec. Pete Buttigieg Over EV Mandates. Www.youtube.com. fueleconomy.gov. (2019). How many gas stations are there in the U.S? Fueleconomy.gov. Hoonigan. (2017, March 28). [HOONIGAN] DT 012: Electric Smart Car Burnouts, Donuts and Other Bad Ideas. YouTube. Jalopnik. (2020, June 2). Unboxing The World’s Cheapest New Car Reveals It’s So Much Better Than You Think. Www.youtube.com. Jalopnik. (2021, June 29). How The Cheapest Electric Car In The World Held Up After 1 Year. YouTube. Keley Blue Book. (2024, February 13). Kelley Blue Book Reports New-Vehicle Transaction Prices Continue to Tumble, Down 3.5% Year Over Year in January. Kelley Blue Book. Marklines. (2024, January 4). USA - Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2023 - MarkLines Automotive Industry Portal. Www.marklines.com. Meyer, R., & Jenkins, J. (2024, May 8). ‎Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins: Elon Musk Is Putting the EV Transition in Peril on Apple Podcasts. Apple Podcasts. Nadel, S. (2024, January 10). Charging Ahead: How EVs Could Drive Down Electricity Rates | ACEEE. Www.aceee.org. Not Just Bikes. (2023, March 6). These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us. Www.youtube.com. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. (2022, March 21). FOTW #1230, March 21, 2022: More than Half of all Daily Trips Were Less than Three Miles in 2021. Energy.gov. Policy, A. P. (2024, March 7). Comparing the Total Cost of Ownership of the Most Popular Vehicles in the United States. Atlas Public Policy. Randall, T. (2023, March 9). US Electric Cars Set Record With Almost 300-Mile Average Range. Bloomberg.com. Shilling, E. (2022, January 27). Trucks And SUVs Are Now Over 80 Percent Of New Car Sales In The U.S. Jalopnik. Squires, A. (2023, June 27). Building the 2030 National Charging Network. Www.nrel.gov. St. John, J. (2024, May 2). Tesla’s Supercharger team layoffs perplex EV charging industry. Canary Media. Sturges, D. (2023). Near to Far: A design for a new equitable and sustainable transportation system. Dan Sturges.The Economic Times. (2023, December 3). Trump on electric vehicles: “They don’t go far, they cost a fortune.” Www.youtube.com. The International Council on Clean Transportation. (n.d.). Five things you know about electric vehicles that aren’t exactly true. International Council on Clean Transportation. The Simpsons. (n.d.). The Simpsons - Electric car of the future. Www.youtube.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wjyaF8ut_E. Season 14, Episode 7.Torchinsky, J. (2023, April 27). This Indian-Market Brochure For The New MG Comet EV Is Concentrated Cringe Injected Right Into Your Brain. The Autopian. Torchinsky, J. (2024a, January 5). You’ll Never Guess The Technology That Hospital Beds And Premium Cars Share, And For Very Different Purposes. The Autopian. Torchinsky, J. (2024b, January 8). VW Will Be The First Carmaker To Offer Integrated ChatGPT After All None Of You Demanded It. The Autopian. Torchinsky, J. (2024c, January 24). EV Startup Canoo Announces Deal With Post Office To Provide A Comically Small Number Of Vans. The Autopian. Torchinsky, J. ...
    Show more Show less
    59 mins
  • Electric Cars Won’t Save Us [Part 1]

    Electric Cars Won’t Save Us [Part 1]
    Apr 24 2024
    The government is forcing me to buy an electric vehicle even though it emits more than a Ford F-350 truck smoking an unfiltered cigarette. COMMUNISM!BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanExecutive Producer: Ben Boult Producer: Gregory Haddock Editor: Brittany TerrellResearchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James CrugnaleArt: Jordan Doll Music: Tony Domenick Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCESAAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. (2023). American Driving Survey: 2022. Andersson, Ö., & Börjesson, P. (2021). The greenhouse gas emissions of an electrified vehicle combined with renewable fuels: Life cycle assessment and policy implications. Applied Energy, 289, 116621. Atkinson, R. (2023, June 3). I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped. The Guardian. Bach, C., Science, S. F. L. for M., & Technology. (2019, June 20). Record efficiency for a gas engine. Phys.org. Baldwin, R., Richie, S., & Vanderwerp, D. (2020, May 22). EV vs. Gas: Which Cars Are Cheaper to Own? Car and Driver. Barbosa, H., Guido, V., Lezak, S., & Natali, P. (2022). Supply Chain Traceability: Looking Beyond Greenhouse Gases. RMI. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. (n.d.). Negative effects of lithium mining on indigenous communities in Chile & Argentina exposed by Washington Post investigation; includes company statements. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.Contributor, G. (2023, August 13). Are Electric Cars Really Cheaper To Own And Drive Than Gas Cars? CleanTechnica. Davenport, C. (2024, February 17). Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars. New York Times. Edelstein, S. (2023, February 28). Research: Tires and brakes emit more particulates than tailpipes. Green Car Reports. Electric Vehicle Database. (n.d.). EV Database. EV Database. Retrieved April 24, 2024Evans, S. (2023, October 24). Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles. Carbon Brief. Farzaneh, F., & Jung, S. (2023). Lifecycle carbon footprint comparison between internal combustion engine versus electric transit vehicle: A case study in the U.S. Journal of Cleaner Production, 390, 136111. Ferreira, F. (2023, May 8). How does the environmental impact of mining for clean energy metals compare to mining for coal, oil and gas? MIT Climate Portal. Federal Highway Administration. (n.d.). National Household Travel Survey. Nhts.ornl.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2024Fischer, J. (2022, September 22). The Average Price of an Electric Car Keeps Dropping (2024 Update). CarEdge. Forest Breaking News. (2023, September 20). WATCH: Pete Stauber Tears Into Sec. Pete Buttigieg Over EV Mandates. Www.youtube.com. Gardner, T. (2024, March 6). China’s ability to flood EV market concerning to US, energy secretary says. Reuters. Hanfield, R. (2023, May 11). Shining a Light on the EV Supply Chain: A Poor Environmental and Human Rights Record. Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. Hardesty, C. (2021, September 22). Average Miles Driven Per Year: Why It Is Important. Kelley Blue Book. J. Lyman, E. (2024, March 23). Europe faces EV challenges similar to those in US, production problems allow China to fill the void | Just The News. Justthenews.com. John, A. S. (2024, January 11). Electric cars need less service — but they could cost you more. Business Insider. Jolly, J. (2023, December 1). How problematic is mineral mining for electric cars? The Guardian. Krantz, P. (2023, September 25). EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles. Grist. Krishner, T. (2023, May 15). Why Americans are holding on to their vehicles longer than ever. PBS NewsHour. L. Micek, J. (2024, February 22). MSN. Www.msn.com. Leinert, P. (2021, July 7). When do electric vehicles become cleaner than gasoline cars? Reuters. Loeb, V. (2023, November 15). Corruption and Rights Abuses Are Flourishing in Lithium Mining Across Africa, a New Report Finds. Inside Climate News. Lopez, L. (2024, February 20). Elon Musk relied on China to fuel Tesla’s rise. Now Beijing is turning on him. Business Insider. Maximum theoretical efficiency of internal combustion engine. (n.d.). Physics Stack Exchange. Retrieved April 24, 2024Milman, O. (2023, May 4). Carmakers are pushing electric SUVs, but smaller is better when it comes to EVs. The Guardian. Moseman, A. (2022, June 28). The U.S. only has 6,000 fast charging stations for EVs. Here’s where they all are. MIT Technology Review. Nadel, S. (2024, January 10). Charging Ahead: How EVs Could Drive Down Electricity Rates | ACEEE. Www.aceee.org. Opinion, D. S. |, & November 29th 2017, E. |. (2017, November 29). Don’t be fooled by attacks on the lithium battery. National Observer. Oxfam. (2023). Recharging Community Consent: Mining ...
    Show more Show less
    1 hr
  • Just Put the Emissions in the Ocean [Patreon Preview]

    Just Put the Emissions in the Ocean [Patreon Preview]
    Apr 10 2024
    The ocean is vast and complex, but I’m sure we can fix climate change by dumping a bunch of algae food into it.Listen to the full episode on our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook)CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanExecutive Producer: Ben Boult Producer: Gregory Haddock Editor: Brittany TerrellResearchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James CrugnaleArt: Jordan Doll Music: Tony Domenick Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center“The Wilds - 40 Million Salmon Can't Be Wrong - Live at Blue Frog Studios”"Exploding Whale 50th Anniversary, Remastered!" SOURCESAli, S. (2021, November 22). Controversial practice of seeding clouds to create rainfall becoming popular in the American West. The Hill. American University. (2020, June 24). Fact Sheet: Ocean Alkalinization. American University. Berardelli, J. (2018, November 23). Controversial spraying method aims to curb global warming. Cbsnews.com. Biello, D. (2012, July 12). Controversial Spewed Iron Experiment Succeeds as Carbon Sink. Scientific American. Boyd, P., & Vivian, C. (2019). Should we fertilize oceans or seed clouds? No one knows. Nature, 570(7760), 155–157. Brogan, J. (2016a, January 6). Can We Stop Climate Change by Tinkering With the Atmosphere? Slate Magazine; Slate. Brogan, J. (2016b, January 6). Your Geoengineering Cheat Sheet. Slate. Buckley, C. (2024, February 2). Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? The New York Times. Chu, J. (2020, February 17). Seeding oceans with iron may not impact climate change. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Clegg, B. (2016, July 23). The Planet Remade - Oliver Morton ****. Popsciencebooks.blogspot.com. Cohen, A. (2021, January 11). A Bill Gates Venture Aims To Spray Dust Into The Atmosphere To Block The Sun. What Could Go Wrong? Forbes. Collins, G. (2016, January 15). Geoengineering’s Moral Hazard Problem. Slate. Geoengineering Monitor. (2021, April 9). Ocean Fertilization (technology briefing). Geoengineering Monitor. Hickel, J., & Slamersak, A. (2022). Existing climate mitigation scenarios perpetuate colonial inequalities. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6(7), e628–e631. IPCC95. (1995). INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC Second Assessment Climate Change 1995 A REPORT OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE. Jiang, X., Zhao, X., Sun, X., Roberts, A. P., Appy Sluijs, Chou, Y.-M., Yao, W., Xing, J., Zhang, W., & Liu, Q. (2024). Iron fertilization–induced deoxygenation of eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean intermediate waters during the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum. Geology. Kaufman, R. (2019, March 11). The Risks, Rewards and Possible Ramifications of Geoengineering Earth’s Climate. Smithsonian; Smithsonian.com. Keith, D. W. (2000). Geoengineering the Climate: History and Prospect. Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, 25(1), 245–284. Mandel, K. (2015, September 29). Everyone Warned the Breakthrough Ecomodernists To Avoid Toxic Owen Paterson – But They Said “F@*%You.” DeSmog. McKenzie, J. (2022, August 11). Dodging silver bullets: how cloud seeding could go wrong. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Monbiot, G. (2015, September 24). Meet the ecomodernists: ignorant of history and paradoxically old-fashioned. The Guardian. Morton, O. (2012, August 9). On Geoengineering. The Breakthrough Institute. Morton, O. (2016). The planet remade : how geoengineering could change the world. Princeton University Press.National Academy of Sciences. (1992). Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming: Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base. In National Academies Press. National Academies Press. Robock, A. (2008). 20 reasons why geoengineering may be a bad idea. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 64(2), 14–18. Rubin, A. J., & Denton, B. (2022, August 28). Cloud Wars: Mideast Rivalries Rise Along a New Front. The New York Times. Schneider, S. H. (2008). Geoengineering: could we or should we make it work? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 366(1882), 3843–3862. Seabrook, V. (2016, October 10). Professor Brian Cox and Co Take Down Climate Science Deniers’ Arguments, Discuss Brexit. DeSmog. Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement. (n.d.). Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement. Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement. Stephens, J. C., & Surprise, K. (2020). The hidden injustices of advancing solar geoengineering research. Global Sustainability, 3. Temple, J. (2019, August 9). What is geoengineering—and why should you care? MIT Technology Review. Temple, J. (2022, July 1). The US government is developing a solar geoengineering research plan. MIT Technology Review. The Breakthrough Institute. (2015, April 1). An Ecomodernist Manifesto - English. The Breakthrough Institute. Tollefson, J. (...
    Show more Show less
    21 mins
Social Sciences Comedy & Humor
Show more Show less

What listeners say about The Climate Denier's Playbook

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available