Ep 84 – Carbon Bootprint
Ashes Ashes25 Jul 2019

Ep 84 – Carbon Bootprint

Episode 84 - "Carbon Bootprint"

They're the single biggest polluter on earth in both chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions, their effects can be felt around the world in both rising temps and destroyed lives, in fact they're in the very business of destruction: it's the US Military. This week we are joined be researcher Dr. Patrick Bigger to discuss the paper he coauthored (Hidden carbon costs of the “everywhere war”: Logistics, geopolitical ecology, and the carbon boot‐print of the US military) covering some of the far reaching impacts of imperialist policies and what it really costs to have the most powerful military on Earth. Tune in to hear about logistics, supply chains, concrete, solar powered tanks, and so much more in our exploration of the everywhere war.

Chapters
  • 01:08 Externalities
  • 16:31 Dr. Patrick Bigger
  • 52:01 Thinking Big

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