'BradCast' 3/15/2023 (Guest: Climate journalist Peter Sinclair on the attack on farmers over clean energy)
b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 Hundreds of farmers and climate activists last week rallied at the U.S. Capitol for climate provisions in this year's federal farm bill, now under negotiation in Congress. The Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats are trying to boost funding for farmers who are grappling with extreme weather disasters, while Republicans are intent on slashing funding and assistance to farmers across the board. But there's a very disturbing campaign across multiple states to harass and intimidate farmers and elected officials in America's heartland who support wind and solar projects on their lands and in their small towns.\\xa0 Journalist PETER SINCLAIR, award-winning climate videographer from Yale Climate Communications, has documented the well-coordinated, under-the-radar campaign to block all clean renewable energy projects in rural areas. In on-the-ground reporting and interviews with farmers, Sinclair explains who is behind the coordinated attacks, how they use disinformation, intimidation and threats to block wind and solar projects on private property, and how renewable energy provides a lifeline to struggling farmers and rural areas trying to boost their economies and fight off real estate developers. Also today: Michigan's state legislature has repealed the state's so-called 'right to work' (for less!) legislation adopted by the GOP-controlled legislature in 2012, a victory for workers made possible by voters who adopted a statewide ballot initiative to end gerrymandering in Michigan."