'BradCast' 8/11/2016: (Carroll Muffett of CIEL on new revelations about Big Oil, Big Tobacco and science denial; Plus: How to cover Trump and more...)
b"Today on The BradCast: We'd love to NOT cover Donald Trump. But, frankly, as annoying as it is, that would be journalistic malpractice for a number of reasons. We discuss the journalist's dilemma in covering Election 2016, and try to stay focused on substance that matters. To that end, the Dept. of Justice's investigation of the Baltimore Police Department in the wake of the 2015 Freddie Gray killing sets off troubling if all-too-familiar alarm bells. Then Carroll Muffett of the Center for International Environmental Law joins us to discuss new revelations from their investigation revealing a treasure trove of old documents detailing how Big Oil did not, in fact, model their science denial after Big Tobacco. In fact, it was Big Tobacco who lifted their playbook from Big Oil's anti-science scam as early as the late 1940s! Plus: Desi Doyen joins us for the latest 'Green News Report', on the energy policies of Trump v. Clinton and a very encouraging climate precedent just established by a federal court..."