'BradCast' 9/5/2019 (Guest: Vox's David Roberts on CNN's Climate Crisis Town Hall)
On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 As the Trump Administration announced this week it will attempt to roll back regulations on energy efficient light bulbs, Democratic 2020 Presidential contenders were granted extended airtime to discuss their plans for climate action in CNN's first-of-its-kind town hall devoted to solutions on the climate crisis. Energy and climate journalist DAVID ROBERTS of Vox.com analyzes what went down in the marathon 7-hour event, which he calls surprisingly engaging and substantive, and discusses the successes and failures of the CNN anchors, the candidates' responses, and the often smart and insightful questions posed by audience members. We cover a broad swath of subjects from the town hall, like the role of nuclear energy in the climate crisis, how candidates pushed back on the GOP framing that solutions must somehow involve painful personal sacrifice, how government mandates already effect our purchasing decisions, whether the Senate filibuster must be eliminated, and how to counter years of corporate mis-framing adopted by media and politicians for years. Roberts also shares his insightful and delightfully snarky views on which candidates and moderators excelled during the town hall, and which ones didn't. Plus Desi Doyen has the latest 'Green News Report', with a bit more on the CNN climate crisis town hall and the latest on the impacts of Hurricane Dorian, currently threatening large swaths of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard....