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Sep 2023
22m 56s

Should we blow it all up?

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Some climate activists think it’s time to ramp up their efforts by vandalizing multimillion-dollar artworks and even sabotaging key infrastructure.  Should activists move beyond peaceful protests? Host Amy Scott talks with filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Ariela Barer about some of these ideas that show up in their environmental thriller “How to Blow Up a Pipeline.”

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OPINION: The moral case for destroying fossil fuel infrastructure – Andreas Malm

WATCH: TED – The fairy tales of the fossil fuel industry — and a better climate story – Luisa Neubauer

STREAM: How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Film)

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