Episode 1866 – On this Friday show, Lierre Keith and Derrick Jensen join Vinnie Tortorich to discuss their book, Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It, beekeeping, glow kids, the environmental dangers of veganism, and more.
BRIGHT GREEN LIES
- Lierre and Derrick wrote this book together.
- It focuses on how the environmental movement lost its way.
- Every drug we take ends up affecting fish and our wildlife because these drugs end up in our waterways.
- Depression medications are everywhere in nature nowadays.
- Global warming begins with the beginning of agriculture. We were burning for fossil soil every time we plowed land.
- Rice culture was a big boom for global warming.
- Dams are one of the most destructive things environmentally that humans create.
- This is one of the reasons veganism is not a solution.
- It is also bad for our health.
LIERRE AND DERRICK
- Derrick was trained to be an engineer but he didn’t want to go into the oil industry.
- He became a writer and a beekeeper, and now he writes and is an activist.
- Lierre is an environmentalist, writer, activist, and former vegan.
- She’s been on the show before, check it out here: Quitting Veganism For Your Health with Lierre Keith – Episode 1701
GLOW KIDS
- Kids spend too much time on their phones.
- Scientists performed a study where they surveyed whether kids would choose sunlight or Wi-Fi if they could only have one, and kids overwhelmingly chose Wi-Fi.
- Virtual reality is no substitute for real life.
- Parents, if you’re listening to this, get your kids outdoors!
- And everyone should get outdoors more often.
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