In today's episode, Casey, Maria, and Naomi talk to conservative climate activists about why they support carbon pricing policy. We'll hear from former Congressman Bob Inglis (RepublicEN.org), Kiera O'Brien (Young Conservatives for Carbon Dividends), former Congressman Carlos Curbelo, and Jerry Taylor (Niskanen Center). Read more at pricingnature.substack.com

5. The Conservative Case for Carbon Pricing

In our third episode, we are joined by Shalanda Baker and Bryan Garcia to introduce energy justice. We touch on some of the major energy justice themes from the generation of energy to its use in our homes and lives.  

Episode Three Sources: 

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Episode Three Additional Resources: 

Revolutionary Power, by Shalanda Baker: https://islandpress.org/books/revolutionary-power 

Initiative for Energy Justice: https://iejusa.org/

Episode Three: Energy Justice Primer

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