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Rumble: We're Guinea Pigs In The Giant Fracking Experiment

Gianno Caldwell, Caldwell Strategic Consulting & Zaid Jilani, The Intercept & Neil McCabe, Breitbart joins Thom. Over 100 families affiliated with the group Friends of the Harmed have written a letter to president Obama demanding a meeting with him and the EPA to discuss their concerns about how fracking has affected their lives. The signatories of the letter include people who've seen fracking earthquakes destroy their houses - their drinking water contaminated - and their farms ruined.

What’s the 1 Issue You Want Congress To Address More?

According to a call-out from the Guardian asking American readers to reflect on the race so far - American voters are upset. But they aren't just upset about a rigged political system and a rigged economic system - they're upset about what the candidates aren't talking about. Specifically - readers were asked to identify "the one issue that affects your life you wish the presidential candidates were discussing more" - and one in five readers who responded said that they wish candidates were discussing climate change more. Many readers noted that the Republican debate has only focused on blatant denial and undoing Barack Obama's attempts to fight global warming. Readers used phrases like "cataclysmic", "running out of time" "threat to human life" and "slow-motion apocalypse" to describe the climate crisis we're facing.

Obama’s “Clean” Coal Boondoggle

Dan Zegart, Climate Investigations Center & Brett Wingo, Southern Company Clean Coal Project Whistleblower. So-called "clean coal" has been hailed as a way of keeping coal in the energy mix while decreasing carbon emissions. But now that one so-called "clean coal" project is 4 billion dollars over budget - the question is why aren't we just investing in real renewable energy?

How Can Scientists Work w/Congress?

Dr. Rush Holt, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) joins Thom. Thirty one scientific organizations have signed a new letter to remind Congress about the scientific view of climate change. So - how can scientists work with Congress?

Full Show 7/6/16: Scientists to Congress: #ActOnClimate

Tonight’s Rumble talks the Chilcot report detailing Britain’s role in the Iraq War, the latest execution by police in America, and Paul Ryan’s plan to cut taxes for the rich. Thom discusses the 31 environmental organizations calling for Congress to immediately address climate change with AAAS’ Rush Holt and how Obama’s “clean” coal project became a mess with the Climate Investigations Center’s Dan Zegart and whistleblower Brett Wingo.

Politics Panel: Guns - Have Democrats Finally Grown A Spine?

Hughey Newsome, BOLD.global/Move-On-Up & Alex Lawson, Social Security Works & Bryan Pruitt, RedState joins Thom. The House Democrats push for gun reform isn't over yet. Today - they took to the floor to give a series of speeches calling on Republicans to allow a vote on two measures - one which would would close the so-called "terror loophole" that allows people on the government's terror watchlists to buy firearms and another that would institute universal background checks for all gun purchases. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan isn't allowing a vote on these measures - and is instead only allowing votes on Republican measures - including an NRA-backed amendment that's a watered-down version of the Democratic plan to close the so-called terror loophole.

Politics Panel: Was Trump’s Ad Design By White Supremacists?

Hughey Newsome, BOLD.global/Move-On-Up & Alex Lawson, Social Security Works & Bryan Pruitt, RedState joins Thom. Donald Trump and his campaign are furiously denying that an image tweeted out by Trump calling "Hillary Clinton the most corrupt candidate ever" had anything to do with anti-Semitism. This isn't the first time Trump's social media accounts have retweeted or re-purposed something from the white nationalist far-right.

The Green Slime Attacking the Atlantic Coast

Matthew Schwartz, South Florida Wildlands Association. Some of Florida's gorgeous beaches now look like something out of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Who's to blame? And what can we do to make sure this never happens again?

How The Food Industry Destroys Democracy

On July 1st - Vermont's mandatory GMO labeling law went into effect. Less than a week later - there's a bipartisan effort to make it harder for consumers around America to know what they're eating.

Welcome to Jupiter!

Dr. Leroy Chiao PhD, Former NASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander joins Thom. Earlier today - at 3:18 Greenwich Mean Time - NASAs "Juno" spacecraft successfully reached Jupiter and entered the gas giants orbit. Scott Bolton - principle investigator for the Juno mission described his relief when orbit was achieved - telling The Guardian that "There's a mixture of tension and anxiety because this is such a critical manoeuvre … The rocket motor has to burn at the right time, in the right direction, for just the right amount of time.” It took the spaceship 5 years to make the 1.8 billion mile trip from Earth to Jupiter and The Juno probe is equipped with 29 sensors and 9 instruments that will study the planet for the next 20 months. The probe will be making a map of the planet before its instruments finally fail and the probe falls to Jupiter's surface.

Full Show 7/5/16: FBI: Hillary Was "Extremely Careless"

Tonight’s Politics Panel discusses the FBI Director’s remarks on the Hillary Clinton email investigation, Trump’s anti-Semitic tweet, and Obama and Clinton’s first campaign event in North Carolina. Thom discusses South Florida’s massive algae problem with South Florida Wildlands Association’s
Matt Schwartz, the significance of NASA’s Juno probe entering Jupiter’s orbit with former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao, and in tonight’s Daily Take Thom details how BigAg is going after Vermont’s new GMO labeling law.

Full Show 7/1/16: Thom Hartmann Gets Geeky on Science

On tonight’s inaugural Big Picture Science Show Thom looks back at some of the best science stories from the week: His interview with climatologist Michael Mann on how we really don’t need climate data anymore because of the constant extreme weather events, how technology can help the Syrian refugees make their journey safer with Third Wave Volunteers’ Alison Thompson, how we can get to 100% renewable energy with Post Carbo

Racist Attitudes in the 2016 Election

Benjamin Dixon, The Benjamin Dixon Show, joins Thom. Even though the Democratic Primary is effectively over - Hillary Clinton supporters can't stop talking about Bernie Bros. But do they have some skeletons in the closet of their own?

Welcome to Neo-Colonialism...

Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel joins Thom. Yesterday the Senate passed the so-called PROMESA to help Puerto Rico restructure its debt. This bill is being heavily criticized as "neo-colonial.”

July 4th 1776…The First Brexit

People are still reeling from the UK's unprecedented vote to leave the European Union - But 240 years ago - American colonists made a very similar declaration.

ADHD: Hunter in a Farmer's World

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