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Description: Told by the first climate change activist, this is the story of how the U.S. government fully understood the problem during the 1980's, 90's, and 00's, but was unable to put serious limits on greenhouse gas emissions. This extended, ad-free episode tdc.video/programs/the-complete-history-of-how-the-us-almost-solved-climate-change?categoryId=61492 Featuring interviews with: Writer Nathaniel Rich - Losing Earth: The Decade We Could Have Stopped Climate Change Article: nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/01/magazine/climate-change-losing-earth.html Book: amazon.com/Losing-Earth-History-Nathaniel-Rich/dp/0374191336 Rafe Pomerance: a leading climate change activist who has worked for decades to put - and keep - the issue on the agenda in Washington D.C. woodwellclimate.org/staff/rafe-pomerance Full list of research links available to members of tdc.video