Out d’Coup LIVE | Jessica Corbett, staff writer at CommonDreams, on fossil-fueled war in Ukraine, Biden’s misdirected LNG plan, & windfall profit tax proposed by Sanders, Markey, and Bowman

On this episode of Out d'Coup LIVE, I welcome Jessica Corbett to the show. Jessica is a staff writer at Commondreams.org. We'll be talking about two of her most recent articles focusing on the fossil fuel links to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Biden's problematic LNG (liquified natural gas) plan to ease European energy needs in the wake of the conflict. Kelly Sheehan of the Sierra Club noted on Wednesday, March 13 that "allowing for the expansion of new and expanded pipelines and gas export facilities, which wouldn't come online for years, would do nothing to help Europe in the short term and would only line the pockets of fossil fuel executives and lock in reliance on risky, volatile fossil fuels for decades to come." As recent reports of record heat waves in Antarctica and the Artic should indicate, locking in more dependency on fossil fuels will be catastrophic. 

In addition to her work at Commondreams.org, Jessica has fact-checked for or been published by outlets including In These Times, Rolling Stone, Salon, The Nation,  and VICE. Her work primarily focuses on the intersection of politics, public health, and the environment. She also explores human and civil rights, gender and sexuality, and peace and labor movements. 

Reporting from Jessica Corbett from tonight's show: 

• Jessica Corbett, "'Ukrainian Blood on Their Hands': Analysis Details How Big Oil Funded Putin's War Chest," https://bit.ly/3qYFRhl
• Jessica Corbett, "Ahead of EU Gas Announcement, Biden Urged to Boost Clean Energy Not LNG," https://bit.ly/3IELVkX
• Jessica Corbett, "Sanders Intros Revival of 95% Windfall Profits Tax From WWII to Curb Corporate Greed," https://bit.ly/3qIf2xM

Additional articles from CommonDreams.org that we discussed on tonight's show: 

• Andrea Germanos, "McKibben 'Heat Pumps for Peace' Plan Gains Traction With Biden," https://bit.ly/3tOhrsk
• Jake Johnson, "Youth Strikes Worldwide Demand Climate Action That Centers 'People Not Profit'," https://bit.ly/3IO7P5t
• Kenny Stancil, "US Import Ban on Russian Oil a 'Blow to Putin's War Machine,' Says Biden," https://bit.ly/3INbhNq
• Julia Conley, "Majority of Americans Fear Nuclear Weapons Use After Russia's Ukraine Invasion," https://bit.ly/3qI18LQ

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