Important, Not Important

Back in Episode 26, Quinn & Brian asked: what drives a man to give 200 climate speeches to Congress?Our guest was Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the junior senator from Rhode Island and all-around stellar human. He’s been a member of Congress since 2007 and he was just sworn in for his 3rd term – plus, he’s recently been moonlighting as some sort of Captain Planet figure.We discuss his speeches, his future carbon bill, bi-partisanship, calling bullshit when we see it, Rhode Island’s fossil-fuel lawsuit, and so much more.Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!Trump’s Book Club: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3R5XF4WMZE0TV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_ws_2Gr8Ab6RS5WF3Links: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SenWhitehouse Sandra Thornton Whitehouse: https://www.oceancollectiv.co/sandra/ Republicans for Carbon Tax: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/science/a-conservative-climate-solution-republican-group-calls-for-carbon-t