{"id":11496,"date":"2016-01-06T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11496"},"modified":"2016-01-06T17:30:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T01:30:06","slug":"gas-oil-citizens-united-california-bernie-nafta-tpp-kxl-climate-change-and-callers-bradcast-162016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11496","title":{"rendered":"Gas, Oil, Citizens United, California, Bernie, NAFTA, TPP, KXL, Climate Change and Callers: ‘BradCast’ 1\/6\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a very busy live BradCast<\/i><\/a> from the KPFK<\/a>\/Pacifica Radio<\/a> studios in L.A. today, with a lot of breaking news, callers and more!<\/p>\n

First: California Governor Jerry Brown declares<\/a> a state of emergency as the massive natural gas leak at Porter Ranch, near Los Angeles, continues to pump millions of tons of climate changing methane (and more) into the atmosphere. And then, also breaking, Canadian tar sands oil company TransCanada files a complaint<\/a>, under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and in federal court, charging the U.S. violated the so-called “free trade” pact when Obama blocked the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline late last year.<\/p>\n

Next: We’re joined by attorney and long-time BRAD BLOG legal analyst Ernest A. Canning<\/b><\/a> to discuss the new ruling<\/a> by the CA Supreme Court overturning their 2014 decision<\/a> that removed Proposition 49 from the state’s general election ballot. The initiative, placed on the ballot by the state legislature, sought an “advisory opinion” from the electorate as to whether the state should call on Congress to overturn the infamous Citizens United<\/i> decision<\/a> with a Constitutional amendment.<\/p>\n

Canning explains the new decision and how, as he reported here in early 2015<\/a>, the state’s high court got it wrong in the first place when they disallowed CA voters to express their opinion on Prop 49 back in 2014. He also explains why he’s been absent, of late, from The BRAD BLOG<\/a>! Tune in to find out why, where he’s been, and if we’ll ever get him back!<\/p>\n

Then: Extreme weather, super-charged by climate change, kills scores of Americans in dozens of states across the U.S. over the holidays and the media misreports (or ignores) it completely. We correct the record (with an assist<\/a> from our old friend, climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann!)<\/p>\n

Finally: Listener calls! Including one that I am pretty sure comes from the old MovieFone guy!<\/p>\n

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