In The Tank

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 379 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the start of a new year, climate alarmism has been given center stage. 60 Minutes recently ran a segment about the looming population doomsday. The segment, featuring noted doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, promoted dire warnings like "humanity is unsustainable," and how we are "in the midst of sixth mass extinction." Also, the UN convened a conference on biodiversity a few weeks ago where world leaders agreed to a bunch of principles which could have major implications.

Show Notes

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 379 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the start of a new year, climate alarmism has been given center stage. 60 Minutes recently ran a segment about the looming population doomsday. The segment, featuring noted doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, promoted dire warnings like "humanity is unsustainable," and how we are "in the midst of sixth mass extinction." Also, the UN convened a conference on biodiversity a few weeks ago where world leaders agreed to a bunch of principles which could have major implications.

OPENING CHIT CHAT
 
NYT - Live Updates: McCarthy Loses 4th Vote for Speaker
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/04/us/house-speaker-vote
 
 
60 MINUTES – POPULATION DOOMSDAY
 
Reason - 60 Minutes Promotes Paul Ehrlich's Failed Doomsaying One More Time
https://reason.com/2023/01/03/60-minutes-promotes-paul-ehrlichs-failed-doomsaying-one-more-time/
 
National Review - Population-Bombers Are Going Extinct
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/population-bombers-are-going-extinct/
 
CBS News - Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-mass-extinction-60-minutes-2023-01-01/
 
 
2022 UN BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE
 
NPR - Negotiators at a U.N. biodiversity conference reach a historic deal to protect nature
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1144065910/a-u-n-pact-finds-agreement-to-save-nature-seen-as-vital-for-biodiversity
 
CNN - More than 190 countries sign landmark agreement to halt the biodiversity crisis
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/world/cop15-biodiversity-agreement-montreal-climate-scn-intl/index.html
 
CBD - COP15: Nations Adopt Four Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement
https://www.cbd.int/article/cop15-cbd-press-release-final-19dec2022

Creators and Guests

Host
Chris Talgo
Chris Talgo is the Editorial Director at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center.
Host
Donald Kendal
Donald Kendal is a research fellow for The Heartland's Socialism Research Center, host of Heartland's In the Tank Podcast and Stopping Socialism TV, and a talented graphic designer.
Host
Jim Lakely
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Guest
Justin T. Haskins
Justin Haskins is the director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute.

What is In The Tank?

The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more.

This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.