The 15-Minute Cities Conspiracy (with Adam Something)
03/24/23 • 39 min
The 15-minute cities conspiracy has almost nothing to do with urban planning, and everything to do with climate change denialism. Urban planning has just become the latest topic to get caught up in the culture war.
Relevant articles & links:
- https://www.desmog.com/2023/02/16/revealed-the-science-denial-network-behind-oxfords-climate-lockdown-backlash/
- https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/02/21/what-is-a-15-minute-city-the-eco-concept-that-has-been-jumped-on-by-conspiracy-theorists
- https://twitter.com/AdamBarnett13/status/1626188798269747201
- https://twitter.com/davidrvetter/status/1626962580190248961
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The 15-minute cities conspiracy has almost nothing to do with urban planning, and everything to do with climate change denialism. Urban planning has just become the latest topic to get caught up in the culture war.
Relevant articles & links:
- https://www.desmog.com/2023/02/16/revealed-the-science-denial-network-behind-oxfords-climate-lockdown-backlash/
- https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/02/21/what-is-a-15-minute-city-the-eco-concept-that-has-been-jumped-on-by-conspiracy-theorists
- https://twitter.com/AdamBarnett13/status/1626188798269747201
- https://twitter.com/davidrvetter/status/1626962580190248961
Directly support the production of this podcast, and listen to every episode ad-free and sponsor-free, by subscribing to Nebula: https://nebula.tv/agenda
Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikes
Adam Something: https://youtube.com/@adamsomething
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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