“Demonizing the fossil fuel industry doesn’t help. What helps is making them part of the conversation and seeing the role that we fundamentally have to play, and are more than willing to play.”

I attack Alicia Downard, Earth scientist at oil and gas giant Chevron, about how she and her soulless oil people are out to murder the planet. Alicia fights back.

We talk about the judgment she receives for being in the oil and gas industry, and how she feels about it and responds to it. She shares how she feels as an Earth scientist in the industry, and whether they are truly killing the planet. What are the people in this industry like? Are they money-minded climate-deniers, or do they drive Teslas? How is the industry responding to the climate crisis? Is that response fast and effective enough, and will we be able to overcome the cr ...