North Dakota is the testing ground for the country's worst ideas, and the result is seeing human irrelevance play out. The state is the least visited in the country, fenced in by violence, with frackers, strip mining, sugar beats, and nuclear missile silos.
The pipeline revolution is coming, and it's going to impact every state from Maine to California. The use of old pipelines for liquid CO2 will develop new chrom-lined pipelines, and carbon capture and storage is being packaged as a carbon offset.
The far right is hijacking environmental language, and library book banning attempts are targeting Black, Brown, and queer people. The speaker is emphasizing the importance of diverse stories and the need to challenge censorship.
The fight is not only for the environment but also for our own humanity. The speaker is urging listeners to take action, from getting on local school and Public Library boards to challenging censorship and promoting environmentalism.