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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 45 MIN

Climate News: From backyard shed to global marketing titan, Jeff Bezos, has U.S. Presidents's ear and Trump's making use of his wealth

from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean

The Washington Post was once one of America's most influential newspapers, and in some ways it still is, but Amazon owner, Jeff Bezos, who bought the paper and had the wealth to sustain it, now appears to be shredding it.Layoffs at this once great newspaper were nowhere near inevitable. But Jeff Bezos was never committed to the paper’s best traditions - "The Washington Post Is in Free Fall—and There’s One Person to Blame";"Briefing Recap | Oil and Gas Lookahead 2026";"Australian ministers met Japanese gas companies 20 times amid fossil fuel lobbying push";"Authoritarianism is undermining climate action – and time is running out";"Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges";"Mass layoffs fuel fears of ‘death spiral’ at Washington Post";"The Otways brace for another gas fight";"Why Scientists Are Rethinking 60 Years of Arctic Snow Data";"Milan protesters rally against environmentally and economically 'unsustainable' Winter Olympics";"'Easy and cheaper': Why a growing number of Australians are adopting this niche lifestyle";"The case for banning fossil fuel donations ".

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