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** THE WEEKLY REVEAL
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Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023
Hello! In this issue:
* We take you inside a climate solution that doesn’t hold up.
* Traveling? We’ve got road trip listens.
* Some good news from Reveal.
** THIS WEEK’S PODCAST
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** It’s Not Easy Going Green
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At the trash incinerator in Palm Beach County, Fla., claws grab garbage from a giant pit and transfer it to boilers, where it will be burned to generate electricity. Credit: Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
There’s a way to “fight” climate change that’s easy, cheap and popular. And it’s a tool the U.S. government has been using for years to meet its renewable energy goals.
But one problem: This tool doesn’t quite work the way it was intended to. And it was debunked years ago.
This week on Reveal ([link removed]) , in an episode that first aired in July, we dive into the renewable energy certificate (REC) market and how it’s served as a cheap stand-in for meaningful change.
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** OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
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** Road Trip Listens from Reveal
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We’ve gathered up some of our favorite shows for your travels. Click the link from your favorite podcast app to go right to the episode.
** One-hour trip
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Gaza: A War of Weapons and Words: The loss of civilian life in Gaza and Israel has sparked outrage and protest, but a group of grieving parents continues quietly working for peace.
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A Reckoning at Amazon: Everything you’ve heard in the last few years about Amazon’s dangerous quest for speed started with our groundbreaking reporting.
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America Goes Psychedelic, Again: Psychedelic drugs have been illegal for 50 years, but they’re trickling back into the mainstream because they show promise in helping treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health challenges. We explore the latest.
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** Two-hour trip
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Buried Secrets (two-part series): After decades of stripping away Native American identity from its students, a Catholic boarding school seeks to help the community heal. This series was a partnership between Reveal and ICT, formerly known as Indian Country Today.
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American Rehab (eight-part series): Reveal exposes how a treatment for drug addiction has turned tens of thousands of people into an unpaid shadow workforce. This reporting was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize.
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Mississippi Goddam (seven-part series):
Billey Joe Johnson Jr. dreamed of graduating high school, going to college and one day playing pro football. On a cold December morning in 2008, that future was shattered. His story is a reckoning of justice in America.
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Reveal Presents: We drop all our longer series in our Reveal Presents feed. Subscribe there and you can find American Rehab, Mississippi Goddam and After Ayotzinapa all in one place.
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** Ending on a Good Note
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* Last week, we announced big news: We’re merging with Mother Jones, creating a more sustainable, more powerful and more impactful nonprofit newsroom. Learn more about the merger and what it means ([link removed]) .
* We were honored to be recognized by Longreads in its top investigations of 2023 for our investigation into a federal law that puts new mothers on anti-addiction medication into an impossible bind ([link removed]) . “It would be simplistic to say that this phenomenal story, published in partnership with The New York Times Magazine, is about the unintended consequences of a government policy,” wrote Seyward Darby. “On a deeper level, it is about the American impulse to marginalize and punish women who don’t fit into culturally ordained boxes.”
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** In Case You Missed It
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🎧 Hidden Confessions of the Mormon Church ([link removed])
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🎧 In Bondage to the Law ([link removed])
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