Can see democracy at work so citizens are truly informerred. Our republic thrives. Get informed straight from the source on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are, because the opinion in that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy hooks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Tonight were very happy to welcome Erika Bolstad in conversation with lydia caselin. As a documentary filmmaker and journalist who has studied and written sasse vastly about Climate Change and fossil fuels, Erika Bolstads personal connection to oil was brought to light in late 2009 when her ailing mother unexpectedly received a check for leased mineral rights. They were rights that dated back toht 1951 leased by erikas grandfather from the land his mother had home sedded in the early 1900s in north dakota. Ericas great grandmother, anna, was a woman of potential fortune lost to history with very little photo evidence or writing. In fact, annas husband had comm