Soil, Trees, and other Dithyrambs

An American classic, the first volume of “The Foxfire Book”. Also some discussion of plastic and atmospheric geo-engineering (both bad), the right to repair and growing up green (both good). Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

Though the virus is still very much in the air, we can celebrate the end of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and the beginning of a national climate plan in the US House. Also, a couple tips on how to keep your air healthy at home these days. Then, we turn to “The Honorable Art of … Continue reading Love Is In The Air → Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

New voter polls on the environment, an Arctic update, The Nature Conservancy’s Family Forest initiative, and soil scientist Rattan Lal’s World Food Prize. Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Birth of Tragedy”, the Apollonian-Dionysian duality, and a new poem, “My Closest Neighbors”. Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

Reason and freedom in the opening lines of Epictetus’s “Discourses”. / Sizzling summer energy tips. / Poem “How Do You Sound?” / Art and moral education (e.g. “The Wreck of the Old 97”). / In the news: the EIA releases numbers to support the milestone announced last year – renewables surpass coal in electricity generation … Continue reading Summer With Epictetus → Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

Good to be back after a two-month quarantine from the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to some news, we look at dying in America, the “Man of Empty Words”, and the difficulty in understanding human motivation. Also, a reading of the opening lines of Pope Francis’ 2015 Laudato Si’, “On Care For Our Common Home.” Finally, … Continue reading Virulence → Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

Special edition on the nature of courage. So, take heart and let’s start thinking. We also say goodbye to “winter” and hello to “shoulder season”. Also, test your word game skill on our featured word “brave”. Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

Virginia is about to pass moderate, but historic and long-overdue, climate and energy legislation. “Maude the Moderate” is someone the Democratic party knows well. Insect populations are dropping as groups struggle to respond to E.O. Wilson’s call for us to save half the earth for … life. Bristol, England (different from Bristol, Virginia in almost … Continue reading Maude the Moderate → Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

The now infamous Jim Molan kicks off the show by kicking his fellow Australians when they’re down. On the upside, jobs in the energy storage industry are expected to boom, the “worst case scenario” has probably (slightly) improved, renewables are about to surpass coal and nuclear on US grids, and some hybrids get a big … Continue reading “I’m not relying on evidence!” → Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

An incredible opportunity to help remote Equadorian villagers protect their corner of the Amazon from oil drilling … by teaching their kids English. The WEF’s recent global risk report is all about the environment. Financial giant, Blackrock, fires a warning shot to businesses and investors. 2020 brings an uptick in renewables, along with a jump … Continue reading Dreams, Resolutions, Opportunities and Risks → Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/

Rural America’s political guru talks about the economics of the Green New Deal initiative, and how tackling issues of wealth inequality also solves environmental problems. Anthony and his organization S.C.A.L.E. (Sequestering Carbon, Accelerating Local Economies) are currently working with other state leaders on a blueprint for Virginia’s version of the G.N.D. – with the expectation … Continue reading Anthony Flaccavento on the Green New Deal → Good Energy is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://goodenergylife.wordpress.com/