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252: Tia Nelson, part 2: A lifetime of Earth Days
Episode 252
Tia has been active on the environment for a long time, working with government, non profits, as an individual, and since birth deeply connected with federal and state government. And of course Earth…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
251: Let's make overpopulation only a finance issue
Episode 251
Here are my notes that I read from for this episode.
New comment from reading Countdown by Alan WeismanOverpopulation is major issue.Challenges are culture, religion, lack of education, lack of birth …Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
250: Why talk about birthrate and population so much?
Episode 250
Readers and listeners have commented on my writing and posting lately about population and birth rates. Why do I talk about them? Isn't America below replacement level?
I recently finished reading Cou…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
249: Florida Mayors Jerry Demings and Buddy Dyer, part 2: Humility and Action from U.S. officials
Episode 249
Since our first episode, I've been talking about these mayors choosing to pick up garbage. I believe that a man never stands so tall as when he bends down to pick up another person's garbage.
How many…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
248: Countdown, a book I recommend by Alan Weisman
Episode 248
I just finished an eye-opening book, Countdown, by Alan Weisman. It covers population.
Weisman traveled to and reported on about a dozen places' views and practices on population and family planning.
I…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
247: Balancing jobs and junk
Episode 247
People resist environmental projects to protect jobs, even to keep producing products that pollute.
My absurd proposal to balance jobs with junk: put factories next to landfills. Despite it being absu…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
246: The Emotions Around Environmental Action
Episode 246
What emotions do you associate with environmental action?
I find people associate shame and guilt with it. I find these emotions lead people to suppress the emotions and hide the behavior leading to i…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
245: Tia Nelson, part 1: Earth Day
Episode 245
One of my main goals for this podcast is to bring people who love acting on one's environmental values, seeing stewardship not as an obligation but as being a part of something greater than yourself,…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
244: Lessons from extinction
Episode 244
Learning that humans only recently developed the concept of extinction. Much of the West, for example, believed in a Great Chain of Being, spontaneous generation, and a biblical flood.
That perspectiv…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
243: Confusing distinct modes of acting
Episode 243
Tired of people saying what you do doesn't matter? Or personal action in general?
They're confusing different types of action. In this recording I distinguish three of them so you can feel comfortable…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago