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In this episode I speak with my good friend, James Fitzgerald. He works as the Research & Policy Manager for BCarbon, a carbon credit registry focused on nature-based solutions. We used to work there together.
(00:00) Introduction
(00:32) Spirituality and Early Life
(08:50) Early Connection with Nature
(13:49) Climate Change and Regional Perspectives
(16:07) Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
(23:23) Language and Nature
(33:43) Rewilding
(44:30) Megafauna and Species Movement
(50:15) Cosmology and Deep Time
(55:17) Future Aspirations
(59:37) Conclusion
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In this episode of Discern Earth, I speak with my friend David LaGreca, a carbon markets expert at EcoEngineers, about his journey from dirtbag mountaineer living out of a tent to becoming a leading validator/verifier in the voluntary and compliance carbon markets, how his deep connection to nature through mountaineering shaped his moral principles, his 24 years of being a vegan, how he approaches developing rigorous standards for crediting emerging carbon dioxide removal pathways, and his thoughts on the viability of different CDR pathways and emerging biodiversity accounting and crediting frameworks.
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In this episode of Discern Earth, I speak with my friend and environmental chemist, Sam Rosolina, about how his faith evolved to the point of finding a church that embraces creation care, his deep love of Southern Appalachia, how witnessing the devastating Kingston coal ash spill catalyzed his entry into environmental chemistry, his work using isotopes to identify how microbes remediate hazardous waste sites, the parallels between microbial and human communities, and finding stability in a career of stewarding the place that he calls home.
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In this episode of Discern Earth, I speak with my good friend and forest technologist, Brandon Craft, about how he got into forestry after studying biblical theology, his deep connection to the coastal plain of Georgia, how managing fire is instinctual to him, the value of a liberal arts education in applied Earth science, his concept of a home ecosystem, and perceiving the sublime in forest fires, hurricanes, and deserts.
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In this episode of Discern Earth, I speak with my good friend and forest carbon scientist, Elias Ayrey, about how scientific values shape his ethics, his fascination with paleobotany, how examining forests using remote sensing colors his view of the natural world, why carbon markets suck, whether voluntary action can tangibly mitigate climate change, and how he ended up starting his YouTube channel.
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In this episode of Discern Earth I speak with my good friend and CDR enthusiast, Ross Kenyon, about Leo Tolstoy’s religious philosophy, how appreciating the concept of sin would help the climate community be more effective, whether Christianity caused the ecological crisis we faced today, the future of geopolitics under radical climate change scenarios, and how to be a family man while also trying to save the world.
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In this episode of Discern Earth I speak with my good friend and product wizard, Roman Gonzalez, about his materialist ecological spirituality, what is was like growing up in Corpus Christi, how existentialist philosophy informs his personal metaphysics, his experience founding a home gardening startup, his passion for supporting underrepresented startup founders, and his recent obsession with alien cosmology. This was a fun one! You can check out the full transcript of the episode here.
[02:10] Roman's spiritual journey
[04:35] Growing up in Corpus Christi
[10:50] Getting interested in philosophy
[20:26] Moving into marketing and product design
[28:56] The joy of growing plants
[32:01] Supporting underrepresented founders in startups
[39:11] Career reflections
[46:29] Extraterrestrial phenomena
[54:49] Aliens in volcanoes
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In this episode of Discern Earth, I speak with my good friend and materials scientist Caleb Meredith about his concept of energy stewardship. We explore his fascination for the micro-scale properties of materials, how new materials are born commercially, whether there is a distinction between “natural” and “unnatural” materials, the viability of a circular material economy, and the mystical nature of complexity science. The audio of this episode is choppy unfortunately, but the conversation is high quality so I recommend you listen anyways. You can find the full transcript of this episode here.
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In this episode of Discern Earth, I speak with my good friend and philosopher Bryan Kam about what nature is. We discuss the etymology of nature and related terms, whether there is a hard distinction between man and nature, hypostatization and reification, the Christian roots of theories about the inherent value of nature, and the role of embodied experience in facilitating ecological regeneration. You can find the full transcript of this episode here.
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In this episode, I describe my childhood fascination with nature, reflect on how I ended up working in nature and climate, and explain my spiritual motivations for striving to regenerate the Earth.
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In this episode I introduce Discern Earth, the podcast and newsletter that seeks to understand why nature professionals do what they do.
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