The Agroinnovations Podcast » climate change

Episode #72: Cop15 and Earth Democracy

podcast — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:47:53 +0000

In this episode of the podcast, I discuss the outcomes of the Cop15 summit in Copenhagen, and put this in the context of a local, grassroots movement to rebuild our society. Topics of discussion include insulating curtains, global warming as a conspiracy, the crisis of civilization, and much more.

Links below:

Warm Window Insulating Curtains

Diet Soap Podcast #36: The Mechanism that I Am (a mystic’s view that people are asleep)

DemocracyNow!

Copenhagen negotiators bicker and filibuster while the biosphere burns (by George Monbiot)

Episode #70: The (a)Politics of Transition Culture (Part II)

podcast — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:17:59 +0000

In this second part of a two part interview, Rob Hopkins and I discuss the apolitical nature of transition culture, the construction of parallel systems, and the potential for confrontation with existing power structures. Also discussed is the feasibility of permaculture in a suburban environment.

Useful Links Below

Transitionculture.org

Ralph Nader’s Flight of Fancy

Slow Money Alliance

Episode #69: Transition Culture with Rob Hopkins

acoma — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:46:30 +0000

In this episode, I am joined by Rob Hopkins of transitionculture.org. We discuss the origins of the transition movement and its practical application as a grassroots community organizing strategy. Rob shares with us some potential pitfalls, and we also discuss the differences between collapse and energy descent. This is part I in a two part interview.

For more on Charles Eisenstein, please see http://www.ascentofhumanity.com/

Episode #67: Reinventing Education — Permaculture and Transformational Learning

acoma — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:40:31 +0000

In this episode, I am joined by Nelson Lebo, organic farmer, teacher, and Ph.D. candidate in education. Nelson and I discuss today’s crisis in education, and we reframe the debate towards one where permaculture becomes the lynch pin in a strategy to promote personal transformation through hands-on science education. Issues like Peak Oil and climate change are also addressed.

Some useful links are below.

Futurescenarios.org: David Holmgren’s excellent work on the twin crisis of climate change and Peak Oil

The End of Suburbia: You Tube version of the film mentioned by Nelson in the podcast

Episode #62: Whole Systems Design with Ben Falk

acoma — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:32:06 +0000

In this interview with Ben Falk of Whole Systems design we discuss permaculture design, plant guilds, permaculture as an animal rights strategy, nitrogen use efficiency, energy descent, and the use of forests as a an energy source.

Links below:

Whole Systems Design

Future Scenarios

The Omnivore’s Delusion (article by Blake Hurst)

Death on a Factory Farm (HBO Documentary)

Episode #56: The Soil Carbon Coalition with Peter Donovan

podcast — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:24:26 +0000

In this interview, Peter Donovan and I talk about the difference between divergent and convergent solutions, the utility of policy to mitigate climate change, and the concept of a soil carbon sequestration competition as a means of shifting our strategy.

Visit Peter’s website at managingwholes.com, or visit the Soil Carbon Coalition.

Continue the discussion at Global Swadeshi forum.

Episode #50: Carbon Offsets with Dale Enerson

podcast — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:10:43 +0000

Dale Enerson is the Director of the National Carbon Credit program for the National Farmers Union. In this interview, Dale and I talk about agricultural carbon offsets, what they are and how they work, the dynamics of the carbon market, and the potential of agricultural offsets to mitigate the effects of global climate change.

Visit the NDFU Carbon Credit website to access the resources Dale mentioned in the podcast.

Episode #21: The Carbon Footprint of Food with Jack Mizner

podcast — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:36:48 +0000

This second part in a three part series on food, organized by Kathy Issacson and Phil Pohl, features Jack Mizner of Sandia National Labs. Jack talks us through the idea of carbon footprints and ecological footprints, and uses this concept to show us the differing carbon footprints of two very different meals.