In Episode 476 of District of Conservation, Gabriella chats with JustTheNews report Kevin Killough about covering the energy and environment beat and if his fellow journalists ought to restore trust here. Tune in to learn more!

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In Episode 475 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back meteorology student and breakout social media star Chris Martz. Chris discusses if climate activists are demoralized by a second Trump victory, how they'll respond to Trump 2.0, and what he thinks of president-elect Trump's EPA, Interior, and Energy picks.

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EP 434: Climate Realism with Chris Martz

In Episode 474 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews her CFACT colleagues, Craig Rucker and Marc Morano, on their experience at the recent COP 29 Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan and what climate policy will look like under the incoming Trump 2.0 administration. Tune in to learn more!

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COP29

Oil and gas are a 'gift of God', says COP29 host

Spain’s new ‘climate leave’ gives workers four days off during extreme weather

Analysis: COP29: Climate fallacies & ‘the usual wretched nonsense’ as ‘attendance dropped sharply, major nations stayed away’

Failure of UN Climate Conference is Great News for humanity! COP29 ends with charges of ‘betrayal,’ ‘despair’ & ‘disappointment’

COP29 climate diplomacy delivers perfectly vague promises a decade away

COP 29: The big UN money grab

CATO: On Inflation Reduction Act Reform, Anything Short of Full Repeal Is Failure

⁠Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down⁠

⁠Top 10 Climate & Energy Action Items for Trump in His 2nd Term⁠

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In Episode 473 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Albinas Zananavičius - Lithuanian Vice Minister of Energy - on the newly-signed intergovernmental agreement between Lithuania and the US to shore up Lithuania's civil nuclear program. Tune in to learn more!

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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys sign a strategic agreement on U.S. – Lithuania cooperation towards developing Lithuania’s civil nuclear energy program

Townhall: The U.S. and Lithuania Sign Monumental Nuclear Energy Deal

The Baltic States to Connect to European Electricity Grid

In Episode 472 of District of Conservation, Gabriella chats about Denmark passing the first-ever animal flatulence (fart) tax to wean people off of eating meat. This policy has been discussed for several months. Learn about the policy and implications of selective breeding of livestock on the show today!

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BBC: The world's first 'fart tax' to be introduced in Denmark

Bloomberg: How Denmark Is Nudging the Nation to Cut Back on Meat

Danish Action Plan for Plant-based Foods

IWF: Denmark Imposes ‘Carbon Tax’ on Animal Flatulence

Substack: Denmark Enacts First-Ever Animal Fart Tax to Fight Climate Change

Wyoming Ranchers Not Sold On Breeding Cows That Fart And Burp Less

Breeding for lower greenhouse gas emissions

In Episode 471 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the appeal of the new Taylor Sheridan TV series 'Landman'. Think Yellowstone, but in Texas' Permian Basin and focused on oil and gas production. 'Landman' was inspired by the Texas Monthly podcast Boomtown that ran from 2019-2020. Learn more about the series on the podcast today!

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Landman on Paramount +

Digital Wildcatters: Landmen React to Landman TV Series - Episode One

Texas Monthly: ‘Landman’ Episode Three Recap: Nothing in the Patch Is Certain Except Death and Rattlesnakes

EP3 Clip - Tommy Norris Monologue on Wind and Solar

In Episode 470 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the selection of Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, Doug Burgum to lead Department of the Interior, and Chris Wright to helm Department of Energy. Plus, Burgum and Wright co-leading the inaugural National Energy Council. Tune in to learn more about these picks!

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What to Make of Trump's EPA, Interior, and Energy Nominees

Lee Zeldin for EPA Administrator | Substack

Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary | Substack

Chris Wright for Energy Secretary | Substack

In Episode 469 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Mandy Gunasekara - former Trump EPA chief-of-staff and veteran Republican environmental lawyer and analyst. Mandy previews what a hypothetical Trump 2.0 EPA will look like policywise, why deregulation won't lead to decimation, if she is being considered for the EPA administrator job, Trump's legacy on energy and environment issues, and her memoir Y'all Fired. Tune in to learn more.

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Get a copy of Y'all Fired

Mandy's EPA Bio

Madam Policy: Mandy Gunasekara, Author, “Y’all Fired”: Insights from the Former EPA Chief of Staff on Policy & Federalism [Podcast]

Follow Mandy on X/Twitter and Instagram

Mandy's Section VII Bio

E&E News: Trump-era EPA official says she was subpoenaed in federal probe

Who will lead energy, environment agencies under Trump?

E&E News: Ex-Trump official floats moving EPA to Texas or Florida

In Episode 468 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back American Stewards of Liberty executive director Margaret Byfield. Margaret chats about COP16 currently happening in Colombia, biodiversity/nature credits, the status of 30-by-30, natural asset companies, natural capital accounts, and the future of property rights. Tune in to learn more!

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⁠American Stewards of Liberty⁠

⁠30 by 30 ⁠

⁠EP 390: Natural Asset Companies (ft. Margaret Byfield)⁠

⁠Reuters: Leaders urge world to pay up to save nature as COP16 talks open⁠

⁠Reuters: World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks⁠

⁠ASL: “Natural Capital Accounts” Poised to Add Private Lands to Secure America’s Debt

In Episode 467 of District of Conservation, Gabriella visits with her bass fishing partner and friend, Jim Curcuruto, Executive Director of Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation. Jim discusses his story, his work with Outdoor Stewards, the importance of recruiting and retaining HATS (hunters, anglers, trapper, shooters) for conservation's longevity, if hunting participation reverse its downward trend, and the future of conservation. Tune in to learn more!

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⁠Connect with Jim online⁠

⁠Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation ⁠Website and ⁠Conservation Page⁠

Follow OSCF on ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠

⁠Keepers of the Wild PSA⁠