This week we jump into the topic that we will spend the next two months talking about - Energy.

We're starting with fossil fuels because the industry has its sticky fingers in every pie.

To jump into the topic, we started this with a quote from the epilogue of The Crisis, a new podcast from Vice News, which perfectly describes the issue we want to talk about this month.

"...From our reporting, it's clear that fossil fuels companies can have way more influence over our lives than we might realize. From the highest offices of govt to the smallest towns, they shape the world we live in, the conditions of where we live, the politics of where we live, and the environment around us.

But it takes time and money and effort to bring these realities to light because systems of power are built to keep replicating themselves to keep power concentrated in the hands of a few people, to keep things running exactly as they are."

While we need to break free from fossil fuels, like leaving an unhealthy relationship, we don't want to vilify fossil fuels as a energy source - it has vastly improved the standard of living around the world and has lead to growing technologies that we rely on every day.

However, the fossil fuel industry is responsible for terrible, heinous acts - against the environment and human rights alike. They regularly create sovereign agencies within countries that have corrupt or lazy governments, lax tax laws, and abundant natural resources. They use money to wield political power and exploit the people they take into their service.

 - Is it possible to separate the energy from the industry?

 - What are the redeeming qualities, if any, in the fossil fuels industry?

 - Is there a fossil fuel company that we can trust? Is there a "fair trade" fossil fuel company?

 - What is the trade off and the true cost in not sourcing energy from exploited countries?

 - How do we keep the people around the world that work in this industry, safe?

 - What does the infrastructure of green energy look like? How can we safely transition there?

 - Is it possible to shift the job force to clean energy? What would that look like?