Episodes

  • EP 478: 119th Congress, Bald Eagles, Winter Storm Blair
    Jan 6 2025

    In Episode 478 of District of Conservation, Gabriella preview the 119th Congress's upcoming work on energy and conservation issues, the bald eagle becoming America's official bird, and bracing for Winter Storm Blair. Tune in to learn more!


    SHOW NOTES

    Biden Makes Bald Eagle America’s National Bird

    Guthrie Elected as Chair of the House Energy & Commerce Committee

    Q&A: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, incoming EPW chair

    Vice Chair LaMalfa Elected as Western Caucus Chairman

    Mike Lee to lead Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee next year

    Republicans gear up for lightning-speed reconciliation bill

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    28 mins
  • EP 477: Farewell Yellowstone & Poland vs. Canada on Firearms
    Dec 17 2024

    In Episode 477 of District of Conservation, Gabriella offers her thoughts on the Yellowstone TV series ending and the political impact from the program. Plus, a tale of two countries- Poland and Canada - and their vastly different approaches to firearms training/ownership. Tune in to learn more!


    SHOW NOTES

    TV Guide 2018: Yellowstone is Conservative Prestige TV

    Yellowstone’s Politics Are Left. And Right. And American

    ‘Yellowstone’ Creator Taylor Sheridan Pushes Back Against Claims That It’s a “Red-State Show”


    The ‘Yellowstone’ We Know


    Volume 40, No.2, Winter 2021

    Canada bans more types of firearms and proposes donating guns to Ukraine

    Poland Becomes 1st EU Nation to Mandate Firearms Training for Schoolchildren

    Firearms License Laws in Poland. All you need to know about gun law in Poland

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    37 mins
  • EP 476: Make Climate Journalism Great Again with Kevin Killough
    Dec 16 2024

    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!


    SHOW NOTES

    Follow Kevin's Work at JustTheNews & Twitter/X

    Subscribe to Kevin's Substack

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    34 mins
  • EP 475: Did Trump Win Demoralize Climate Activists? (ft. Chris Martz)
    Dec 9 2024

    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.


    SHOW NOTES

    Follow Chris on Facebook and Twitter | Chris's Website

    Follow Chris' writings at CFACT

    EP 434: Climate Realism with Chris Martz

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    35 mins
  • EP 474: Trump Effect Dominates COP29 Climate Conference
    Dec 3 2024

    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!


    SHOW NOTES

    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

    Support CFACT


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    33 mins
  • EP 473: U.S. & Lithuania Sign Nuclear Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Deal
    Dec 2 2024

    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!


    SHOW NOTES

    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

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    23 mins
  • EP 472: Denmark Enacts Animal 'Fart Tax' to Fight Climate Change
    Nov 26 2024

    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!


    SHOW NOTES

    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

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    18 mins
  • EP 471: Paramount+ 'Landman' Show Humanizes Oil & Gas Industry
    Nov 25 2024

    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!


    SHOW NOTES

    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

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    20 mins