Nick Buegel on Environment, Technology and Longevity of Humanity
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My guest today is Nick Buegel returning to the podcast. In this episode, Nick and I go deep into what he's been exploring during the pandemic. As we all know, the pandemic has put unique stress on almost all of Nick and us nonetheless. But what Nick decided to do was, in many ways, make the most of the situation.
He spent many days and hours outside of nature, walking around different parks. Over time that sparked an interest in him to explore what is happening within climate change and the broader environmental as a movement, what's going on at a policy level. what's going on at a technology level how do people think about the environment?
For Nick, it's really coming down to how we think about ourselves as the human species and facilitate the length that our species is around. As far as I know, and most of us know is that Earth is our home. If we're actively hindering the quality of life on this planet through our own actions, that is then at odds with our existence. It's very much the selfish thing for Nick that he wants to protect this planet from having a future for humanity.
Beyond that, this has always been one of the core elements of why I do this podcast: Nick is not an environmental science expert. He's not an expert in environmental policy, but he cares enough to explore and share his beliefs and opinions, and he's willing to share them in a way so that other people can maybe pick up the torch where he left off. I'm going to do my best to share as many of the links in the show notes so that you can explore on your own. I think that's the point of all of this is you don't have to be someone with a fancy degree or an acronym after your name to give a shit about something.
I know for a fact we didn't get everything right. There will be points that people can argue whether or not it's true. My job is to allow people to share their conclusions and what they believe authentically. I really feel strongly about this because they think we don't have enough of this right now. And so with that, I hope you enjoy this conversation with Nick Buegel.
Some photos Nick has taken:
Links from Nick:
#10-WOOD TECHNOLOGY WITH DALIBOR HOUDEK
#7-BIOCHAR AND RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH CHRIS OLSON
#4-INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND THE FOREST WITH MICHAEL GUBBELS
#92-BIOECONOMY 2.0 WITH DARREL FRY
#89-AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE WITH TONY KRYZANOWSKI
#88-INVESTING IN FORESTS WITH DIEGO SAEZ GIL
#87-A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WITH JEREMY L. CARADONNA
Kiss the Ground Film Trailer (2020)
Show notes:
[00:03:57] Building a moral framework
[00:07:58] Does human consciousness value itself too much?
[00:11:26] This not meant to guilt-trip our existence
[00:12:40] The impact of the industrialization
[00:14:46] Value in skepticism but don't ignore data
[00:18:30] The Greenhouse Effect
What is the greenhouse effect? – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
[00:19:52] Amount of solar energy that hits the earth
This is how much potential solar power has
[00:21:38] Why should we care about this and other impacts
[00:24:12] How can we start changing
[00:26:48] Carbon Credit System
[00:28:15] Carbon Neutral
The leading solution for companies to be carbon neutral certified
Net-zero, carbon-neutral, carbon-negative ... confused by all the carbon jargon? Then read this
[00:33:22] Influence of government on the environment
[00:38:38] Oil spills are great for GDP
Oil Spill May End Up Lifting GDP Slightly
[00:41:13] New technology on the horizon
[00:43:57] Wood Plastics
[00:47:21] Carbon Sequestration
[00:50:53] Being aware of the rate of change
[00:51:58] Tapered Approach
[00:54:53] Changing the approach to power with solar
[01:01:43] Sharing the world
[01:06:47] Biochar - What is it?
[01:10:28] Closing
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson
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Today on the podcast is my friend, Nick Buegel. As always, Nick and I have great conversations. This one was the first one we've had in person since the pandemic started. It was enjoyable for me to have him over to record this. There's something special about being in the same room with someone and just having an in-depth discussion about your life or the ideas that we've been thinking about. We expanded on what Nick did to cope with the pandemic, meaning what happened through the pandemic and what did that cause him to explore? What we get into basically is this immersing himself in nature.
Nick spent a lot of the time walking around different forest preserves here in the Midwest, in the Chicago area, and getting closer to it. He put himself on a path to get much deeper with the environmental movement, understanding just how complex and difficult many of these problems are.
This conversation aims not to really talk about how to solve things, but how to tackle these things at a high level, like to behave people. Because at the end of the day, it's all about conflict resolution, and everyone has different set points here. And the hope is that we can agree with the extremes to at least put a plan in place that's better than what we currently have.