Tom Nelson

• Rachel Mathews: Misadventures of an Accidental Activist | Tom Nelson Pod #303

  Making the world a prettier place - teaching people how to design their garden. Author & narrator of MsAdventures in Travel & Life! Also Council Watch YouTube.00:00 Introduction and Guest Reintroduction00:13 Challenges with Council Rules05:12 Public and Council Reactions18:21 Personal Reflections and Book Writing23:49 Life After the Pandemic24:06 Favorite Parts of the Book24:33 Overcoming Public Speaking Fears26:35 Environmental Concerns and Activism27:53 Future Plans and Reflections29:33 Public Speaking Tips and Experiences40:51 Foraging and Self-Sufficiency41:44 Concluding Thoughts and Resourceshttps://www.rachelmathews.uk/accidentalAmazon: https://a.co/d/1W38I2uhttps://x.com/RachelMathewsUKhttps://www.rachelmathews.uk/“might just be the coldest takedown of Net Zero policy I've ever seen”: https://x.com/StarkNakedBrief/status/1673578661562204160Council Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@CCCwatch=========AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

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• Cliff Bryanton: Alternative Energy: A Struggle for Reality | Tom Nelson Pod #302

  00:00 Introduction and Overview00:29 Alberta's Energy Landscape02:46 Focus on Electricity04:02 Understanding the Electrical Grid17:40 Wind Energy Insights32:21 Solar Energy Insights37:03 Challenges and Realities of Renewable Energy43:22 Energy Storage Solutions56:15 Economic and Policy Implications=========Tom’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

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• Meredith Angwin: Woke electricity in Spain and Texas | Tom Nelson Pod #301

  As a working chemist, Meredith Angwin headed projects that lowered pollution and increased reliability on the electric grid. Her work included pollution control for nitrogen oxides in gas-fired combustion turbines, and corrosion control in geothermal and nuclear systems.She was one of the first women to be a project manager at the Electric Power Research Institute. She led projects in renewable and nuclear energy.00:00 Introduction to the Guest and Topic02:11 Importance of Grid Reliability05:30 Understanding the Two Grids11:44 Grid Demand and Supply Management16:15 Grid Governance Models22:58 Texas and Spain Grid Failures30:06 Gas and Electricity Integration Issues31:12 Spain's Grid Failure: A Case Study37:33 Inertia and Inverter-Based Resources41:12 Texas Inertia Crisis45:11 The Future of the Grid and Citizen Responsibility48:51 Q&A: Power Demand and Grid Stability“Shorting the Grid” at Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Shorting-Grid-Hidden-Fragility-Electric/dp/1735358002/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=X: https://twitter.com/MeredithAngwinEmail: [email protected]: https://meredithangwin.substack.com/=========AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summarieshttps://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

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• Dave Collum: “Presenting climate reality at Cornell” | Tom Nelson Pod #300

  Prof of Organic Chemistry @ Cornell. Libertarian. Fan of Austrian business cycle, Zero Hedge, gold. Biggest bear.00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction00:42 Optional Lecture and Student Reactions01:21 Controversial Statements and Chair's Reaction02:35 Presentation Style and References03:16 Recommended Climate Change Books05:10 Debate with Steve Keen06:12 Climate Change Data and Analysis11:29 Skepticism and Media Critique18:44 Historical Climate Data and Misinterpretations39:23 Solar Activity and Climate Correlation43:45 AI Experiment on Climate Change Opinions53:02 Analyzing Statistical Anomalies53:25 Fat Tony's Probability Paradox54:19 Debating Global Warming Consequences55:29 Sea Level Rise and Historical Climate Data56:24 Critiquing Climate Change Narratives57:38 Wildfire Data and Climate Change01:01:20 California's Water and Fire Issues01:02:26 Polar Bears and Misleading Climate Imagery01:03:48 Amazon Rainforest and Climate Myths01:04:34 Agricultural Shifts and Climate Arguments01:05:20 Coral Reefs and Human Impact01:06:20 Climate Change and Public Perception01:07:55 Skepticism Towards Climate Science01:20:19 Population Decline and Climate Fears01:22:41 Electric Vehicles and Environmental Impact01:23:42 Media Narratives and Climate Change01:28:40 Propaganda and Authoritarianism01:30:12 Closing Thoughts on Climate Skepticismhttps://twitter.com/DavidBCollumhttps://chemistry.cornell.edu/david-b-collumI blogged about hundreds of ClimateGate emails here: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/p/climategate_05.html=========AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summarieshttps://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

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• Steve Andrews: A very different interpretation of the Keeling curve | Tom Nelson Pod #299

  About Stephen Andrews: • My training / education has been in primarily in science studyingbiochemistry / chemistry.• I worked in the pharmaceutical industry as an analyst and in thequality assurance sector.• Substack and Daily Sceptic author.00:00 Introduction and Guest Background00:45 Previous Presentations Recap01:59 Foundations of Climate Change Narratives05:43 Cosmic Ray Hypothesis06:40 Correlation Between Cosmic Rays and Temperature08:33 Analyzing the Keeling Curve09:53 Sea Surface Temperature and CO2 Relationship15:59 Historical CO2 Data Analysis22:17 Annual CO2 Cycling and Ocean Influence33:24 Land vs. Ocean CO2 Measurements36:02 Introduction to Inland and Ocean Locations36:41 Comparing Data from Different Latitudes40:26 Analyzing CO2 and Isotope Ratios44:51 Sea Surface Carbon Dioxide Flux49:50 Conclusions and Predictions54:26 Q&A on Climate Data and Theories01:00:49 Challenges in Climate Science DebatesSlides for this podcast, along with AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesStephen Andrews Substack: https://substack.com/@stephen938========AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

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