Author: Mark Stephany

My guest today is Merissa Coello. Merissa has her Masters in Geography from UCSB and spent her undergrad in environmental studies. As a lifelong environmental advocate addressing climate change has been her personal and professional goal. Despite discouragement from her academic advisors, Merissa remains a passionate advocate for Bitcoin’s potential to address the climate crisis.

We cover:

• Merissa’s decision to Master out of her Ph.D. program
• What her advisors think about Bitcoin
• Why Bitcoin is important for climate change advocacy and human rights
• Her hopes for a future in Bitcoin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/merissa-coello/

@merissa_co

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My guest today is Logan Bolinger. Logan, is an attorney and prolific writer on Bitcoin. He has been a welcomed voice in the space as he draws from his experience as an attorney and Bernie Sanders supporter, as well as his Master’s degree in English literature. 

We cover:

• Why Logan wrote a letter to his new daughter about Bitcoin
• His Bitcoin journey from Bernie Sanders supporter to Bitcoin
• Bitcoin as a new system for change
• Bitcoin versus crypto and the big question of unregistered securities

https://thinkbitcoin.substack.com/

@TheWhyOfFI

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My guest today is Margot Paez. Margot Paez is a PhD candidate in the civil engineering department at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has an MS in physics from GT and works on climate change statistical-based modeling, primarily in relation to water resources. She is also a Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Over the past few years, her focus has turned to Bitcoin and how it can help foster a renewable energy renaissance. 

We cover:

• New York’s bill to ban proof of work
• Degrowth and Bitcoin
• What some environmentalists get wrong about Bitcoin and PoW
• Bitcoin’s energy use and the value of Bitcoin

https://medium.com/@magusperivallon

www.btcpolicy.org/

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My guest today is Dr. Patrick Melder, surgeon and founder of Bitcoin Lake in Guatemala. Inspired by Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador, Bitcoin Lake wants to educate the local community on the various benefits and possibilities of Bitcoin and the lightning network. His current focus is Bitcoin mining with biomass from local wastewater facilities. 

We cover:

• Leaving the surgical profession
• The origins of Bitcoin Lake
• How the indigenous people have responded to the project
• Wastewater management and Bitcoin mining 
• Mistakes and hopes for the future

http://bitcoinlake.io/

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My guest today is entrepreneur and author of “The Price of Tomorrow,” Jeff Booth. Jeff has been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Inc.com, The Globe and Mail, BNN, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2015, he was named BC Technology Industry Association’s (BCTIA) Person of the Year, and in 2016 Goldman Sachs named him among its 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.

We cover:

• Lessons from entrepreneurship 
• The connection between inflation and inequality
• Is there a connection between a deflationary economic environment and the degrowth movement?
• How can climate change be solved through a system that must grow forever?
• Ego Death Capital
• Selgin’s tweet: will Bitcoin lead to a severe recession?
• A credit system on a Bitcoin standard?
• Manipulation of money is the root of all evil

https://thepriceoftomorrow.com/

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My guest today is Gilles Buck, teacher and founder of the Bitcoin Nature Fund, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity dedicated to habitat restoration, conservation and rewilding. A lifelong environmentalist and educator, he believes that Bitcoin can be leveraged to improve conservation and reform the environmental movement.

This is our first sponsored episode! We are incredibly grateful to partner with the Sun Exchange. With Sun Exchange, you can easily earn Bitcoin and make a positive impact on the planet. Progressive Bitcoiner listeners get a free solar cell with their first purchase. Get started at:

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In this episode we cover:

• Gilles’ Bitcoin journey from investment to advocacy
• Bitcoin and complex systems
• What compelled Gilles to start the Bitcoin Nature Fund
• Illegal gold mining in Peru
• Reducing gold’s monetary premium

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-fixes-illegal-gold-mining-in-the-amazon

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My guest today is Sun Exchange Founder and CEO, Abe Cambridge. Sun Exchange identifies schools, businesses, and organizations that want to go solar and allows platform users to earn Bitcoin from leasing this solar power. 

We cover:

• Abe’s background in climate science and his interest in Bitcoin
• Why Abe started Sun Exchange 
• The Nhimbe Fresh solar project
• Silicon & Solar + Silicon & Bitcoin
• The problems faced by the energy infrastructure in Africa
• What is needed for a global energy transition

https://thesunexchange.com/

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My guest today is Anita Posch. Anita is a Bitcoin advocate, educator, podcaster, author, and the founder of Bitcoin for Fairness. Bitcoin for Fairness is a non-profit initiative raising knowledge and understanding of Bitcoin for people in emerging countries and for disadvantaged people.

We cover:

• Her current travels in Africa; Bitcoin in Africa.
• What property of Bitcoin resonates the most with people she has met?
• Why is Anita doing this work?
• Is it important to do more than hodl?
• Miss Aura’s Bitcoin experience

https://anitaposch.com/

https://bffbtc.org/

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Today’s guest is Nathaniel Harmon. Nathaniel received an M.S. in Marine Geology and Geochemistry from the University of Hawai‘i Manoa. Having been involved with Bitcoin since 2013 he has incredible insights into what Bitcoin means for progressive values. He also is pioneering the use of Bitcoin mining and OTEC technology with his new venture OceanBit.

We cover:

• Nathaniel’s Bitcoin journey
• The history of the Mora et al paper and what it got wrong
• What do environmentalists miss regarding Bitcoin?
• Hal Finney’s CO2 tweet
• OTEC + BTC mining
• Manganese nodules!
• His progressive case for Bitcoin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-harmon-19b5b6b7/

https://twitter.com/blockchainHI1

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My guest today is Dr. Matthew Facciani, who is an expert in misinformation. He is a postdoctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University in the Medicine, Health, and Society department. His forthcoming book, Misguided: Where Misinformation starts, how it spreads, and what to do about it, will be published in 2022.

We cover:

• What is misinformation and how does it differ from disinformation?
• Demographics susceptible to misinformation
• How to counteract misinformation 
• How to frame Bitcoin for progressives

http://www.matthewfacciani.com/

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