Description
This week, most of the United States celebrates Thanksgiving. As we think about the things we are grateful for – family, food, football, dogs etc. – we don’t often remember to recognize energy’s role in enabling all this. In this brief video, Nate reflects on all the things which abundant and cheap energy provide for us, especially in the United States, that we often take for granted. The opposite of energy blindness might be ‘energy gratitude’, so being more aware of all the magic we are surrounded by everyday is perhaps a first step in conserving it and planning for a less energy intensive future.
In French, we have a motto that says that a simple drawing is often better than a long explanation. Jean-Marc Jancovici Carbone 4 President
That’s very understandable because with left atmosphere thinking, one of the problems is that you see everything as a series of problems that must have solutions. Iain McGilchrist Neuroscientist and Philosopher
We can’t have hundreds and hundreds of real relationships that are healthy because that requires time and effort and full attention and awareness of being in real relationship and conversation with the other human. Nate Hagens Director of ISEOF
This is the crux of the whole problem. Individual parts of nature are more valuable than the biocomplexity of nature. Thomas Crowther Founder Restor
Show Notes & Links to Learn More
00:10 – Thanksgiving’s dark beginnings
01:24 – The average food in the United States travels ~1500 miles
01:50 – One American refrigerator uses the same energy as 150 million people use in one year
02:05 – 2 Fridges and a chest freezer uses the same energy of 600 million people in one year
02:35 – Art Berman TGS Episode
03:24 – The average American uses 400 gallons of oil/year, equating to 45 years of human labor
