In Episode 418 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses NYC City Council mulling a tide pod ban under the guise of curbing microplastic pollution and how climate activists are inducing anxiety on the public. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES NYC Villanizes Tide Pods In Effort To Combat Microplastics Pollution Pods Are Plastic Bill Microplastics Are a Big—and Growing—Part of Global Pollution Climate Change Is Fueling a New Type of Anxiety, Therapists Say NIH: The psychology of climate anx...
Feb 20, 2024•21 min•Season 6Ep. 418
In Episode 417 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Stuart Saulters of the American Public Gas Association. Stuart discusses his career in energy policy, what APGA does and how it differs from other natural gas outfits, natural gas benefits, why the federal government is unfairly targeting this reliable, clean energy source, and more. SHOW NOTES APGA | Stuart Saulters DOE Furnace Rule DOE’s Regulations on Gas Stoves...
Feb 19, 2024•28 min•Season 6Ep. 417
In Episode 416 of District of Conservation, Gabriella does a Virginia-themed roundup focusing on the following: a House of Delegates bill to liberalize wildlife roadkill pickup, the first recipient of Governor’s Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program, and the 3rd annual Virginia Elk Hunt lottery details. SHOW NOTES HB 1025 Deer, bear, turkey, or elk; claiming after struck by motor vehicle. Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Blue Catfish Processing Grant Award Bl...
Feb 13, 2024•19 min•Season 6Ep. 416
In Episode 415 of District of Conservation, Gabriella revisits with Virginia houndsman Andrew Pullen and the latest with Virginia right to retrieve. SHOW NOTES EP 274: Virginia Right to Retrieve Law and Private Property Rights with Houndsman Andrew Pullen
Feb 12, 2024•34 min•Season 6Ep. 415
In Episode 414 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the updated DOI/BLM Western Solar Plan and its six proposals - including one to raze down 22 million public land acres across 11 states - to catalyze utility-scale solar projects. The affected states would be: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Tune in to learn about this problematic plan. SHOW NOTES Biden-Harris Administration Announces Significant Progress to C...
Feb 06, 2024•23 min•Season 6Ep. 414
In Episode 413 of District of Conservation, Gabriella recaps her recent to Safari Club International's annual convention, now held in Nashville, Tennessee, and what she observed there. Listeners will hear some snippets from Henry and Lakeisha Woodard, House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and former USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto. SHOW NOTES Safari Club International Women Go Hunting Barstool Outdoors Pursue the Wild | Wild and Uncut House Natural Resources Committ...
Feb 05, 2024•27 min•Season 6Ep. 413
In Episode 412 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Travis Thompson— a Florida conservationist involved in Duck Ranchin, All Florida, and efforts to protect the Sunshine State's right to hunt and fish this fall. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Connect with Travis Thompson Duck Ranchin Cast and Blast Florida Podcast Get Involved with All Florida Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 412
In Episode 411 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the revelation that Taylor Swift reportedly bought carbon offsets ahead of her Era Tour last year. Carbon offsets, however, have come under scrutiny by both the Right and the Left. Tune in to learn more. SHOW NOTES IWF: Taylor Swift Shouldn’t Sully Her Reputation with Problematic Carbon Offsets Taylor Swift produces 138 tons of CO2 emissions in 3 months to see 'soulmate' Travis Kelce Just Plane Wrong: Celebs with the Worst Private J...
Jan 24, 2024•15 min•Season 6Ep. 411
In Episode 410 of District of Conservation, Gabriella has a roundup of the latest in energy and conservation news. She discusses the SEC rule to list natural asset companies in the NYSE being pulled by the latter, SCOTUS hearing challenges to the Chevron Doctrine, and Washington State legislature hearing a bill to enshrine the right to hunt and fish this afternoon. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES EP 409: Fighting ESG & Natural Asset Companies ft. Treasurer Marlo Oaks SEC Accepted Request T...
Jan 22, 2024•25 min•Season 6Ep. 410
In Episode 409 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks. Treasurer Oaks was first appointed to the position in July 2021 and then elected in November 2022. He and 21 other state financial officers forced the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reopen its proposed rule to list Natural Asset Companies - envisioned as a new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment - on the New York Stock Exchange. Treasurer Oaks discusses why he jumped into t...
Jan 15, 2024•35 min•Season 6Ep. 409
In Episode 408 of District of Conservation, Gabriella sits down with her friend Aaron Schmaus, serial outdoor entrepreneur and host of the Primitive Republic Podcast. He discusses his time in the Air Force, real estate investing, the problem with the Disney-fication of apex predators, being an extra on the hit Paramount TV show Yellowstone, and more. SHOW NOTES Follow Aaron on social media Subscribe to The Primitive Republic Podcast...
Jan 08, 2024•34 min•Season 6Ep. 408
In Episode 407 of District of Conservation, Gabriella kicks off 2024 with a must-listen episode on what is likely Biden's next national monument designation: Mimbres Peaks in Luna County, NM. Gabriella brings on Rep. Jenifer Jones, who represents would-be affected district, and Lori Coleman, a local miner, whose company would be adversely impacted by the designation should it proceed. The ladies discuss the implications, if any antiquities are being protected, and how even sportsmen's access for...
Jan 02, 2024•28 min•Season 6Ep. 407
In Episode 406 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses a federal court victory handed to the Osage Nation after a wind company violated their sovereignty by constructing 84 wind turbines. This is the biggest blow dealt to onshore wind yet. Tune in to learn more. SHOW NOTES Federal judge orders removal of wind turbines from Osage Mineral Estate Robert Bryce: Federal Judge Sides With Osage Nation, Orders Removal Of 84 Wind Turbines Renewable Rejection Database...
Dec 29, 2023•13 min•Season 6Ep. 406
In Episode 405 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the state of the Endangered Species Act a half century in operation and laments the closure of the Orvis Arlington, Virginia, fly shop. Tune in to learn more. SHOW NOTES IWF Blog on ESA at 50 OSU: Most Americans support Endangered Species Act despite increasing efforts to curtail it PERC: A Field Guide for Wildlife Recovery PERC: Missing the Mark - How the Endangered Species Act Falls Short of Its Own Recovery Goals New WCF ESA at 5...
Dec 28, 2023•19 min•Season 6Ep. 405
In Episode 404 of District of Conservation, Gabriella reads a Washington Post article about zombie creeks that may invite swamplike conditions back in Washington, D.C. Previous discussion about D.C. being a swamp said this is a myth. Who's right? Tune in to learn more. SHOW NOTES Washington Post: Underground zombie streams threaten to turn D.C. back into a real-life swamp Smithsonian Magazine: The Myth That Washington Was a Swamp Will Never Go Away WaPo in 2014: No, D.C. isn't really a swamp...
Dec 20, 2023•13 min•Season 6Ep. 404
In Episode 403 of District of Conservation, Gabriella has a roundup on the latest happenings in conservation: the Sun Sentinel smearing Florida sportsmen and women who support right to hunt and fish amendment; two court cases that could modernize the Antiquities Act; and Colorado releasing its first batch of gray wolves. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Sun Sentinel Editorial: Florida’s proposed hunting/fishing amendment aims at deceptive targets | Editorial WESTERN CAUCUS MEMBERS SUBMIT AMICUS...
Dec 19, 2023•30 min•Season 6Ep. 403
In Episode 402 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses a sad end to the beloved Richmond, Virginia, Hollywood Cemetery and Independent Women's Network's new appliance action center to protect household appliances. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Poaching Investigation Begins After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook Suspects Identified in “Hollywood Buck” Case in Richmond Tell The Biden Administration To Get Out Of Your Home! Get Uncle Sam Out of My Home Action Center So...
Dec 18, 2023•17 min•Season 6Ep. 402
In Episode 401 of District of Conservation, Gabriella sits down with Tom Opre - CEO/founder of Shepherds of Wildlife Society. SWS is recently know for its wildlife successful and award-winning film "Killing the Shepherd." Tom and Gabriella discuss his forthcoming film, The Last Keeper, if his organization will have any North American films in the works, the dangers of rewilding efforts, and more. Tune in! SHOW NOTES Website - Shepherds of Wildlife Society Killing the Shepherd The Last Keeper Con...
Dec 12, 2023•48 min•Season 6Ep. 401
In Episode 400 of District of Conservation, Gabriella recaps her experience at Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation's annual NASC Conference in Dewey Beach, Delaware and Rep. Mike Flood's resolution to defang the COP 28 U.N. Global Food Systems road map from being adopted by the U.S. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Virginia Deer Hunt CSF NASC Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Rep. Mike Flood Resolution EP 398: Giving Tuesday, COP28, ExxonMobil's Lithium Bet...
Dec 11, 2023•22 min•Season 6Ep. 400
In Episode 399 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses her recent ALEC Summit speech on natural asset companies, fishing in Arizona's Salt River, previews CSF NASC podcast interviews, and discusses the USFWS's proposed rule to list the Lower-48 wolverine on the Endangered Species Act with threatened protections on climate change, not population, grounds. Tune in to learn more. SHOW NOTES USFWS Press Release: North American wolverine receives federal protection as a threatened species un...
Dec 04, 2023•30 min•Season 6Ep. 399
In Episode 398 of District of Conservation, Gabriella dishes on her Giving Tuesday picks, what coverage to look out for at COP 28 in Dubai, and Exxon Mobil's big bet on lithium in southwest Arkansas. Tune in to learn more. SHOW NOTES Chart: 70,000 traveling to Dubai for COP28 EU lawmakers urge COP28 climate summit to take aim at fossil fuels UAE reportedly planned to use COP28 climate summit to lobby for oil and gas deals COP28’s gender agenda: Spotlighting gender-responsive strategies for accel...
Nov 28, 2023•31 min•Season 6Ep. 398
In Episode 397 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols. Commissioner Echols has served in his role since 2011 and authored the December 2017 motion to keep Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant moving forward. He discusses the benefits of nuclear energy, Vogtle Unit 3 and 4 coming online, some setbacks for nuclear, if the private sector can unleash investment in nuclear, and more. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Commissioner Tim Echols Bio Nuclear...
Nov 27, 2023•19 min•Season 6Ep. 397
In Episode 396 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews her Independent Women's Forum colleague, Brianna Howard, on the podcast. Brianna is social media manager at IWF and previously held roles as Director of Digital Media for the House Budget Committee Republicans and special assistant to U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia. When not performing her IWF duties, she serves as mayor of Mount Jewett, PA. Brianna discusses her family's energy business, Edwin Drake's legacy, how much Ameri...
Nov 15, 2023•26 min•Season 6Ep. 396
In Episode 395 of District of Conservation, Gabriella brings on Blue Ribbon Coalition executive director Benjamin Burr to discuss public lands access closures across the U.S. Ben and Gabriella also touch upon off-road/trail closures in Moab UT, conservation areas, 30 by 30, broad film permit standards and First Amendment threats, and more. Tune in to learn more. SHOW NOTES BlueRibbon Coalition | BRC Staff Help Us Fight Against Unlawful OHV Bans in Moab Fight for Every Inch Against 30×30 Proposed...
Nov 13, 2023•35 min•Season 6Ep. 395
In Episode 394 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with her friend and Second Amendment advocate Yehuda Remer - aka the Pew Pew Jew - in this special Friday episode. Yehuda details his firearms-owning journey, why Jewish Americans are reticent to own firearms and support the Second Amendment, if October 7th changed their view on firearms ownership, the surge of Israelis buying firearms, why Americans shouldn't take the Second Amendment for granted, and how to be an effective advocate i...
Nov 10, 2023•28 min•Season 6Ep. 394
In Episode 393 of District of Conservation, Gabriella revisits with Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina in St. Pete, Florida, to share good news on the Commerce Dept's Gulf of Mexico vessel speed rule getting canned. Plus, a proposed USFWS rule to list a Florida manatee as endangered, and the latest grouper fisheries policies. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES NOAA Fisheries Denies Petition to Establish a Mandatory Speed Limit and Other Vessel-Related Mitigation Measures to Protect Endange...
Nov 07, 2023•31 min•Season 6Ep. 393
In Episode 392 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Dave Duquette from Western Justice about efforts to protect animal agriculture and rodeo from attacks by preservationist environmentalists and animal rights activists. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Western Justice + Dave Duquette Rodeo Events: The Far Left's Latest Target Western Sports Industry Coalition + Backgrounder...
Nov 06, 2023•41 min•Season 6Ep. 392
In Episode 391 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with House Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson for a conversation about his committee, 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization, how farmers and ranchers are underappreciated conservationists, foreign agland holdings in the U.S., and the Conservation Reserve Program. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Rep. Glenn GT Thompson Background Follow the Congressman on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter House Agriculture Committee Follow the Committee on...
Nov 03, 2023•29 min•Season 6Ep. 391
In Episode 390 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Margaret Byfield of American Stewards of Liberty to deconstruct natural asset companies (NACs). Tune in to learn about NACs, an SEC rule to empower them, how this is an ESG work-around, how private and public land access will be affected, and how you can educate yourself on them. SHOW NOTES Natural Asset Companies - NYSE Intrinsic Exchange Group: Working Areas, Natural Areas, Hybrid Areas Natural Assets: Monetizing the Air We Br...
Oct 30, 2023•37 min•Season 6Ep. 390
In Episode 389 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses Israel canceling climate activist Greta Thunberg over her pro-Gaza stances in wake of Hamas' attacks on Israel. In response, Israeli environmentalists have condemned her and Israel's education minister is removing all mention of her from school curriculum. Gabriella then explains how this relates to American schools teaching climate issues. Tune in to learn more! SHOW NOTES Greta Thunberg Tweet Israel removes Greta Thunberg from sch...
Oct 23, 2023•19 min•Season 6Ep. 389
