Into the Woods with Leila Conners

On Restoring We the People

My friend, Joe Costello, came out with a book, The Politics of Ape and Machine: Power as Organization (2025), so I did an interview with him November of 2025 about his thesis.  I am just posting this now, and given world events, this conversation is more urgent.  We, as a people, need to meet together and find common ground about how to move our country forward, together.   Joe's book can be found here:  https://www.strandbooks.com/the-politics-of-ape-and-machine-power-as-organization-9798998579639.html For a deep dive on how people are restoring We the People, check out We the People 2.0:  https://treemedia.vhx.tv/products/we-the-people-2-0

Raymond Apy, Of Northeastern Biochar Solutions, Soldiers On

Raymond Apy of Northeastern Biochar Solutions is taking biosolids, pyrolizing them and applying the biochar to fields. He tried his first project in a community north of Albany, NY in Monroe County to be denied due to several factors, one, not least of which being a misunderstanding of what pyrolysis and biochar is. Given that New York State is shutting down landfills and is about to ban biosolids application on land, what Northeastern Biochar Solutions wants to do is now more urgent.  I speak with him about what happened and what he is doing now, which is essentially the same idea, with more efficiencies and better public education up front.    For more on CDR:  https://treemedia.vhx.tv/products/legion-44-to-buy For more on Northeastern Biochar Solutions: https://northeasternbiochar.com/ For more on Tree+: https://treemedia.vhx.tv/browse For more on Tree Media:  http://www.treemedia.com

The Future of Nuclear Energy with Zion Lights

Leila Conners speaks with Zion Lights about nuclear energy, nuclear waste and why nuclear energy might be the right choice for future energy generation.  We cover the fears and the promise of this energy.

Catching Up with Claire Nelson from Cella

Leila Conners, Director of Legion 44 and Founder of Tree+ / Tree Media catches up with Claire Nelson from Cella, a mineral storage company that will be at the center of the future of carbon management.

Catching Up with Mike Kelland from Planetary

Planetary received a major boost from the Frontier Foundation and can now scale to the next step.  Leila Conners catches up with Planetary CEO Mike Kelland on their big new deal and also updates everyone who is new to ocean alkalinity enhancement, or OAE.  We touch on working with the fossil fuel industry, why Planetary's OAE is not geoengineering and how they can make fly ash circular.