A Serialized Climate-Fiction Audiobook
Written and Read by Scott A. J. Johnson
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Energy Generation; Coal Plant, Fired; & Mining Problems – Episode 17
Energy Generation In some cases, we can see a right way to harness this power, but in many instances, these resource are best left untapped because their side effects outweigh their benefits. Coal Plant, Fired Bret laid out the idea he had been thinking about since their hike: a coordinated sewing of explosives into open…
The Grid, Electricity, Terrorists Cripple Crimean Power Supply, & Are You Kidding Me? – Episode 16
The Grid “My worry isn’t our ability to knock out power to the country. The system is fragile, and it will be easy. My worry is what happens next.” Electricity Electricity per se is not the problem. We are Luddites but only in the true sense of that word. In the early 1800s, when a…
Places: Infrastructure, Bear in the woods, & Energy – Episode 15
Places: Infrastructure The earth has no stake in our survival. We can either live as part of this world or burn ourselves out. This is the choice we have to make. Bear in the Woods “It said that we had won a Crime Against Nature award since we put down a bear and sent two…
Unseen University – Episode 14
Unseen University “Alright, let go of the second line.” Josh’s heart started to beat faster. “Um, okay.” The tow-line dropped away beneath him. “Now, take the knife and use the belt cutter on your webbing.” Josh thought his heart was racing before, but he could feel it about to burst through his chest. He was…
Education, Another Class, & Population – Episode 13
Education For millions of years, humans and our ancestors have learned from the previous generation, but only in the last century have we had to suffer through an industrial education system. Another Class “Since I am the benevolent dictator, I will decree that the ‘most beneficial human society’ is one that coexists with other systems…
Writing the Manifesto, Equity, & Community Meetings – Episode 12
Writing the Manifesto “We haven’t committed real crimes yet,” Eric said. “Speak for yourself,” said Eva. “Showoff.” Equity It is rational to fear the loss of these things because in our current system they denote security and stability. Unfortunately the underlying system is about to be destroyed, either through a controlled and voluntary revolution or…
The Economy, Monopoly Man, & Banking and Finance – Episode 11
The Economy It is entirely possible that we could reorganize our economy so that each person can be involved in a wider variety of tasks, perhaps even working in each of the three sectors. This may sound like regression, but human beings are not made to perform a single task every day for their entire…
Undermining Government Credibility – Episode 10
Undermining Government Credibility “Did these imaginary thieves have a time machine, too?” Ecoguerrillas is a serialized climate-fiction audiobook written and read by S. A. J. Johnson, now on to iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, YouTube, and other podcast apps. Supporters can get early access to each chapter by subscribing to the project on patreon.com/sajjohnson.…
Cities & Governance – Episode 09
Cities “. . . And what better way to get people to leave the city than a nuclear scare.” “Jesus, Eva. A nuclear plant isn’t the same as a dam.” “I know that. I’m not saying we cause a meltdown. That happens too fast, causes ecological damage, and creates panic instead of fear. Big difference.…
People: Social Structure, Government Mole, & Social Organization – Episode 08
People: Social Structure The problem with each of these systems, however, is that they are built on an “empty-world” model, which assumes infinite resources. Our world is not infinite, and we must dismantle the current system in order to create new ones based on reality. Government Moles “Do you still feel the same way about…
Revolution & Planning the Fateful Day – Episode 07
Revolution We are unsure of what the world will look like after a revolution, but with the current suffering amid such material wealth, we are willing to roll the dice. Planning the Fateful Day “Yeah, I think we’re agreed that the grid is going down,” said Becca, “but we have to look seriously at how…
Email Exchange – Episode 06
Email Exchange It would be interesting to see how some of us in the highly industrialized world would fare when thrown back into a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Ecoguerrillas is a serialized climate-fiction audiobook written and read by S. A. J. Johnson, now on to iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, YouTube, and other podcast apps. Supporters…
The Classes, Rebuke of Technical Solutions, Recruiting, & Rebuke of Primitivism – Episode 05
The Classes: If you cling to the past and the present, you can’t get on board with the solutions we need to survive. Propping up this fossil-fuel-dependent world puts us on track for a Mad Max future, where a powerful few hoard resources. We want the majority to take over the reigns now, while we…
The Book Club & Antecedents – Episode 04
The Book Club: Lauren recruits friends into the group at a book club discussing Ecotopia. I like that it sweeps aside Democrat and Republican monikers and attempts to appeal across traditional tribal lines. We need a viable third party in this country. Antecedents: From Thoreau and Mure to Abbey and Naess, we are in debt…
Livin’ the Dream & The Precepts in Action – Episode 03
Livin’ the Dream: A friend comes to visit Eric and Lauren at their urban St. Louis home — and gets recruited. What if in the future, we could have two people who worked half time and spent the newfound free time doing things for themselves at home with their friends and family? The Precepts in…
An Early Meeting & The Precepts – Episode 02
An Early Meeting: A small group of friends decide to do something about the industrial world’s careening towards ecological and social disaster. Eric continued to examine his feet. “Why implicate you in this before we decide to do it?” “Implicate? There’s a plan and you decided without me?!” “No, this is when we decide,” Eva…
Knowledge Monday & the Green Manifesto – Episode 01
Knowledge Monday: A member of the group chats with the host and callers on the NPR show, Knowledge Monday, making their case for a brave new ecological world. The Green Manifesto: The first excerpt of the call to arms penned by the group, outlining the problems and solutions to our growing ecological and energy problems.…
Author’s Note & Prologue – Episode 00
Author’s Note: the premise of the thought experiment that is this book. Prologue: a look at a latter-stage direct action in preparation for destroying industrial infrastructure. Ecoguerrillas is a serialized climate-fiction audiobook written and read by S. A. J. Johnson, now on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, YouTube, and other podcast apps. Supporters can…
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Ecoguerrillas is a serialized climate-fiction audiobook written and read by S. A. J. Johnson, coming soon to iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, YouTube, and other podcast apps. Supporters can get early access to each chapter by subscribing to the project on patreon.com/sajjohnson. Find more at ecoguerrillas.com. Support the project and gain early access to…
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