Activism

Sen. Brian Schatz wants permitting reform, but not like this

A conversation with the Hawaii lawmaker about energy affordability, permitting, and more.

Dec 31, 2025 • David Roberts

56:41

How to get New York back on track toward its climate targets

A conversation with Doreen Harris of NYSERDA.

Oct 17, 2025 • David Roberts

49:54

What does clean energy activism look like?

A conversation with Bill McKibben and Jamie Henn.

Aug 20, 2025 • David Roberts

1:17:24

What's going on with public power in New York?

A conversation with Patrick Robbins of Public Power NY and Johanna Bozuwa of the Climate and Community Institute.

Mar 26, 2025 • David Roberts

1:01:02

What YIMBYs are learning from their victories across the country

A conversation with Annemarie Gray of Open New York and Felicity Maxwell of Texans for Housing.

Feb 19, 2025 • David Roberts

1:13:33

Organizing local support for clean energy projects

A conversation with Matt Traldi of Greenlight America.

Jan 8, 2025 • David Roberts

1:09:42

What's the deal with the Texas Railroad Commission?

A conversation with Virginia Palacios of Commission Shift.

Oct 4, 2024 • David Roberts

59:31

Volts podcast: Lori Lodes on climate activism and the path forward

The way through the darkness.

Jul 6, 2022 • David Roberts

57:20

Volts podcast: Johannes Ackva on effective climate altruism

Puzzling through the best way to spend money on climate.

Jun 15, 2022 • David Roberts

1:02:15

Volts podcast: Matthew Metz & Janelle London on gasoline superusers & smarter EV subsidies

Using EV subsidies to reduce gasoline consumption.

Apr 4, 2022 • David Roberts

33:11

Volts podcast: Audrey Schulman and Zeyneb Magavi on how to replace natural gas with renewable heat

Ground-source heat pump district heating everywhere!

Apr 1, 2022 • David Roberts

1:06:07

Volts podcast: "Don't Look Up" director Adam McKay on the challenges of making movies about climate change

The movie Don't Look Up has split critics while becoming one of Netflix's biggest hits ever. I talk with director Adam McKay about the film's critical…

Jan 12, 2022 • David Roberts

1:25:24

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