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What the FEOC?
A conversation about "foreign entity of concern" rules with Jake Higdon and Isabel Munilla -- why they are needed and how Republicans are botching them.
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David Roberts
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59:43
An insider's view of the Biden years in clean energy policy
On stage at the third-annual Yale Clean Energy Conference, I chatted with Sonia Aggarwal, who recently re-emerged from years within the Biden…
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1:14:45
What rural people actually think about clean energy
A new survey reveals how rural Americans feel about clean energy & the developers who are selling it. It casts some light on the arguments that work and…
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54:43
The Volts/Catalyst pod crossover you didn't know you were waiting for
That's right, folks, it's the crossover event of the century. In today's episode I talk with veteran cleantech investor Shayle Kann, host of the…
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1:04:15
What? The sun isn't always shining?!
Having recently learned that the sun isn't always shining & the wind isn't always blowing, I turned to Princeton professor Jesse Jenkins to help explain…
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What's the deal with district energy?
District energy -- in which a group of buildings share a common source of heating & cooling -- dates back at least to the Roman Empire, but the…
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A few pictures & stories from Iceland
Here are a few of the places I visited in Iceland and the clever stuff they are working on.
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What's the deal with Iceland?
I talk with Halla Hrund Logadóttir of Iceland's National Energy Authority about the country's history with geothermal, its current energy mix, and it…
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4
48:45
The progressive take on the permitting debate
Are progressive The Problem when it comes to the slow pace of clean-energy buildout? Are they so attached to slowing down fossil fuel development that…
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David Roberts
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1:06:17
Me, on an Australian pod
I was on an Australian comedy pod called A Rational Fear, talking about various and sundry energy topics. It was short and fun and they've given me…
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31:02
A conversation with Saul Griffith
While I was in Australia, I caught up with everyone's favorite electrification guru to talk about the Inflation Reduction Act, Australia's possible…
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55:39
What's the deal with interconnection queues?
By now, you’ve probably heard that tons of new renewable energy projects are “stuck in the interconnection queues,” unable to connect to the grid until…
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