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Transitioning off of fossil gas in Australia
The state of Victoria is Australia's second most populous & its most dependent on fossil gas. Now the gov't is explicitly targeting a transition to…
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Getting local communities on board with renewable energy, Australia edition
I talk with a scholar & activist in Australia who has spent her career thinking about how communities can share in the benefits of renewable energy…
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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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I'm headed to Iceland.
I'm gonna go see some geothermal stuff.
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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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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 Australian climate politics?
G'day mates! I'm in Australia, learning all about its complex & fascinating history with climate policy, its clean-energy resources, & the political…
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1:02:29
Me, interviewed by Brits
The UK podcast Sustainababble has been around for eight years, but it is shutting down this year. Happily, it had me on as a guest before it turned out…
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Germany's current energy situation & its past energy choices
Germany is scrambling to deal with rising energy prices & lost natural gas supply. What does its current situation say about its past choices on energy…
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Puerto Rico's electricity crisis
In this episode, lawyer and activist Ruth Santiago discusses Puerto Rico's latest electricity crisis, as the island struggles to restore power in the…
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Volts podcast: Kimberly Nicholas on the best ways to get cars out of cities
The movement to push cars out of cities, just getting started in the US, has been underway in the EU for decades. Which policies & initiatives have…
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