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Can public EV chargers be as reliable as gas stations?
A conversation with Seth Cutler of IONNA.
 • David Roberts
1:00:28
Another bipartisan housing miracle, this time in Idaho
A conversation with Idaho state Senator Ben Toews and Representative Megan Egbert.
 • David Roberts
1:00:20
What should state policymakers do about data centers?
A conversation with Saleem Chapman of Climate Cabinet.
 • David Roberts
1:01:57
Should we feel good about the trajectory of clean energy post-Trump?
A conversation with Lily Bermel.
 • David Roberts
1:26:19
The US is terrible at building public transit. Here's how to get better.
A conversation with Will Poff-Webster of the Institute for Progress and Stephanie Pollack of the MIT Mobility Initiative.
 • David Roberts
1:06:11
Forcing utilities to justify their distribution-system spending
A conversation with Minnesota regulators Sydnie Lieb & Pete Wyckoff.
 • David Roberts
1:06:40
How to design a brand-new city
Part Two of a conversation with Jan Sramek of California Forever.
 • David Roberts
1:12:21
Organizing local support for clean energy projects
A conversation with Matt Traldi of Greenlight America.
 • David Roberts
1:09:42
How much can urban land use policy do for the climate?
A conversation with Heather House and Rushad Nanavatty of RMI.
 • David Roberts
55:31
The progressive take on the permitting debate
A conversation with Johanna Bozuwa of the Climate and Community Project.
 • David Roberts
1:06:17
What's up with Manchin's plan to reform energy permitting?
Earthjustice president Abigail Dillen thinks it's a bad deal.
 • David Roberts
54:42
Transmission week: how to start building more big power lines
Today, we walk step-by-step through the process of how high-voltage power lines are planned, financed, permitted, & sited, show how it's f'd up, and…
 • David Roberts
32:26
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