When we come back from the last long weekend of summer: it’s full steam ahead into fall and all the events awaiting our attention, including National Clean Energy Week, New York Climate Week, Florida Climate Week, and, of course, more events, more podcasts, more newsletters like this one.
Despite different upbringings, the co-hosts of We’ve Got To Talk, Jolene Conway, from little Pleasantville, Iowa, who identifies as conservative, and Nicole Fonarow, from San Francisco, a self-professed liberal, became fast friends in their early days at the University of Iowa. Almost 40 years later, living in a world that often seems intent on drawing lines in the sand and forcing people to choose sides, they launched their podcast We’ve Got To Talk to inspire others to not shy away from tough conversations.
Today is… Maine Day, aka, the day I leave for Vacation Land! I’m so excited that it’s the end of August and all the rust-colored hues of fall await us. But before we get there, we have a few things to discuss, like distributed energy resources, Florida Climate Week, and ice cream!
We can build a power system that is resilient and decarbonized. How? Distributed Energy Resources.
Just ask today’s guest, Pat Wood.
The sitation is this: the grid is old. And it’s being asked to do things it wasn’t built to do, like charge a bazillion phones and power our very electricity-dependent lives. Luckily, there are many smart people on the task of updating the grid to handle this load efficiently and effectively. Pat is one of those people.
We have devoted a great deal of time and energy into sharing the incredible story of energy power house that is the state of Texas. Number one in utility-scale solar, number one in wind, this traditional oil and gas state has embraced an all-of-the-above (and below) approach to energy and as a result, is the number one clean energy state in the nation.
How do we keep the lights on during extreme weather such as Winter Storm Yuri, the Texas ice storm of five years ago that one of today’s guests lived through and never hopes to repeat? NextGen...
This week’s ear worm comes courtesy of the 1970s and an album my parents used to play on repeat: “It’s like a heat wave…burning in my heart. Can’t keep from crying. It’s tearing me apart.” (Grown up Chelsea now understands that this Linda Ronstadt song is not about above average temperatures but about love, but that doesn’t mean it’s not playing on repeat in my brain. Or that this summer heat isn’t prompting tears.)
AI is changing the shape and scope of the world as we know it.
While many talk about the negative impacts of AI, including the associated energy demands, the Climate Leadership Council’s Greg Bertelsen sees opportunity, opportunity to take advantage of the largest investments being made (in AI) probably in our lifetimes.
Next month marks the 10th annual National Clean Energy Week and we are pleased to share the bipartisan lineup of confirmed speakers. You can check out the agenda here, and catch my highlights below, as well as a few panels I’m looking forward to seeing:
This week on the EcoRight Speaks... Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), congressional lead for the Thriving Economy Project's work on 21st century agricultural policy, speaks to us about...
Goodbye, July! My new declaration is that I no longer want to host visitors in this sweltering, sweaty month! Bring on August, which leads us to September and fall weather! This week's must read:...
Shuting Pomerleau is the Director of Energy and Environmental Policy at the American Action Forum. Shuting’s work focuses on energy and environmental policy analysis. Research topics include carbon border adjustments, carbon taxation, climate and trade, the latest developments in energy markets, and electricity markets. Her work has been featured in a wide range of outlets including Bloomberg, Financial Times, and TIME. She has also spoken at many public conferences and events.