And here we are again, but I sort of feel like this weekend should be Memorial Day weekend! Right? Why can’t every weekend be a three-day weekend?
My goal is to get a hike or a bike ride in on Sunday. I need to get outside and see some nature.
What is your favorite weekend leisure activity?
A federal program that returns $12 for every $1 spent and reduces flood risk nationwide could soon be history.
The Sustainable Rivers Program is a partnership between The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Its reach has grown from 8 rivers in 2002 to 65 today, influencing nearly 15,000 miles of waterways and more than 100 dams and reservoirs. But this cooperative program is in jeopardy. Jim Howe, Senior Policy Advisor for Freshwater at The Nature Conservancy explains what’s at stake, the potential impact of federal cuts, and how dam operations affect communities nationwide. Also, how you can help stop this common sense program from getting the axe.
Wait, it’s Memorial Day Weekend? (Or so every online retailer I’ve ever made a purchase from has reminded me.) May really snuck up on me. More seriously, we remember those who have bravely defended our freedoms and democracy.
As long-time listeners and members of our community know, here at republicEn.org we are advocates for carbon pricing.
We are not alone.
We are joined in pursuit of carbon pricing by a scrappy group of really smart people (many who have been featured on this show) who work for think tanks, non-profits, and even environmental organizations. And our informal group is lucky enough to have a leader who convenes us on a regular basis to compare notes, talk about the latest and greatest news, and uplift each other’s hard work.
The nice thing about being out of town for a longer period of time is coming home to the explosion of blooms in the garden. Azaleas. Rhododendron. And lots of other things causing my eyes to water and itch. But these signs of spring are so worth it.
Intermission is over; I am back from my whirlwind trip, which took me to Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Italy.
Have you ever thought about the impacts of the clean energy economy on rural communities? People with jobs in extractive industries? Those needing relocation due to climate impacts?
Matt Glazewski thinks about these impacts daily.
Leveraging the expertise of the oil and gas industry to scale geothermal energy, Project Innerspace (get it? opposite of outer space) is poised to rapidly provide the world with unprecedented levels of clean, geothermal power. For example, if we drill for geothermal energy at the rate we currently drill for oil and gas, by 2050 up to 77 percent of global demand for electricity and over 100 percent of global demand for heat can be supplied by geothermal, without the doom and gloom talk.
Guess where I am? Well, still in the U.S. but definitely at the airport if you, like me, read your favorite newsletters as they hit your inbox. Europe, here I come!
Just a reminder that you won’t hear from me next week, but I will be back in your inbox with stories to tell on May 8th!
Residential solar has a number of barriers to entry, one of the biggest being cost. But what if you could run to IKEA, buy a portable panel that plugs into your home, and immediately save on power bills?
That future is coming.
Everything happens at once, right? Whether rain (thanks, April), taxes (thanks, April), birthdays (how do I know so many April birthdays, including 3 friends on the same day), sometimes it feels like we are being inundated.
Which is why I’m ready for vacation… (Also happening in April… more on that later.)
In this bipartisan episode, State Reps. Drew Darby and Erin Zwiener, joined by Patricia Zalava of PowerHouse Texas, all key leaders in the state’s energy and climate policy, delve into what makes Texas so special, how renewable energy has been able to rise above partisan rancor, and how other states can follow The Lone Star State’s example.