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 the puffiness and sneezing.
Our April 28th podcast episode with Jamie Beard really stuck with me. If you enjoyed that conversation about the promise of geothermal energy, one of the renewables that seems to have evaded attack, this article is a great read for you. If you haven’t listened to that conversation, this is your chance!
“Policymakers in both Republican- and Democratic-led states are exploring whether [inactive oil and gas wells] could instead be converted into new wells for producing geothermal energy. The holes are already drilled in the ground, after all. And regions with widespread oil and gas development have rich subsurface data that geothermal firms need in order to determine where and how to build their carbon-free systems.”
I might be a little obsessed with the prospect of geothermal and hope you find this potential for low carbon energy exciting as well.
LTE of the week: Senator John Curtis and Climate Change (Deseret News)
I really appreciated this letter to the editor about Senator John Curtis and his efforts on climate change because it was written by a self-described Democrat, highlighting that we all too often make voting decisions based on a letter (D or R) and not on the substanace of the candidate:
“Speaking as a registered Democrat, Curtis’ actions are giving me hope. In 2021, he founded the Conservative Climate Caucus that is ambitious on using free market solutions to create cheaper green energy and beating China in the race for green innovation. These are the vital steps toward combating climate change that will actually make a difference, and they’re coming from someone I wouldn’t have considered supporting a few years ago,” Bryce Wilson write. “Big problems require big solutions. We can’t accomplish these solutions without first coming together.”
Coming together is critical indeed.
Debunking Climate Myths
In case you haven’t subscribed based on past postings, be sure to check out former U.S. Senator Bill Frist (also the former Majority Leader and a cardiac surgeon) and his Myth Diagnosis series.
This week’s myth is centered on nuclear power.
Myth: “Nuclear energy is dangerous and harmful to public health.”
Truth: Nuclear energy is one of the safest large-scale energy sources we have.
Miss the EcoRight Speaks? We got you…
We took a little mid-season reprieve to regroup for the rest of season 12, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t on the lookout for the best climate/carbon pricing content to share with you.
A hot topic amongst the wonky carbon pricing sect is the fate of a global shipping carbon tax, one the U.S. had been trying to rail. If you want to learn more about this topic, listen to this short segment from Here and Now.
If you think the above photo is pretty, this is your sign to go to Rome!
See you next week!
(Unless I run away to Italy.)