On Monday, I'm recording a pod with the CEO of a company that is trying to make ground-source heat pumps work for big commercial buildings in tight urban spaces.

What should I ask her about?

Glad to see this story getting more coverage. 'Community resistance' to wind & solar is the result of a coordinated, well-funded propaganda campaign. Wild to me how often this is ignored. kalw.org/show/your-call…

Interesting: Google is providing Rewiring America with $5 million & a team of pro bono engineers to help it use AI & machine learning to better estimate electrification savings. a-us.storyblok.com/f/1014573/x/f4…

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If we just call it 'white non-urban rage,' can move past the pedantry & discuss the actual problem?

As a climate nerd who has learned so much from David Roberts , it was a huge thrill to be on Volts.

It's time the climate world understands what's going down in the fashion industry. (Spoiler alert, it's bad and getting worse.) Solutions are out there, but we need your help.

The first instinct of Louisiana Republicans toward any black man is to throw him in jail.

I read the Harry Potter books aloud to my kids & I always thought they were mediocre. Flabby writing, flabby plotting, desperately in need of an editor. I feel much less bad saying that these days than I used to!

Honestly, these numbers speak to a system that is built to prevent transition at every turn. 93% didn't get treated and 69% aged out? That's fucking shameful. If anything, this reveals a deeply inefficient and hostile system, a far cry from the 'fast tracking' TERFs claim.

Long-durational thermal storage is coming.

The world's largest thermal storage project is underway in Finland with a capacity of 90 GWh, enough to meet the heating demands of a medium-sized city for up to a year.

Vantaan Energia Vantaan kaupunki
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'For the first time since the mid-20th century, over 95 percent of this year’s planned new electric-generating capacity in the United States is zero-carbon.'

Read that again.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & the Inflation Reduction Act are enabling a clean energy economy.

What Julian Sanchez said.

Today on Volts: Fashion! If you're like me, you probably don't think about it much, but the sector has high (& rapidly rising) carbon emissions. I talk with Maxine Bédat of the New Standard Institute about where those emissions come from & how to reduce them.
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A veteran Republican consultant has a message for the GOP: 'Slam the brakes on the electric vehicle bashing. It will cost you on Election Day.'
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Loved this episode. IMO, fast fashion has played a key role in the degradation of clothing quality, and on top of that, it's not great for the environment. One thing Gen Z got right was making thrifting more mainstream.

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