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Podcast 054: Abigail Ross Hopper – What are the top policy priorities shaping the future of the solar industry?
What should the new administration focus on? How do we balance domestic manufacturing with low cost imports? Abby…
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Natural gas was the biggest contributor to the Texas grid outage of 2021
The real cause of the Texas grid outage of 2021 have been lost amidst misguided political bickering. This…
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Making ethanol from corn is the least efficient use of farmland
Corn is the #1 crop grown on US farms. Most of it is used to make gasoline-additive ethanol.…
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February 2021 Clean Energy Headlines
* Breaking down the situation in Texas * A look at the forces seeking to limit residential solar…
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Podcast 053: Bernadette Del Chiaro — Could a change in California’s net metering policy cripple residential solar?
California is considering whether to change its pioneering net metering program. The future of local energy is at…
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Are solar panels really full of toxic materials like cadmium and lead?
The truth is that solar panels are made almost entirely with abundant, earth-friendly materials like glass, aluminum, copper,…
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Podcast 052: Yann Brandt and Mike Casey – Is creating a surge in solar jobs easier than we think?
There has never been a more important time to create jobs. Brandt and Casey explain how solar may…
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January 2021 Clean Energy Headlines
* Clean energy investment breaks $500 billion last year * A simple plan to remove barriers for residential…
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Podcast 051: Michael Chanin – Emory University is going solar and doing it in a surprising way
Host Bill Nussey takes a walking tour of an amazing solar project being built on the Emory University…
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Podcast 050: Andrew Birch – Can cutting red tape lower the cost of residential solar?
Andrew “Birchy” Birch, the CEO of Open Solar, highlights the crazy high prices of US residential solar. He…
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December 2020 Clean Energy Headlines
* Solar thrives through the pandemic * The ITC extension super-charges solar in 2021 * A breakthrough in…
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Podcast 049: Nussey and Easterby – 2020 clean energy favorites and a peek into 2021
Hosts Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby share their favorite stories about clean, local energy in 2020 and preview…