Jun 25, 2021 | Podcast, Season2
"Back in the Game" Season 2 • Episode 2 What happens when a state task force spends the better part of a year developing policy recommendations focused on mitigating and adapting to climate change? We sat down with Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, chair...
Jun 1, 2021 | Podcast, Season2
"Think Like a Planet" Season 2 • Episode 1 What can a deeper appreciation of the Earth’s physical structure and natural processes lend to our understanding of the problems we face currently? We asked Marcia Bjornerud, a professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University...
Dec 21, 2020 | Podcast, Season 1
ENERGY EQUITY Season 1: Episode 7 How do we achieve a more equitable energy economy? If you ask Denise Abdul-Rahman with the NAACP, she’ll kindly tell you that we need a system that increases employment opportunities and decreases pollution externalities. We need a...
Nov 11, 2020 | Podcast, Season 1
BEYOND COAL Season 1: Episode 6 Did you know that uneconomical coal plants in the Midwest are costing you, the ratepayer, millions of dollars? In recent years, utilities across the region have been clinging to uneconomical coal assets while slow-walking investments in...
Sep 29, 2020 | Podcast, Season 1
LOCAL ENERGY INFLUENCE Season 1: Episode 5 How can your community gain influence over how your energy dollars are spent? It’s not easy. In this episode, we discuss how jurisdictions are harnessing their economic and political power to get more local, clean energy. We...
Jul 31, 2020 | Podcast, Season 1
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE Season 1: Episode 4 A simple policy known as net energy metering, or net metering, has helped hundreds of thousands of home and business owners in 38 states invest in solar electric systems. These same home and business owners have helped to...
