The Rise Up! Podcast
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The Rise Up! podcast brings real-time, relevant energy and policy information to Midwest stakeholders through an engaging and entertaining medium. Episodes will share the latest in opinions, recent news, engaging interviews, relevant resources, strategies, Midwest success stories, and actions you can take.
Featured Episode: Energy Equity
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 system that creates investment opportunities for those in need instead of long-term dependencies. We need a system that prioritizes raising people out of poverty above raising profits for the few. She’ll say it starts with dialogue – listening to the communities in need and valuing community knowledge. And then she’ll ask you to re-imagine how a new clean energy economy can work for all.
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ALL EPISODES:
Energy Equity – Featuring NAACP’s Denise Abdul-Rahman
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...
Beyond Coal – Featuring Sierra Club’s Laura Lane & Ryan Hidden
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...
Local Energy Influence – Featuring SOPEC’s Mathew Roberts
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...
Credit Where Credit is Due – Featuring Winneshiek Energy District’s Andy Johnson
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...
Get Up and Try – Featuring Outrider Foundation’s Tia Nelson
How does a small kid from a small town make a positive and lasting impact on the lives of many people? If you ask Tia Nelson, she’ll tell you that it is by using our...
TurmOil – Featuring Journalist Bethany McLean
The nation’s self-proclaimed industry of independence has never been more dependent. How can we regain control and stability in our energy markets? Generate...
Physical Distancing, Social Uprising – Featuring MREA’s Nick Hylla
It’s a beautiful grassroots movement to transition our energy economy into a local, resilient, clean, and reliable system that provides the greatest possible benefit to...
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