Why the War in Iran Is Speeding Up the Clean Energy Transition The US bombed Iran on Saturday. We threw out our planned episode and called James Gutman, Strategist & co-author of The New Joule Order at the Carlyle Group, to mak…

Europe is one of the great deliberative bodies in the World today.

"Yes it is hard compromising, it is hard negotiating mutually beneficial solutions so that everyone can have more"

Europe is ready to make hard decisions on energy and defense.
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Trump is trying to kill renewable energy. Here’s how to fight back The real fight isn’t in Washington anymore. It’s in statehouses, utility commissions, local permitting battles and public opinion.

This industry is filled with builders—of projects, companies, careers and futures. Now we must build political power too. That means starting small, scaling fast and staying with it for the long haul.

Let’s bring our skills to organizing and show what happens when clean energy fights back.

Many Texans cut back on ‘basic needs’ to pay electricity bills, study finds Nearly 80% of low- to moderate-income Houston-area residents said they cut back on “basic household needs” to afford electricity.

Low- to moderate-income residents in the Houston area struggle to pay their energy bills more than residents in other parts of Texas, a statewide nonprofit found in its new report.

Meanwhile, the government's safety net to help such residents is fraying: www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

"People in China, the world’s biggest polluter, were among the most concerned, with 97% saying its government should do more to fight the climate crisis and four out of five willing to give 1% of their income. The world’s second biggest polluter, the US, was near the bottom...

A tsunami of uncertainty for clean energy Podcast Episode · Open Circuit · 04/18/2025 · 59m

Energy dominance, what energy dominance. Over the first 100 days this administration has pissed off oil&gas, LNG, nuclear, geothermal, critical minerals, solar, wind, batteries, and innovation.

Even with the economic downturn we still have load growth.

E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.

Today's evil...E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...

Departures starting to pile up at DOE in a way that seems completely counter productive to the Admin's professed goals of "energy dominance", reliable electricity, and rebuilding defense nuclear capabilities.

-325 from NNSA including Defense Programs (what happened to the natsec exemption?)

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Biden Leaves With an Uncertain Economic Legacy. Not So in This Indiana Town. President Biden leaves the stage Monday with dismal approval ratings and an uncertain legacy. But green shoots from his big initiatives are starting to pop—many in red states.

Amazing stuff happening in Indiana. From Wabash blue ammonia to Entek battery separators to Starplus next generation battery manufacturing with Samsung SDI and more.

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Well, here I am. Still reeling from this week’s events but looking forward to engaging more soon.