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• This Week in Cleantech (05/09/2025) - Are Trump's cleantech cuts undermining his mineral plans?

  Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.This week’s episode features special guest Alex Kaufman, who wrote for the The Atlantic about how Trump’s administration is fast-tracking domestic mining projects, pushing executive orders and green-lighting new rare earth and mineral ventures to reduce reliance on foreign sources like China.This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Meredith Connolly, who shared a story from her first road trip in an electric vehicle. Charging her car cost just $22, but the station was in front of a Target so she ended up spending more inside the store than she did on charging. Her point: businesses should want EV chargers, because they bring in more customers.This Week in Cleantech — May 6, 2025Why Going Nuclear Is the Only Good Choice: Merryn Talks Money — BloombergRepublicans say EVs don’t pay their fair share. Here’s the math. — The Washington PostIndia Sees a Future Making Solar Panels for Itself, and Maybe the World — The New York TimesUnited Bets on Photosynthesis and Limestone to Fuel Net-Zero Flight Path — The Wall Street JournalThe Missing Part of Trump’s Minerals Math — The AtlanticNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing  [email protected]

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• This Week in Cleantech (05/02/2025) - Is the NRC stifling nuclear innovation?

  Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.This week’s episode features special guest Molly Taft from WIRED, who wrote about how several states and startups are suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), arguing its strict, slow regulations stifle innovation in small nuclear reactor development.This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Maddy Mowrey, Event Specialist at National Grid Renewables. She was the point person for the National Grid Executive Parnter Summit event in Nashville last week. Congratulations Maddy!This Week in Cleantech — May 2, 2025 U.S. Needs More Power for AI—but Critical Equipment Is Pricey and Scarce — The Wall Street JournalVideo: Underwater windmills could revolutionize our energy systems — CNN BusinessHow a Carbon Pipeline Is Turning Iowa Against Wind — Heatmap NewsFarmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy — GristStates and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission — WIREDNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing  [email protected]

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• This Week in Cleantech (04/25/2025) - Climate tech's shaky footing in 2025

  Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.This week’s episode features MIT Technology Review's Casey Crownhart, who wrote about how $8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far this year. This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Rev. Nate Pyle, senior pastor at Christ’s Community Church in Fishers, Indiana for supporting rooftop solar on his church and helping show the community how caring for the planet is part of their faith.This Week in Cleantech — April 25, 2025US Imposes Tariffs Up to 3,521% on Asian Solar Imports — Bloomberg NewsThe Heat Coming Out of Your Car’s Tailpipe? Some Can Be Turned Into Electricity — The Wall Street JournalScientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warming — The Washington PostAs Tesla Falters, These New EVs Are Picking Up the Pace – Bloomberg$8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025 — MIT Technology ReviewNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing  [email protected]

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• How utilities can 'shield' equipment from wildfire risk

  Tell us what you think of the show! Sponsored content.In the territories of many electric utilities, wildfires loom as an increasing threat, becoming larger and more frequent, necessitating proactive solutions.In this episode of the Factor This podcast, host Paul Gerke taps into the brain of a leading expert, Craig Clements of San Jose State University, to discuss the evolving threat wildfires pose to utility infrastructure and explore how a rigorously tested product, Hexion's ArmorBuilt, could stand as an effective means of protecting vital equipment.

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• This Week in Cleantech (04/18/2025) - Trump's clash with offshore wind escalates

  Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring John Engel and Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.This week’s episode features Jake Spring from The Washington Post, who wrote about how the Trump administration ordered an immediate halt to construction on the Empire Wind project, a major offshore wind development off the coast of New York. This week's "Cleantechers of the Week" are Andrea Giampoli & Alyssa Edwards who were Chairs for the (sold out!) ACP Siting + Permitting Conference in Seattle this week. Congratulations Andrea and Alyssa!This Week in Cleantech — April 18, 2025This Massive Hydrogen Project Could Hurt the Climate More Than It Helps — Heatmap NewsGoogle’s geothermal energy ambitions are growing — The VergeNew technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice — GristBringing back evaporative cooling for data centers — Latitude MediaTrump administration halts New York offshore wind project — The Washington PostNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing  [email protected]

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