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Does Experience with Extreme Weather Affect Views on Climate Change?, with Gabrielle Wong-Parodi

This week, host Daniel Raimi brings Gabrielle Wong-Parodi on the podcast to discuss how people connect climate change to their personal experiences with extreme weather e

Geologic Hydrogen: Could the Smallest Molecule Power the Whole World?, with Ishan Sharma

This week, host Daniel Raimi brings Ishan Sharma on the podcast to discuss the beginnings of the geologic hydrogen industry. Sharma, director and founder of a fund at Ren

From Coal to Clean: The Future of Energy in Utah, with Sara Baldwin-Griffin

In this episode, host Kristin Hayes invites Sara Baldwin-Griffin to give her perspective on Utah’s growing renewable energy sector—a product of the state’s abundant resou

One City’s Unique Approach to the Energy Transition, with Shoshannah Lenski

This week, host Daniel Raimi welcomes Shoshannah Lenski, executive director of the Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), a municipal energy utility that is fully po

Creating Wildfire-Resilient Communities, with Mark Brown and Jason Brooks

In this week’s episode, host Margaret Walls brings Mark Brown and Jason Brooks on the podcast to discuss their work facilitating fire-resilience efforts among the residen

America at 250: A History of Energy Transitions in the United States, with Liz Moyer

This week, host Kristin Hayes invites Liz Moyer on the podcast to break down the history of US energy use in commemoration of the country’s 250th year of independence. Mo

Gaslighting: Measuring Emissions from Vintage Street Lamps, with Amy Townsend-Small

In this episode, host Daniel Raimi invites podcast guest Amy Townsend-Small, a professor at the University of Cincinnati, to illuminate the history, environmental impact,

Community Engagement for Coastal Resilience, with Celso Ferreira and Elizabeth Van Dolah

This week, host Margaret Walls welcomes Celso Ferreira and Elizabeth Van Dolah on the podcast to talk about building resilience in coastal communities that are vulnerable

Understanding the Barriers to Affordable Homeowners Insurance, with Margaret Walls and Penny Liao

In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi brings in Margaret Walls and Yanjun (Penny) Liao to discuss why homeowners insurance prices and nonrenewals are increasing in th

Moving Development Rights Around to Hit Land Use Goals, with Nick Bratton

In this week’s episode, host Margaret Walls welcomes to the podcast Nick Bratton, who works as a program manager in King County, Washington State, coordinating and promot

The California Homes That Are Going Electric, with Lauren Dunlap

For this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi is joined by Lauren Dunlap, a project manager at the University of California, Los Angeles, Luskin Center for Innovation—and a

Finding Flexibility in Data Center Use, with Johanna Mathieu

In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes is joined by University of Michigan Associate Professor Johanna Mathieu, who researches the efficiency and environmental impact

What Does Landman Get Right? Fracks and Fictions of the Oil Industry, with Deborah Gordon

In this episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Deborah Gordon, a senior principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute and senior fellow at the Watson School of International a

What Makes an Energy Economy Resilient?, with Daniel Raimi

In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes is joined by podcast-host-turned-guest Daniel Raimi, a fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) and director of RFF’s Communiti

How Do Oil Wells Become Orphans?, with Sarah Armitage

In this episode, Sarah Armitage, an assistant professor at Boston University, sits with host Daniel Raimi to share findings from a working paper she wrote with coauthors

Conserving Land and Managing Wildfire Risks, with Jade Stevens

In this episode, host Margaret Walls talks with Jade Stevens, founder and executive director of 40 Acre Conservation League, a Black-led nonprofit land trust in Californi

Maximizing Minerals at Home, with Beia Spiller

In this episode, host Kristin Hayes is joined by Beia Spiller, a fellow and director of the transportation program at Resources for the Future (RFF), to explore new RFF r

Which Countries Lead on Energy Innovation, with David Hart

For this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi is joined by David M. Hart, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and professor emeritus at George Mason Un

Climate-Related Risks in the Financial Sector, with Kevin Stiroh

In this episode, host Margaret Walls talks with Kevin Stiroh, a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and a former senior advisor at the Federal Reserve. Pulling from

New Metrics for Measuring Energy Affordability, with Destenie Nock

In this episode, Destenie Nock, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University, joins host Daniel Raimi to discuss measures utilities and policymakers can take to b