Spray painted on an old gas station that has been abandoned for at least 15 years is the wonderful text ART! There is some evidence that it may be getting redeveloped soon, so I had to document this before it is gone.

David Roberts discusses Leah Stokes' new book, The Carbon Wave at a book signing in Seattle. (I personally attended a Carbon Wave signing at Brookline Booksmith a week or two before this was recorded). The book follows Leah Stokes and several key figures who worked tireless outside of the elected offices to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the best pieces of climate legislation to date, which despite republican efforts, is far more intact today than you suspect. It is a inspiring book about how the sausage is made when it comes to us laws. Stokes is a long time climate advocate and Roberts is a long time climate reporter. Together, they have an informative conversation about climate policy and the nonfiction political novel. I am not kidding when I say I left the book signing fully energized at 9:30 Pm and have kept that energy as I work my way through the book in my scantily allocated reading time.

Volts host David Roberts interviews Cole Ashman of Pila Energy about their plug in home battery product. Its smaller size (briefcase sized) makes it a compact option that can fit in most dwellings. At 1.6 kWh, it can get your essentials through the average blackout, and can also assist with time of use energy bills. At $1500 USD, its not a small purchase, but it is easier to afford than a whole ass tesla wall battery. Interview link above, company website here: https://www.pilaenergy.com/

David Roberts interview the man who decarbonized Uruguay on his podcast Volts. They discuss how it happened the first time, and how it could be replicated. He believes that every country could realistically achieve an 80% renewable grid.

Ramón Mendez Galain is the man most responsible for Uruguay being the first country to consistently utilize over 90% renewable energy. He discusses how he ended up in that roll, the choices he made to succeed, and his determination to bring the same success to other nations, all a part of the interview with David Roberts on Volts.

Volts host David Roberts interviews Seth Cutler of IONNA to discuss the company's efforts to make charging stations good to use, placed in optimal locations, and the challenges and priorities involved.

She went on NPR this weekend, and as someone who agrees with all of her policies, absolutely pissed me off. Her interviewer was no a socialist, but he gave her softball questions and she dropped it every time. She answered every question from the seat of knowing she was in the right and neglected to include compassion for the audience members who dont know that she is right and have no clue why she is. "Abolish the senate" has to be the worst way to phrase this goal. It sounds like a mic drop instead of a persuasive message. Its fast, scary, and lacking any of the reasoning. If she said that she wants to "unite the chambers of congress into a single, evenly representative, legislature." Congrats, now it sounds less scary, and the reasoning makes sense. When discussing moving funding from police budgets into the community, she just said "wouldnt you rather have trees and lunches for children than cops everywhere?" Its two totally disconnected thoughts! Talk about how alleviating the burden for parents to feed their children will reduce the stresses that cause domestic violence, where as cops can only ever respond to a domestic violence call after the violence has happened. The whole interview, the host was offering her chances to talk about her positions sensibly, giving her second chances to phrase things more eloquently, and she rejected every time. Megan Romer doesnt belong anywhere near a microphone, or our leadership structure. If you cant speak from a point of compassion for everyone, then you cant be trusted to lead a movement centered around compassion.

She went on NPR this weekend, and as someone who agrees with all of her policies, absolutely pissed me off. Her interviewer was no a socialist, but he gave her softball questions and she dropped it every time. She answered every question from the seat of knowing she was in the right and neglected to include compassion for the audience members who dont know that she is right and have no clue why she is. "Abolish the senate" has to be the worst way to phrase this goal. It sounds like a mic drop instead of a persuasive message. Its fast, scary, and lacking any of the reasoning. If she said that she wants to "unite the chambers of congress into a single, evenly representative, legislature." Congrats, now it sounds less scary, and the reasoning makes sense. When discussing moving funding from police budgets into the community, she just said "wouldnt you rather have trees and lunches for children than cops everywhere?" Its two totally disconnected thoughts! Talk about how alleviating the burden for parents to feed their children will reduce the stresses that cause domestic violence, where as cops can only ever respond to a domestic violence call after the violence has happened. The whole interview, the host was offering her chances to talk about her positions sensibly, giving her second chances to phrase things more eloquently, and she rejected every time. Megan Romer doesnt belong anywhere near a microphone, or our leadership structure. If you cant speak from a point of compassion for everyone, then you cant be trusted to lead a movement centered around compassion.

Podcast host and long time climate reporter David Roberts interviews the owner of Energea, a company that enables individuals to invest in solar panel installations in Brazil, Columbia, parts of Africa, and the USA. locals pay for electricity to do what they want to do, the profits from that electricity go to investors.

Locals get to access cheap reliable electricity far earlier than otherwise, and investors are able to enjoy incredibly consistent and safe ROI.