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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

This week’s episode features Lisa Martine Jenkins from Latitude Media, who wrote about how Trump's tariffs will complicate the U.S. energy supply chain.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Dhruv Patel, COO of Renewable Energy at McCarthy. He celebrated National Energy Efficiency Day with his team at McCarthy on Wednesday and shared his experience on LinkedIn with the quote, “But what really sticks with me isn’t just the megawatts we build—it’s the impact we leave behind.”

This Week in Cleantech — March 7, 2025

1. Justin Peterson, The D.C. Power Broker Embroiled in a Global Hacking Scandal — The Wall Street Journal
2. Tumbling Tesla Shares Leave Investors Bracing for More Losses — Bloomberg
3. Column: Time for California to get serious about cheaper, cleaner energy — LA Times
4. Zero: Why (Almost) Everyone Hates ESG Right Now — Bloomberg
5. Tariff havoc begins, complicating energy supply chains — Latitude Media

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Tell us what you think of the show!

This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

This week’s episode features Kate Yoder from Grist, who wrote about how the solar industry is rebranding itself as a symbol of American "energy dominance" to survive a second Trump term.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Daniela V. Fernandez, Founder and CEO of Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Daniela shared a Consumer Reports study on LinkedIn about the chemicals and microplastics found in our food, and how it is impacting our health. She shares a petition for a strong global plastics treaty. Congratulations, Daniela!

This Week in Cleantech — February 28, 2025

1. Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects — The New York Times
2. Trump Paralyzes the U.S. Wind Power Industry — The Wall Street Journal
3. AI giants learn to share Trump’s zeal for fossil fuels — The Washington Post
4. How Tariffs Could Shock America’s Power System — The Wall Street Journal
5. Can solar power avoid Trump’s culture wars? — Grist

Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

This week’s episode features Jennifer McDermott from the Associated Press, who wrote about how enhanced geothermal company Eavor is starting up their first commercial power plant in Germany using techniques from the oil and gas industry to drill deep and extract heat from hot rock.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Johanna Anderson, who shared her experience as one of the Federal employees terminated last Friday. Despite this setback, she remains deeply committed to climate action and making a difference. Her resilience is a testament to the passion and perseverance driving the clean energy transition forward. Congratulations, Johanna!

This Week in Cleantech — February 21, 2025

1. You already know Elon Musk. You need to know Harold Hamm. — HEATED
2. White House Starts Unwinding Environmental Permitting Rules — Bloomberg Law
3. California’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump — The New York Times
4. The False AI Energy Crisis — The Atlantic
5. Major test case for new geothermal technology launches in small German town — AP News

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