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This Week in Cleantech (6/7/24) — Michigan fights off NIMBY push against clean energy

Season 1 Episode 105

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

This week's episode features The Guardian's Dharna Norr, who reported on an effort by Vermont leaders to force fossil fuel companies to pay for their emissions impacts.

This Week in Cleantech — June 7, 2024

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is CleanCapital co-founder Jon Powers!

  1. Renewable Energy Wins for Now in Michigan as Local Control Measure Fails to Make Ballot — Inside Climate News
  2. World’s biggest solar farm goes online, big enough to power a country — The Independent
  3. How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers) — The New York Times
  4. How a simple fix could double the size of the U.S. electricity grid — The Washington Post
  5. ‘Game-changing’: Vermont becomes first state to require big oil to pay for climate damages — The Guardian

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This Week in Cleantech is hosted by Renewable Energy World senior content director John Engel and Tigercomm president Mike Casey. The show is produced by Brian Mendes with research support from Alex Petersen and Clare Quirin.

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