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

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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, 2025

  1. This Massive Hydrogen Project Could Hurt the Climate More Than It Helps — Heatmap News
  2. Google’s geothermal energy ambitions are growing — The Verge
  3. New technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice — Grist
  4. Bringing back evaporative cooling for data centers — Latitude Media
  5. Trump administration halts New York offshore wind project — The Washington Post

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

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