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SubscribersAs America marks its 250th anniversary, one question looms large: What made the United States an energy superpower — and what will determine whether it stays one?
This week, Political Climate welcome...
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Permitting reform has stalled in Congress for years — but a newly appointed senator with three decades of energy industry experience and nothing to prove politically may be in a position to finally he...
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Electricity prices are rising across America — and governors are scrambling to respond.
From California to Pennsylvania to Virginia, states are experimenting with dramatically different approaches to...
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What if the fastest, cheapest fix for America’s power grid is hiding in plain sight?
On this episode of Political Climate, we dive into grid utilization — and how to unlock the massive untapped poten...
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Gas prices are spiking as the Iran war disrupts global oil markets — so will this be the moment that finally supercharges EV adoption in the U.S.?
This week on Political Climate, we explore how past...
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March was defined by blown predictions, resilience, wins, losses, and last-minute turnarounds—and not just in college basketball. In many ways, those same forces are shaping the energy sector today.
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Energy is back at the center of politics.
From war in the Middle East disrupting oil and LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz to AI-driven data centers sending U.S. power demand soaring, energy po...
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- 4 months ago
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2025 has been one of the most turbulent years on record for U.S. climate and energy policy.
The One Big Beautiful Bill is in; the Inflation Reduction Act is out. Clean energy grants have been cancele...
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A hyperscaler, an energy developer, and a government official walk into a room. It’s not a joke — it’s the new reality as the U.S. scrambles to lead the global race for AI dominance. As frontier AI co...
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Critical minerals sit at the heart of modern life—from phones and data centers to EVs, defense systems, and the power grid. Yet the U.S. remains heavily dependent on foreign supply chains for these re...
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AI is reshaping the economy — and now it’s reshaping the electric grid.
The growth of AI data centers is fueling an unprecedented spike in power needs — and policymakers are scrambling for creative w...
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- 8 months ago
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As the U.S. government enters its fourth week of shutdown, the fallout is spreading far beyond Washington. Billions in clean energy and technology funding have been frozen or slashed — disproportionat...
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- 8 months ago
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When we think of the U.S.–China rivalry, headlines often focus on trade wars, Taiwan, or Artificial Intelligence. But one of the most consequential battlegrounds is undoubtedly energy, which underpins...
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- 9 months ago
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With August recess behind us, Washington D.C. is gearing up for a busy fall. For many in the cleantech space – more questions than answers loom ahead.
What is the outlook for wind and solar permitti...
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- 10 months ago
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This week on Political Climate we’re live from Aspen Ideas: Climate in Chicago. We were joined by guest Greg Bertelsen, CEO of the Climate Leadership Council, and former senior director of energy and ...
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- 11 months ago
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Now that Congress has passed and President Trump has signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we talk about the final language and what it means for the U.S. energy sector on this episode of Po...
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U.S. grid operators braced for a surge in electricity demand and possible power outages this week as scorching temperatures hit the eastern half of the country. Heat waves are just one of the challeng...
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Dropping in with a quick update that Political Climate is pushing the release of our next full episode to next week. As our listeners know, the Senate is in the process of revising and releasing their...
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President Trump’s return to office has reignited a bold push for energy dominance — a sweeping agenda to supercharge U.S. energy production, slash regulatory red tape, and reestablish America as a pow...
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If you’re tracking the world of budget reconciliation then you know it’s crunch time as House Speaker Mike Johnson works to pass a party-line megabill by Memorial Day. House Republicans have a lot on ...
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- 1 year ago
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Hey Political Climate listeners, we’re jumping on to let you know that we’re taking a short recess.
The show will be back in another couple of weeks, with hosts Julia Pyper, Emily Domenech, and Bran...
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- 1 year ago
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As “Political Climate” marks the one-year anniversary of its re-launch, the deluge of energy sector news continues.
In today’s episode, the hosts dig into a series of recent and contentious moves fro...
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In this special episode of “Political Climate,” hosts Brandon Hurlbut and Emily Domenech travel to Big Sky, Montana, to record the podcast live at the Winterfest conference. Now in its twentieth year,...
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Since President Trump took office on January 20, he has quickly enacted an expansive list of policies with immediate and dramatic impacts on climate and energy.
If you feel like you’re struggling to ...
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Amid the ongoing fires that have plagued California this month, the conversation around mitigation and prevention has accelerated.
In today’s episode, the hosts are joined by Anukool Lakhina, the CEO ...
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- 1 year ago
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When President Biden departs the White House on January 20th, he will leave behind a nuanced and divisive legacy on climate and energy policy.
On one hand, his Administration passed the momentous Infl...
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In today’s episode, the hosts are joined by one of the most thoughtful—and occasionally controversial—voices in energy policy today.
Neil Chatterjee served on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ...
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In honor of the mixed assortment of Thanksgiving leftovers in our fridges, today’s episode features a grab bag of hot topics facing energy and climate policy today.
The hosts kick things off with a fr...
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The dust has settled on our national election, and the Republican Party has officially completed a trifecta—winning the White House and Senate, and keeping control of the House.
As a result, the GOP ...
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On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was reelected in a landslide, becoming the first Republican to win the popular vote since 2004. Republicans also re-took control of the Senate, and will likel...
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The 2024 election has finally arrived. Early ballots have been mailed. The candidates are crossing the country, making their final pitches. Analysts are poring over countless polls, while tension buil...
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With less than four months left in office, President Biden has green-lit another divisive climate-related policy.
On October 2, Biden signed the Building Chips in America Act into law. The bill allows...
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The team returns back from a mid-season break rested and ready to dig into a new Congressional attempt to fast-track clean energy projects.
Earlier this month, GOP Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas in...
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In today’s episode, the Political Climate team takes us back behind the scenes of the 2024 Democratic National Convention to chat candidly with lawmakers and leading activists about some of the most p...
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In today’s episode – the first of a two-part dispatch – the Political Climate team takes us behind the scenes of the 2024 Democratic National Convention to chat candidly with lawmakers and leading act...
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Exactly two years ago, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. With more than $800 billion devoted to renewables, batteries, transmission, carbon removal, EVs, and the factori...
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In today’s episode — the second of a two-part dispatch — Political Climate co-host Emily Domenech takes us behind the curtain at the 2024 Republican National Convention to chat with the lawmakers cham...
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In today’s episode — the first of a two-part dispatch — Political Climate co-host Emily Domenech takes us behind the scenes of the 2024 Republican National Convention to chat candidly with lawmakers.
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Among members of Congress, few have approached climate change with the experience and diligence of Democratic California Representative Scott Peters.
Peters spent decades as an environmental lawyer a...
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The past month proved to be a dramatic one for America’s long-stagnant nuclear sector.
First, on June 10, TerraPower – the company co-founded by Bill Gates – broke ground on the Western Hemisphere’s f...
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- 2 years ago
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Among Republicans in Congress, few, if any, have wielded as much influence on climate and clean energy as Louisiana Representative Garret Graves.
In the past few years, Graves served as the ranking m...
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In recent weeks, carbon management has found itself in the spotlight – for reasons both encouraging and concerning for its proponents.
On May 28th, the DOE unveiled the semifinalists for a new funding...
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On the heels of a climate and energy rules blitz, President Biden has announced a plan to quadruple existing tariffs on Chinese EVs – from 25 all the way up to 100 percent – and dramatically hike tari...
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With six months to go until the election, President Biden has unveiled a far-reaching rules package that tackles everything from power plant emissions and air toxins, to boosting the EV industry and u...
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Since the Inflation Reduction Act became law in August 2022, we’ve asked ourselves a big question: could the government and the private sector actually get this sprawling set of climate programs up an...
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After a hiatus, Political Climate is back with more news, analysis, and bipartisan hot takes on the policy and politics shaping climate solutions — in what is sure to be a defining year.
Julia Pyper i...
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After 160 episodes and five years of interviews, debates and friendly bipartisan banter, Political Climate will be taking a break starting in 2023. This will be the final episode (for now).
This podca...
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The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in clean energy ever made by the federal government. Among the bill’s more than 700 pages is a lesser-known provision that could play a pivotal ro...
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The 2022 midterm elections are officially behind us. Democrats overcame historical trends to keep control of the Senate, while Republicans won a majority in the House by a surprisingly narrow margin. ...
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Many Americans are pessimistic about the U.S. election system. From skepticism around mail-in ballots and voting machines to coping with long lines and shuttered polling places, voter confidence has s...
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Political Climate delivers an insider’s view on the most pressing questions in energy and climate. Through biweekly analysis and debate, the podcast explores the nuances of how policy and politics are shaping the energy transition in the U.S. and around the world. Political Climate goes beyond partisan echo chambers to bring you insider scoops and authentic conversations with voices from across the political spectrum – all with a healthy dose of wit. Tune in every other Monday with hosts Julia Pyper, Neil Chatterjee, and Brandon Hurlbut along with influential and insightful guests.
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