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Volts is a podcast about leaving fossil fuels behind. I've been reporting on and explaining clean-energy topics for almost 20 years, and I love talking to politicians, analysts, innovators, and activists about the latest progress in the world's most important fight. (Volts is entirely subscriber-supported. Sign up!) www.volts.wtf
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What's going on with electric boats?
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Jul 18, 20251:02:20pending
Solar+storage is so much farther along than you think
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Jul 16, 20251:05:03pending
Trump's big bill: How bad is it and what comes next?
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Jul 11, 202515:02pending
A closer look at Montana's housing "miracle"
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Jul 9, 20251:17:00pending
PG&E tries to prove that a big utility can innovate
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Jul 4, 20251:16:42pending
Can data centers be good grid citizens?
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Jul 2, 202552:34pending
Reducing the climate impacts of food and farming
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Jun 27, 20251:20:04pending
The fight to build faster in California
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Jun 25, 20251:00:08pending
Rep. Mike Levin reflects on the Republican budget bill
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Jun 20, 20251:02:55pending
A win for transit-oriented development in Washington state
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Jun 18, 20251:09:32pending
Sen. Martin Heinrich on the fight over clean energy in the Senate
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Jun 13, 202542:12pending
Making electric motors better
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Jun 11, 202554:18pending
A journey from clean-energy wonkery to influencer fame
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Jun 6, 20251:00:27pending
How to reduce the impact of mining
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Jun 4, 20251:00:46pending
What the F is happening? Part 3
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May 30, 202519:52pending
Parking reform in Washington, parking reform everywhere!
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May 28, 20251:04:24pending
The past and future of community choice aggregation
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May 23, 20251:02:23pending
A "Google Maps for electrons"
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May 21, 202551:35pending
Embedding intelligence at the edge of the grid
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May 16, 202557:37pending
Taming the hydrogen hype
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May 14, 20251:18:35pending
Trying to bring geothermal heat pumps to scale
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May 9, 20251:02:50pending
How is public transit doing in the US?
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May 7, 20251:03:49pending
The coolest new home electrification widget
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May 2, 20251:06:58pending
The governor of Illinois discusses decarbonization in the era of Trump
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Apr 30, 202548:02pending
Me, on the Climate Papa podcast
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Apr 25, 20251:25:19pending
What's up with hydrogen-electric aviation?
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Apr 23, 20251:11:53pending
What the F is happening? Part 2
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Apr 21, 202515:24pending
How is decarbonization going in the UK?
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Apr 18, 20251:07:26pending
What in tarnation is going on in Texas?
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Apr 16, 20251:23:09pending
What's up with clean energy in Finland?
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Apr 11, 202557:38pending
How is clean electricity doing globally?
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Apr 9, 20251:18:16pending
What's up with clean-energy supply chains and global trade?
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Apr 4, 20251:07:32pending
The view from inside DC, with Rep. Sean Casten
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Apr 2, 20251:10:34pending
Mailbag episode - March 2025
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Mar 28, 202511:47pending
What's going on with public power in New York?
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Mar 26, 20251:01:02pending
Canada's largest sustainable community takes shape
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Mar 19, 20251:01:19pending
Making sure smart devices can talk to each other and the grid
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Mar 14, 202556:34pending
Who is paying for all that data center power?
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Mar 12, 20251:00:12pending
Why housing is a pass/fail question for climate
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Mar 7, 20251:23:06pending
The fate of the EV tax credits
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Mar 5, 20251:08:24pending
What the F is happening?
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Feb 28, 20258:55pending
Pakistan's solar boom
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Feb 26, 20251:01:14pending
The Massachusetts utility regulator trying to orchestrate a shift away from gas
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Feb 21, 20251:07:02pending
What YIMBYs are learning from their victories across the country
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Feb 19, 20251:13:33pending
Austin's quest to reach net zero
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Feb 14, 202558:28pending
Catching up with enhanced geothermal
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Feb 12, 20251:09:43pending
What's the deal with enhanced rock weathering to store CO2?
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Feb 7, 20251:07:25pending
The cybersecurity implications of a clean-energy grid
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Feb 5, 20251:09:35pending
Chris Hayes on the attention economy
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Jan 29, 20251:10:26pending
What's the deal with pumped-hydro energy storage?
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Jan 22, 202557:32pending
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