The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 538: Does Wildlife Win or Lose With Renewable Energy?

04.01.2024 - By MeatEaterPlay

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Steven Rinella talks with Brendan Runde, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: The musky manifesto; get tickets to our Live Tour and reserve your spot with Steve, Jani, Cal, and Clay for MeatEater Experiences; the controversy around spearing pike in MN; the very long halflife of mercury; scrubbing emissions; the BLM’s proposal for land to be developed for solar; all the places you can put solar panels; fishing around a wind turbine; 24 wind turbines currently producing power in the Atlantic Ocean; scour protection in the form of a a rubble donut; creating habitat; the aesthetics of wind farms; investigating the whale argument; impact of offshore wind on fish species; The Nature Conservancy making public lands; Runde TNC; turn your lights off and stop buying balloons; and more.  

Outro song by Kenny Leiser

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