Climate Fix Podcast

Phil and Colby sit down with Ryan Pickering, solar industry professional, energy policy researcher, and newly-minted nuclear advocate, about his work in saving Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California from premature closure. We discuss his move toward nuclear advocacy, energy politics, his actions that helped save Diablo Canyon, powerful antagonistic forces and unexpected allies, environmental justice, and where the pro-nuclear movement goes from here.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 10/19/2022

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Ryan Pickering on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryan_pickering_

Ryan Pickering on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-pickering-80413914/

YTT Tribe Website: https://www.yttnorthernchumash.org/

Phil and Colby talk with D.J. LeClear, fellow ANE Team Member, and man behind the social media science education personality The Rad Guy. He is a radiation health expert and works as a government official for radiological emergency response. We talk about his successful journey into the world of TikTok as a science communicator, the people he reaches, nuclear science misinformation, and influencing public opinion in favor of nuclear energy.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 9/21/2022

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D.J. LeClear (The Rad Guy) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatRadGuy5

The Rad Guy on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theradguyglows

The Rad Guy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theradguyglows/

The Rad Guy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRadGuyGlows

The Rad Guy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNRNPA4-VzJiNVOHEmLSEAg

Phil and Colby have a conversation with Madison Hilly, director of the advocacy effort called Campaign for Green Nuclear Deal. With her previous work with pro-nuclear organization Environmental Progress, she has become an expert in the pathway to nuclear power plant deployment. Here, we talk about her movement to get an actual plan going to increase nuclear capacity in the U.S., on time and on budget.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 7/3/2022

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Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal website: https://gndcampaign.org/

Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Campaign_GND

Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greennucleardeal

Madi Hilly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MadiHilly

Colby and Phil talk with Alex Gilbert, former project manager at the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, a think tank that focuses on the deployment of advanced nuclear technology. In this episode, we discuss the regulatory process involved in getting current and advanced nuclear power systems on the market and ready to serve humanity, and solve complex problems when it comes to thwarting the climate crisis and enabling our desire to explore the solar system.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 2/22/2022

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Alex's website: https://www.powerandresources.com/

Alex's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gilbeaq

Nuclear Innovation Alliance: https://nuclearinnovationalliance.org/

Zeno Power: https://www.zenopower.com/

D.J. and Phil talk to Dr. Michael Fox, retired Professor Emeritus of Radiation Biology at Colorado State University and author of the book Why We Need Nuclear Power: The Environmental Case. In this episode, we talk about all things radiation: what it is, how it affects life, and when it can be dangerous. We also talk about nuclear power, its radiological effects on us and the environment, and why it is needed to fight climate change.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 1/22/2022

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Link to Dr. Fox's book Why We Need Nuclear Power: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Need-Nuclear-Power-Environmental/dp/0199344574

Phil and Colby have a conversation about: the closure of nuclear power plants during a climate crisis, the effects of closures on emissions, how the Biden administration is responding to the closures, the extreme heat waves recently observed around the country, overheating the electric grid, frustrating arguments against nuclear power, and more!

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 7/20/2021

D.J. and Phil talk to Benji Backer, president and founder of the American Conservation Coalition, a conservative environmental advocacy organization that takes a firm pro-nuclear stance. In this episode, we discuss the conservative case for protecting the environment, the reality of climate change, climate politics and policy, and how young people are pushing for bipartisan climate mitigation efforts.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 5/4/2021

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American Conservation Coalition website: https://www.acc.eco/

The Conservation Coalition website: https://tcc.eco/

Benji Backer on Twitter: twitter.com/BenjiBacker

Benji testimony to Congress alongside Greta Thunberg: https://youtu.be/icKlNgLuqzU

Phil and Colby have a conversation with Dr. Ben Heard, a large name in nuclear advocacy in Australia. Based in Adelaide, Ben founded and runs the NGO Bright New World. In this episode, the nuclear power ban in Australia is discussed, as well as strategies to gather political support of nuclear power in Australia and the United States. Additionally, they talk about Australia’s energy future and the limits of renewables.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 3/7/2021

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Bright New World website: https://www.brightnewworld.org/

Ben Heard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BNW_Ben

Colby and Phil talk to Gabriel Ignetti, pro-nuclear environmental activist and creator of the Ecomodernist Podcast, about the philosophy of ecomodernism and his new organization, Ecomodernist Society of North America. He is looking to expand the movement, in order to bring about the change needed in modern environmentalism.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

Recorded: 2/24/2021

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Ecomodernist Society of North America website: https://esna.earth/

Ecomodernist Podcast website: https://ecomodernistpodcast.org/

Ecomodernist Manifesto: http://www.ecomodernism.org/

Phil hosts a round table discussion with guests who are in the nuclear engineering sector. Mack Cullison, Sarah Woolf, and Jason Simental provide insight on: why they entered the field, nuclear’s importance in fighting climate change, its advantages over other energy sources, and its future as a field for young people.

Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Inc.

Recorded: 2/5/2021