It's been about a year since the last one of these. Given the long cycle, I have done my best to check for changes but things may have changed on any given topic by the time you read this.

The NEPA Problem

NEPA is a constant thorn in the side of anyone attempting to do anything.

A certain kind of person responds with: “Good.”

That kind of person does not want humans to do physical things in the world.

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Outline:

(00:21) The NEPA Problem

(01:53) The Full NEPA Solution

(02:43) The Other Full NEPA Solution

(03:59) Meanwhile

(06:06) Yay Nuclear Power

(14:22) Yay Solar and Wind Power

(18:11) Yay Grid Storage

(18:42) Yay Transmission Lines

(19:40) American Energy is Cheap

(20:48) Geoengineering

(22:29) NEPA Standard Procedure is a Doom Loop

(25:34) Categorical Exemptions

(26:13) Teachers Against Transportation

(32:41) Also CEQA

(36:36) It Can Always Be Worse

(39:35) How We Got Into This Mess

(41:00) Categorical Exclusions

(47:23) A Green Bargain

(54:18) Costs Versus Benefits

(55:27) A Call for Proposals

(56:18) The Men of Two Studies

(59:55) A Modest Proposal

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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