The Clean Energy Show

The Clean Energy Show

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  • 156. Climate Panic: 1.5 C Coming Too Soon in 2030s

    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that global average temperatures are estimated to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in the early 2030s. Rwandans clean their country one day every month. Oil companies are getting sued in Colorado. 7-Eleven may have one of the biggest electric vehicle charging networks one day soon.

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    The Baidu robotaxi may be at the front of the autonomous driving race.

    James buys a Chevy Bolt EV and puts his Prius up for consignment with REV Automotive Group.

    Brian will travel to the Fargo Film Festival.

    Confusion over SaskEV and SEVA, two EV organizations in our home province. Brian deflects invitations for your hosts to appear at events next month, citing laziness.

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    44 min
  • 155. I Bought An EV! Ukraine Wind Energy Saves the Day

    Brian's rave review of All that Breathes. Host James buys a brand new EV. What the perfect EV charging gas station of the future will look like thanks to Norway. Biden approves Alaska drilling. A wind farm continues to be built in Ukraine 60 miles from the front lines. It's giving much needed power to residents.

    Saudi Aramco cashes in big.

    Ohio politicians conspire to defraud the public and may be going up the river for a long time.

    A new kind of transparent solar panel may not only work with greenhouses but make the plants even bigger.

    A study that proves going electric in your neighborhood saves children from the same area from getting hospitalized due to asthma.

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    47 min
  • 154. No, Wind Farms Are Not Killing Whales; Tesla Commits to Climate

    Tesla's CEO has lost his mind but the company has outlined its commitment and its plan in achieving a livable world. Offshore wind turbines aren't killing birds or whales. We help a listener in his cross country U.S. road trip. New nuclear reactors finally come online in Georgia while most new power in the U.S. is wind, solar and batteries. 

    What the Tesla Supercharger experience is for non-Tesla EV owners.

    UK emissions fall 3.4% in 2022 as coal use drops to lowest level since 1757.

    War and Biden have sped up the green transition by TEN YEARS.

    Cold weather heat pump innovations.

    EU not quite on board with gas ban.

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    55 min
  • 153. All that Breathes

    The Oscar-nominated documentary All that Breathes moves James to research the causes of Delhi's air pollution. He found out that a baby born today will smoke the equivellent of a dozen cigarettes just by breathing.  New file!

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    We examine the ebikes available at Costco and are reasonably impressed. 

    Canada's government pension plan invests in Tesla.

    Volkswagen is using escape rooms to train employees about electric vehicles.

    Floating offshore windpower costs more. Much more.

    The room clean energy like solar, wind and transmission will take up isn't much by comparison to oil and gas leases.

    Brian runs into WolfCop director Lowell Dean on a plane to Toronto. Hi Lowell!

    Concerns about Ford's aluminum. 

    All that Breathes clip and discussion. 

    The air in Delhi.

    Hyundai Ioniq 6 pricing impresses Brian.

    Recyclable bras from Victoria Secret.

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    49 min
  • 153. "All that Breathes"

    The Oscar-nominated documentary All that Breathes moves James to research the causes of Delhi's air pollution. He found out that a baby born today will smoke the equivellent of a dozen cigarettes just by breathing. 

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    We examine the ebikes available at Costco and are reasonably impressed. 

    Canada's government pension plan invests in Tesla.

    Volkswagen is using escape rooms to train employees about electric vehicles.

    Floating offshore windpower costs more. Much more.

    The room clean energy like solar, wind and transmission will take up isn't much by comparison to oil and gas leases.

    Brian runs into WolfCop director Lowell Dean on a plane to Toronto. Hi Lowell!

    Concerns about Ford's aluminum. 

    All that Breathes clip and discussion. 

    The air in Delhi.

    Hyundai Ioniq 6 pricing impresses Brian.

    Recyclable bras from Victoria Secret.

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    49 min
  • 152. Debate over Gas Stoves; Europe Gas Ban; Congo Cobalt Concerns

    The debate over gas stoves ends now. Induction is the clear winner in the boil water race. An clean energy masters student listener has an existential crisis over cobalt mining in the DR Congo. Biden makes it against the law to have downtime on EV fast chargers. Europe is closer to their combustion vehicle ban. Safety of ebike batteries questioned, and EV owner survey.

    Brian's electrify everything (in his house) update.

    We celebrate three years on the podcast.

    This episode makes use of Adobe Podcasts and its AI tech is amazing.

    Europe gas bad story from Brian.

    How LFP batteries are replacing colbalt/nickel lithium batteries in cars and that's good for ethics.

    Biden charger legislation

    Saskatchewan electric vehicle survey done by SaskPower.

    Electric flying taxies tesed in Manhattan.

    Ebike battery dangers and a call for higher standards.

    Today in Focus podcast from The Guardian. 

    Tweet of the Week from @DrSimEvans

    A listener recommends the following video on testing water boiling speed on gas/glass/kettle/induction cooktops. https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c

    Lightning Round: India's COP 26 targets aren't bad at 2030 point.

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    59 min
  • 151. Super Bowl EV Ads, Helicopters Falling Out of the Sky, Zamboni EV

    Fewer EV ads at the Super Bowl this year but will the ones that did air convince people? Skating rink Zambonis were making kids sick so they've gone electric. EVs top $1 trillion dollars and some automakers are panicing at what they've lost by not going electric. 

    James asks if he should get a portable induction cooktop.

    The Chevy Bolt may be getting discontinued in Novemember, 2023.

    Can you save big by importing a used EV from another part of the country that has better incentives? Yes.

    New Flo chargers promise 97% uptime. Good luck!

    Electric Vehicles and car washes. Not a problem, just remember to roll up the windows!

    Climate hacktivism embarasses Toyota for being anti-climate.

    Helicopters can't fly in a methane plume over oil rigs. They fall out of the sky. 

    Michigan steels a battery factory from Virginia.

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    56 min
  • 150. Our Sesquicentennial! Nazis plot against the U.S. Power Grid, Bolt EUV

    James finally preorders a new electric vehicle: the Chevy Bolt EUV and actually finds a salesperson who owns an EV!

    James proposes adding 'level 4' charging to the lexicon. Level 3 should be for shopping malls and grocery stores at 50-149kW.

    Hydrogen airplane certified has no batteries.

    Nazis plot against the Baltimore power grid. Why? Racism.

    BMW tilt error.

    Wood stoves and air pollution for rich people.

    Consumer Reports dislikes the new Toyota Prius.

    Wind and solar farms with battery backup are both cheaper to build than natural gas power plants in Ontario and Alberta.

    Where is the Tesla Starman right now? Still in our solar system where he'll remain.

    Winter range in EVs by brand.

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    1 hr 3 min
  • 149. Twelve Years Less a Month: No Time for Nuclear

    To meet our Paris targets and keep warming to 1.5 degrees, we need to decarbonize the grid by 2035. Nuclear can't possibly achieve that in twelve years. So why are we extolling nuclear? BP says oil demand may have peaked. Toyota is officially dead. Chinese homes that burn coal inside the house. 

    Greenwashing: Brian's local airport is capturing carbon in its heating systems. But why?

    Driver training a teen in winter is like Tesla's Full Self Driving Beta software.

    Latest hit piece on electric vehicles: They'll keep you safe but kill other people. It's a lie.

    The 2023 Prius is going waaaay up in price. Sales were down before but not it's in the EV price category.

    James updates on shopping for an affordable EV and finds that it's hard in Canada to find inventory.

    James's future prediction: Robi-taxi fleets will by 2 or 3 times larger than you think.

    BP Oil Peak story.

    James listens to a pro-nuclear podcast and comes away even more cynical about the promise of nuclear. 

    Replacing 99% of U.S. coal plants with solar and wind already cheaper than just the cost of running the existing coal plants.

    Coal burning in Chinese houses.

    Tweet of the Week: The cost overruns of mega electricity projects will surprise you.

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    56 min
  • 148. No Miracles Needed!

    A new book says stick with wind, water, solar and storage and we meet 95% of our climate targets by 2035 without new inventions. Plant-based eggs briefly become cheaper than real eggs. We will not have to strip the Earth of its minerals to address climate change: a debunking. Republican states are benefiting the most with Biden's climate bills.

    • Brian orders a Tesla wall connector before it shoots up in price.
    • A Canadian film is up for Best Picture at the Oscars
    • GM invests a billion dollars in V8 engines and are wasting money
    • No Miracles Needed, a book by Mark Jacobson, demonstrates how we have everything we need to address emissions by 2035. GUARDIAN article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/23/no-miracles-needed-prof-mark-jacobson-on-how-wind-sun-and-water-can-power-the-world
    • Plant-based eggs cheaper than regular eggs briefly
    • Pakistan power grid massively down due to aging infastructure
    • A counter to misinoformation on the planet being ravaged by human addressing the climate crisis. 
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    Please note: We had a publishing error this week and the file linked here may be replacing a defunct file previously uploaded.

    51 min

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