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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week’s episode features special guest Sam Black, a filmmaker and journalist for More Perfect Union, who began investigating the early impacts of political uncertainty on clean energy sectors following Donald Trump's re-election. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Kevin Doffing, from Project Vanguard, who just shared a post on solar and farmland. He cites the 100 acres of land for ethanol = 1 acre of land for solar stat, then asks the questions: Do we want to keep burning food for fuel? Or use a fraction of that land to power our homes, cars, and grid? 

This Week in Cleantech — July 18, 2025

1. Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car — The New York Times
2. Supercharging Solar With Quantum Dots — The Wall Street Journal
3. Dems couldn’t save Biden’s energy programs — so they’ll try to make them a weapon against the GOP — POLITICO
4. 4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment — The New Yorker
5. He Voted For Trump. It Cost Him His Job – More Perfect Union

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