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This Week in Cleantech (1/12/24) — How utilities get their way, renewables impact home values, and China's clean energy dominance


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This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

This week’s episode features Floodlight News investigative reporter Mario Alejandro Ariza, who reported on how utilities used money to influence civil rights leaders in the South.

This Week in Cleantech — Jan. 11, 2024

This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is Scott Kubly, who last week shared an introspective post about the challenges and joys of launching, and leading, a cleantech company. Nominate your picks for "Cleantecher of the Week" by emailing the show.

1. The Problem With De-Risking: Transitioning to Clean Energy Requires Trade With China — Foreign Affairs
2. Housing wind fall — Semafor
3. Smart Energy Use Draws Big Money From Private Equity — Bloomberg
4. New York jump-starts the "building decarbonization" trend — Axios
5. Power companies paid civil rights leaders in the US south. They became loyal industry advocates — Floodlight News

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