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Bill McKibben on why he keeps doing this: "I hate a January rainstorm more than almost anything on Earth." Winter, he says, is when friction gives up and we all get to slide across the planet.

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October 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Pope Leo mentioned a new solar farm that would make the Vatican the first fully solar powered nation on Earth. Bill McKibben's slogan: energy from Heaven, not from hell.

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October 22, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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David has worked on energy for nearly 40 years. His 2015 paper doubted batteries at scale, and his 2007 expert interviews missed how far solar prices would fall. His verdict: "completely, stunningly wrong."

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October 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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@billmckibben.bsky.social on what the Iran war taught world leaders: sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach Earth, and none of those miles go through the Strait of Hormuz.

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October 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Steven Guilbeault just quit federal politics after seven years. We're doing a "fireside exit interview" with him, to be recorded live in partnership with Protect Our Winters Canada. Send questions to info@energyvsclimate.com

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A "Fireside Exit Interview" with Steven Guilbeault | Send Us Your Questions
We're sitting down with Steven Guilbeault for a "fireside exit interview." Before we record, we want your questions.
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September 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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In a Japanese dorm in the '90s, Ed used to sneak into the empty room next door just to use its 'free' electricity credit. A story about exactly how far people will go to game a price signal.

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August 12, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Terrific and Topical EnergyVSClimate with @jessedjenkins.com

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NEW EPISODE: The USA vs Climate - Trump's New Climate & Energy Policy with Dr. Jesse Jenkins
Trump's New Climate & Energy Policy with Dr. Jesse Jenkins, energy systems expert and professor at Princeton University. It's a lively discussion about the substantial changes to U.S. climate and energy policy under the Trump administration. Jesse, David and Ed break down the key policy reversals, their impact on U.
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March 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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We are bringing @EnergyvsClimate to the Energy Disruptors conference on October 1st and 2nd in Calgary, joining 3000+ attendees and speakers including Former Prime Ministers Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin as well as best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari.
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September 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Smoke, fire, and climate -- a conversational essay by the @energyvsclimate gang

Context: we all live within 300 km of Jasper, and Ed & I live in Canmore a mountain town with similar fire risks.

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EvC Special Summer Blog: Climate & Wildfires
Since the EvC Podcast is on summer break, we wanted to share this timely conversation about wildfires and climate with David, Sara, and Ed.
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August 6, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Yesterday in our discussion w Kim Stanley Robinson on EnergyvsClimate he responded to my Q about the seemingly ordinary hero in the background of the success in The Ministry for the Future with a comment about his practice as a feminist author to write of "ordinary women doing powerful things" 1/
December 6, 2023 at 3:50 PM
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@octopus.energy doesn't sell customers a complicated tariff structure. It sells an outcome: '70% off charging your EV at night.' That's it.

Eric Davids explains why that framing is the whole trick, on the new episode.

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August 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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There are an increasing number of hours in Alberta where electricity is literally free to buy on the wholesale market.

Sara Hastings-Simon explains how that works, and why most people never see it, on the new episode.
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August 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Remember those 'please conserve energy' texts Alberta sent out? Octopus Energy does something similar in the UK, except customers get paid, sometimes just a few $.

@shastingssimon.bsky.social explains the difference on the new episode. 🎧 www.energyvsclimate.com

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August 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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During the UK's recent heat wave, @octopus.energy paid its customers £100K+ to power down for a few hours through just a text message and a price signal.

Eric Davids of Octopus explains how, on the new episode. 🎧 www.energyvsclimate.com/octopus-ener...

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July 30, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Your red-eye causes more warming than the same route in daylight. Contrails reflect sunlight during the day — at night, only the heat-trapping effect remains.
Commenters called it nonsense. @davidkeith.bsky.social calls it basic physics. New ep out now.

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July 23, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Boreal forest = built to burn. Add SoCal-level heat + a 2-year drought and it's not a fire, it's a firestorm.

John Vaillant (Fire Weather) on the 2016 Fort McMurray disaster — and why it wasn't a one-off.

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July 22, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Solar: 64 TWh in 2011. ~2,700 TWh in 2025. That's 43x growth. Solar + wind beat natural gas globally for the first time in April 2025. A commenter called it "minuscule." @shastingssimon.bsky.social has thoughts.

New ep out now.

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July 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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@shastingssimon.bsky.social, who drives an EV in Calgary winters, draws a distinction that's worth keeping in mind: "doesn't work" & "works with lower range" are not the same thing. Norway has the harsh winters and the highest EV adoption on earth.

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July 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Canada's Darlington SMR is supposed to deliver in under 5 years. That claim is now a five-to-one scotch bet between @davidkeith.bsky.social and Ed. Either way, @shastingssimon.bsky.social wins.

New ep out now:
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July 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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If Canada decides it wants more nuclear power — can it actually deliver it?

Ed Whittingham put that question to experts across Canada, China, and the US. The first Critical Mass town hall replay is now live.

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BONUS | Where Should Canada’s Nuclear Energy Go From Here? | Toronto Climate Week - Replay
If Canada decides it wants more nuclear power, can it actually deliver it? The answer turns out to be complicated.
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June 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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"It's not a philosophical thing for Danielle Smith or Trump. They are mercenaries — they have the intellect to know better."

John Vaillant on denial, the courts, and who's actually leading on climate now. New Energy vs Climate ep.

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April 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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In the 1950s, climate science was nonpartisan. Republicans and Democrats both took it seriously. John Vaillant on what happened next — and why he calls it "the greatest betrayal in the history of the human race." New Energy vs Climate ep.

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April 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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12% humidity = Death Valley in July. Put that into the boreal forest after a 2-year drought and you don't get a fire. You get a firestorm.

John Vaillant on the new Energy vs Climate episode.
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April 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Fire breaks, water bombers, fire hydrants — John Vaillant says they all become irrelevant in a firestorm. It's the embers that burn the houses down. New ep of EvC - www.energyvsclimate.com/s7-bonus-fir...

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Fire Breaks Don't Stop Firestorms | John Vaillant | Energy vs Climate Podcast
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April 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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The AI energy conversation is focused on the wrong thing.

Training = ~20% of lifecycle energy use.
Inference = ~80%.

Every query shifts the balance further. MIT's Vijay Gadepally from our latest episode. 🎙️

#AIEnergy #MachineLearning #EnergyVsClimate

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AI training isn't the energy problem. This is. | Energy vs Climate Podcast
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March 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM