Clean Power Planet | A Renewable Energy Podcast

Frank Morris is a former coal miner who was retrained as a residential energy specialist through the New Energy Intern program. This is the third episode in a three-part series […] The post Retraining Coal Miners for Energy Efficiency Work – Frank Morris appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

This is the second episode in a three part series about out-of-work coal miners in Eastern Kentucky that are being retrained to do energy efficiency work through the New Energy […] The post Retraining Coal Miners for Energy Efficiency Work – John Craft appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

This is a very exciting episode. It’s the first in a three part series about a cool internship program that retrains out-of-work coal miners for energy efficiency jobs. All three […] The post Retraining Coal Miners for Energy Efficiency Work – Rachel Norton appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

This is our second conversation with Dave Renné. He has such a wide range of experience in renewable energy that we invited him back for another interview. He has focused […] The post A World of Renewable Energy – Dave Renné appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Our guests today are Chris Carter and Jack Martin, also known as Solar Jim and Sustainable Jack. Chris is a performing artist and sculptor with 20 years of experience designing […] The post DIY Wind Turbines – Solar Jim and Sustainable Jack appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Ben Bunker is the CEO of the Global BrightLight Foundation, which provides access to affordable solar-powered lights to people living without access to electricity. Many of the people that they […] The post One in Seven People Live Without Electricity – Ben Bunker appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Paul Bony has worked in several areas of the energy industry. Currently he’s a Senior Program Manager for energy efficiency firm CLEAResult, Board president for Solar Energy International and a […] The post Clean Electrification is a shock to the fossil fuel industry – Paul Bony appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Sandra Begay grew up in Gallup, New Mexico, near the Navajo reservation. Her grandmother lived on the reservation and her father and grandfather served on the tribal council. Sandra remembers […] The post Bringing Renewable Energy and Educational Opportunities to Tribal Lands – Sandra Begay appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Andee Chamberlain has been the Sustainability Programs Manager with Texas Parks and Wildlife since 2009 and she’ll be talking with us about her success finding ways to install solar in […] The post Solar Energy in Texas State Parks – Andee Chamberlain appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Microgrids have a dirty past. They were once dependent on diesel generation, one of the dirtiest forms of power generation. Even with the addition of solar or wind it was […] The post Microgrids, renewables and storage – clean power for the poorest people on the planet – Peter Lilienthal appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Mary Marshall studied journalism in college and then jumped right into a career in television news, working on NBC’s Dateline and Nightly News with Lester Holt. But she became disillusioned […] The post Solar Energy International is moving Solar Forward in rural Colorado – Mary Marshall appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

We’re very excited to announce that we’re partnering with the American Solar Energy Society for a series of interviews from their Solar 2018 conference in Boulder, Colorado. In this episode […] The post A Solar Power Podcast Partnership – American Solar Energy Society and Clean Power Planet appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Tim Darst is the Executive Director at Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light, an organization that’s mobilizing a religious response to climate change. They offer Creation Care Consulting to help churches […] The post Confronting Climate Change with Creation Care – Tim Darst, Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Blake Jones was an Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2010. You could even describe him as a serial-entrepreneur. But it would be more accurate to say that […] The post Clean Energy Credit Union putting the green in green energy – Blake Jones appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Lane Boldman is not your stereotypical lobbyist. She is Executive Director of the Kentucky Conservation Committee (KCC), an organization that tracks legislation that impacts Kentucky’s environment and natural resources. In […] The post Citizen Lobbying for Rooftop Solar – Lane Boldman appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Harvard professor and former Washington policymaker Meghan O’Sullivan was named the 2017 “Energy Writer of the Year” by the American Energy Society for her book Windfall: How the New Energy […] The post From Energy Scarcity to Energy Abundance and American Power – Meghan O’Sullivan appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

Steve Ricketts is a partner in Solar Energy Solutions, the largest and oldest company in Kentucky’s fledgling solar installation industry. Steve and his partner Matt Partymiller and many other solar […] The post Kentucky Beat Back the Utilities’ Attempt to Crush Rooftop Solar Two Years in a Row- Steve Ricketts of Solar Energy Solutions appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

“It’s a lot of memorization and quite honestly was one of the hardest tests I’ve ever taken. I took this test for the first time back in 2007 and you […] The post Pat Flynn: Taking the LEED exam appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

“I think one of the most striking memories I had was of helping uncover an entire tanker truck full of chlorinated solvents that was buried in one piece.” ~ Ron […] The post Solar Thermal is Hot – Ron Gehl of EOS Research appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.

“I think it’s the most democratic (little d) form of energy because you can place it almost anywhere. Wind is great. Being in Texas, wind was super great. But wind […] The post Amanda Bybee of Namasté Solar appeared first on Climate Change Podcast | Clean Power Planet.