We Are All Fucked

Electrification, Part 1 (Guest: Julie McNamara from the Union of Concerned Scientists)

September 22, 2021 Ben Yannette, Michael Cox, Tejas Doshi Season 1 Episode 3
Electrification, Part 1 (Guest: Julie McNamara from the Union of Concerned Scientists)
We Are All Fucked
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We Are All Fucked
Electrification, Part 1 (Guest: Julie McNamara from the Union of Concerned Scientists)
Sep 22, 2021 Season 1 Episode 3
Ben Yannette, Michael Cox, Tejas Doshi

A bedtime story is scarier than anticipated. Interview with Julie McNamara, Senior Energy Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists. We discuss areas of the U.S. power grid that are most vulnerable to extreme weather,  independence from the grid with renewable energy sources at home, heat pump technology, and the entrenched interests who want to slow down the move to less harmful energy.

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A bedtime story is scarier than anticipated. Interview with Julie McNamara, Senior Energy Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists. We discuss areas of the U.S. power grid that are most vulnerable to extreme weather,  independence from the grid with renewable energy sources at home, heat pump technology, and the entrenched interests who want to slow down the move to less harmful energy.