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Climate Change Mitigation — Talking With Professors Doberstein & Ziolecki Oct 25, 2020

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In the first half of this two-part interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Anna Ziolecki and Brent Doberstein from the University of Waterloo, sit down to talk about disaster risk reduction and managed retreat.

Machine Learning + CleanTech + Climate Risks, Part Two Sep 14, 2020

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In the second half of this CleanTech Talk interview, Michael Barnard sits down with Paul Werbos, Ph.D. Co-Director of the Center for Intelligent Optimization and Networks, to talk about all things climate change.

Machine Learning + CleanTech + Climate Risks, Part One Sep 13, 2020

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In the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard sits down with Paul Werbos, Ph.D. Co-Director of the Center for Intelligent Optimization and Networks, to talk about all things climate change. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summary of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion.

Democratizing Energy & Community Solar Investment Sep 11, 2020

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In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, CleanTechnica Direcor Zach Shahan sits down with Matt Moroney, cofounder and COO of Raise Green, to discuss Raise Green’s efforts to leverage crowdfunding for investment in clean energy projects nationwide.

Voodoo Economics & Lithium — Lithium Supply = 15% of 2023 Global EV Sales Target Sep 01, 2020

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In the second portion of our latest Cleantech Talk podcast with RK Equity's Rodney Hooper and Howard Klein, we ventured outside of mining more than we typically do to talk about energy density and vehicle-to-grid solutions, but we also circled back around for a strong focus on the gap between electric vehicle sales forecasts from automakers and actual battery-grade lithium production.

Lithium and Nickel and Tesla, Oh My! Aug 31, 2020

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Last week, I sat down with Rodney Hooper and Howard Klein for another chat about nickel and lithium mining, electric vehicle batteries, Tesla, the electric vehicle transition, and a few other matters. Listen to the conversation here.

Standard Lithium and Other Unconventional Lithium Options Aug 23, 2020

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Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity help us to learn more about different types of lithium mining, Standard Lithium, and other potentially up and coming approaches to lithium extraction.

Joe Biden's VP Pick, TikTok, + 2020 Election Possibilities, Part Deux Aug 15, 2020

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In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to continue their talk about politics, the First Amendment and Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick.

TikTok, Joe Biden's VP Pick, & Racism's Deep History On The US Election Process Aug 15, 2020

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In the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to talk about political trends, TikTok, and the Vice Presidential pick for Joe Biden. Note: this conversation occurred right before the VP pick was announced.

Ideanomics on Electrification of Mining Aug 09, 2020

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In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan chats again with Alf Poor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ideanomics, Inc., about the electrification of the mining industry, and the benefits of choosing electric for heavy duty vehicles.