Coming Clean - An Environmental Podcast

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Episode 25 - Emerging Innovations: Using Advanced Compressed Air As An Energy Storage Vehicle Oct 31, 2023

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Stephen Perkins talks with Scott Bolton of Hydrostor Energy about the company’s emerging ‘advanced compressed air’ energy storage systems and how this exciting new technology stands to shake up the way we develop America’s energy portfolio. It’s a tool in the toolkit for the energy transition revolution.

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Episode 24 - The Energy Transition Revolution: Bridging The Gap Between Talent, Government and Industry Oct 17, 2023

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Stephen Perkins kicks off his tenure as interim host for the Coming Clean podcast with Federation of American Scientists CEO Dan Correa. Stephen and Dan tackle the transitions involved with the clean energy revolution. What does this transition look like from a talent standpoint? Are we going to be ‘putting coal miners out of business’? Where do science-led initiatives like those under the purview of the FAS fit into the American economic and environmental mode, and where do all these roads meet? Find out all that and more about the FAS here!

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BONUS CONTENT: Big Announcement For Coming Clean! Oct 03, 2023

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Benji is joined by ACC’s own Stephen Perkins for a surprise episode where the two discuss the podcast, where it’s come, and where it’s going in an exciting new direction!

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Episode 23 - Dr. Kathryn Sorensen: The Queen Of Water In Arizona Oct 03, 2023

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Kathryn Sorensen, professor for Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy, joins Benji to unravel water in the West, and Arizona specifically. From transportation to desalination to wastewater reclamation, Benji and Dr. Sorensen cover it all and present a vision for the future of the water issues of the American West.

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Episode 22 - Money Is Powerful: The Inflation Reduction Act And Government-Driven Economic Incentives For A Cleaner World Sep 19, 2023

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Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University’s Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment joins Benji to talk about the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Benji challenges the ‘status quo’ of thinking in environmental circles, and presses to get answers for listeners. Together, they address and explain the law itself, highlight possible benefits, and address the concerns of critics across the aisle from conservatives to liberals - and discuss how smart economic policy can help incentivize a cleaner world for all of us.

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Episode 21 - Breathing Earth: How Rainforests Sustain Our Planet's Ecosystems Sep 05, 2023

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Engineer, Physicist, Nat Geo Explorer, Businessman, and Founder/Executive Chairman of Rainforest Connections Topher White joins Coming Clean to talk about the lungs of the world’. Benji and Topher talk about the cabal that illegally harvests our forest resources, what Rainforest Connections and governments around the world are doing to stop it, and give Topher as an expert in the field a chance to pitch why ‘saving the rainforest’ is a true bipartisan goal and respond directly to critics of the policy.

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Episode 20 - Balancing Nature and Necessity: Responsible Uranium Mining by the Grand Canyon Aug 22, 2023

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ACC Executive Chairman Benji Backer is joined by Curtis Moore, VP of Corporate Development at Energy Fuels from Colorado talk about the Biden administration’s recent National Monument in Arizona near the Grand Canyon, Baj Nawahvjo and how that decision impacts Energy Fuels, Inc’s pursuit of minimal-impact uranium mining that provides clean energy to meet environmental goals, and responds to criticisms of ‘profit over planet’ among others.

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Episode 19 - Questions ‘Big Oil’ Has Never Been Asked Directly, The History And Future of Energy, And More With API Aug 08, 2023

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ACC Executive Chairman Benji Backer is joined by Mike Sommers of the American Petroleum Institute. This episode is all about oil, and Benji and our guest cover the rise and history of oil from the Industrial Revolution to modern day. They explore the tough questions that have never actually been asked directly of the oil industry, and the ensuing conversation is a heartfelt discussion about the future of energy in America.

Does oil want to ‘kill’ renewables? Does ‘big oil’ really hate the environment? These are things the political extreme would have you think. But Mike’s answers might surprise them!

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Episode 18 - The Vogtle Vision: Unveiling America's Nuclear Renaissance Aug 08, 2023

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ACC Executive Chairman Benji Backer is joined in this SPECIAL RELEASE episode by Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols from the great state of Georgia for some exciting news and a deep dive into the Plant Vogtle nuclear project that is slated to deliver power to half a million homes for 60 to 80 years. Commissioner Echols dives deep on why this project matters, answers some hard questions and presents the Vogtle Vision for keeping Georgia powered.

You can listen to the Commissioner’s podcast, Energy Matters With Commissioner Echols, on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vZTpB7QcIVaBfZ9A3X7qm

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Blake Moore || Recorded LIVE from #ACCSummit 2023! Jul 25, 2023

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Recorded LIVE from ACC’s recent Summit event Utah Republican Congressman Blake Moore. Congressman Moore (UT-01) is the first ever Utah Republican on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, serves on the House Budget Committee, and is an Assistant Whip on the House Republican Whip Team and is co-chair of the bipartisan Depot, Air Force and future caucuses. He and host Benji talk to the crowd at the ACC Summit about gridlock in Washington, what we’re doing right and what we need to build on for the future of environmentalism in the United States.

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