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In this episode of Climate Positive, hosts Gil Jenkins and Daniela Shapiro sit down with Tom Hunt, CEO, and Bret Labadie, CFO, of Pivot Energy—a Colorado-based renewable energy provider and IPP that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects. As an ECP portfolio company and Certified B Corporation, Pivot Energy seeks to leverage its renewable expertise to deliver innovative solutions that help businesses and communities achieve meaningful decarbonization. Tom and Bret discuss Pivot Energy's growth, the rapidly evolving community solar market, creative financing strategies, and the power of corporate partnerships. They also explore the expanding role of distributed solar in the clean energy transition and what lies ahead for the industry.Bios:Tom Hunt is the CEO of Pivot Energy, a role he assumed in 2019. During his tenure as CEO, the company has grown by strong multiples in revenue, income, project deployment, and number of team members. In 2021, he drove a process to bring in blue-chip firm ECP as new sponsor investors for the company, allowing for renewed pursuit of Pivot's mission of making distributed generation a key part of the fight against anthropogenic climate change. A long-time community solar market leader, Tom also currently serves as the Board Chair for the Coalition for Community Solar Access, the national community solar trade association. Prior to Pivot, he oversaw corporate development, public policy, and project construction/operations for the first national community solar developer. He has also worked as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Colorado Governor's Energy Office and as a research chemist investigating biofuels synthesis methods.Bret Labadie is the CFO of Pivot Energy and has spent the last 18 years in escalating roles within energy finance, 8 of which have been concentrated in distributed solar. In his tenure in the renewables industry, Bret has closed debt and tax equity financings for over $600 million of distributed generation solar projects and has led three separate corporate capital processes, including the latest partnership between Pivot and ECP. Bret currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Pivot Energy, where he leads all financial, strategic, project finance, and capital market-related activities for the company.Links:Pivot Energy WebsitePivot Energy on LinkedInTom Hunt on LinkedInBret Labadie on LinkedInThe Kacie Peters Community Solar GardenPress Release: Pivot Energy Secures Over $450 Million in Major Financing of Distributed Generation Portfolios from First Citizens, ATLAS SP, and HASI (November 21, 2024) Press Release: Pivot Energy Collaborates with Microsoft to Develop Up to 500 MWac of Community-Scale Solar Projects that Will Deliver Significant Benefits to Local Communities (August 8, 2024)Press Release: Rivian Partners with Pivot Energy to Build Community Solar in Illinois (May 22, 2024) Email your feedback to Chad, Gil, Hilary, and Guy at climatepositive@hasi.com.

Tracking Restoration And Closure (TRAC) is a web-based application that combines infographics, annual statistics, and historical facts to clearly communicate the current status of groundwater contamination cleanup efforts at Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) sites across the nation.  TRAC is a tool to share information about and provide transparency into environmental remediation progress at these cleanup sites.  With TRAC, users can explore robust and consistent geospatial visualization of contaminants of concern above the regulatory cleanup concentrations at three levels of detail:  EM complex, EM site, and waste management unit.  Each level includes narrative information on key topics, such as cleanup challenges/priorities and technology approaches, and metrics about contaminant plumes, regulatory context/status, and remedy technologies/implementation status. To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/FRTR-TRAC_120424/

Tracking Restoration And Closure (TRAC) is a web-based application that combines infographics, annual statistics, and historical facts to clearly communicate the current status of groundwater contamination cleanup efforts at Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) sites across the nation.  TRAC is a tool to share information about and provide transparency into environmental remediation progress at these cleanup sites.  With TRAC, users can explore robust and consistent geospatial visualization of contaminants of concern above the regulatory cleanup concentrations at three levels of detail:  EM complex, EM site, and waste management unit.  Each level includes narrative information on key topics, such as cleanup challenges/priorities and technology approaches, and metrics about contaminant plumes, regulatory context/status, and remedy technologies/implementation status. To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/FRTR-TRAC_120424/

What's next for clean energy under a Trump administration? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jen Wilcox. Now a Penn professor, Dr. Wilcox led the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Biden Administration. Named one of the Time 100 in Climate in 2023, she had a front row seat as Biden's pro-clean energy policies spurred growth in the industry, and she provides unique insight on what lies ahead under Trump. In the episode, Dr. Wilcox joined hosts Ian Miller and Lilly Chadwick to discuss: - Clean Energy Winners and Losers: Which technologies will have the most and the fewest roadblocks under Trump, and how Elon Musk may affect the outcome - Agencies and Policies at Risk: How the conservative majority in the Supreme Court and the Senate will facilitate Trump's ability to advance his agenda, and which environmental agencies and policies are most at risk - Reasons for Optimism: Despite foreseeable challenges, why to feel hopeful about the future of clean energy over the next four years If you have any feedback, please reach out to ianmill@wharton.upenn.edu

This week government scouts were in Aberdeen as renewables leaders called for more cash and questioned where previously promised funds are. The GB Energy news just keeps on coming and as always, Erikka is on the case! Energy Voice's sister publication, The P&J, this week revealed that government scouts are sniffing about Aberdeen's Marischal Square as a potential HQ for the state-owned energy firm. Additionally, the government has proposed new legislation to boost the borrowing powers of the Crown Estate to unlock “strategic bottlenecks” affecting offshore wind. Staying on the topic of offshore wind, Michael has been looking at how the government can attract more power generation in its Contracts for Difference (CfD) processes. Last week's announcement of Allocation Round 6 (AR6) winners left industry commentators wanting more as offshore wind generation fell short of what is needed to reach government targets.  Finally, Ryan questions if Ed Miliband's move to propose new licences for the Track 1 projects is just "smoke and mirrors". The CCS sector is still waiting on £20 billion in government investment and it doesn't even know what form that will take if it ever gets delivered. This is causing the UK's front runners in carbon capture and storage to fall behind its European counterparts

Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.  My guest in this episode comes from a very different field to design. Dr Hansi Singh is is Professor of physical climate science, University of Victoria.  A US Department of Energy Office of Science fellow and awardee. Specialist in Earth system modeling and high performance computing. Working group co-chair of the Community Earth System Model, funded by NSF.  And she uses all those amazing skills as CEO of Planette, a company specialising in AI-accelerated environmental forecasts to help inform decision making. == LINKS== == HANSI == - Planette: https://www.planette.ai/forecasts  - Hansi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansi-singh-phd/ == ANDY == Website: https://www.polaine.com  Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws  Podcast: https://pln.me/p10  Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching Courses: https://courses.polaine.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/  Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine

On Today's Show: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Dr. Amber Ortega is an air quality meteorologist, wildland fire smoke specialist, and atmospheric chemist with nearly two decades of experience researching, forecasting, and managing smoke. She serves as the Regional Smoke Coordinator at both the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest & Alaska Forest Service Regional Offices. Driven by a desire to bridge the gap between researchers, regulators, and field operations, Amber aims to enhance fire personnel support, improve smoke fluency, and facilitate harmonious relationships with fire practitioners, air quality, and public health agencies. She's an Air Resource Advisor, aka Smoke Specialists that are dispatched to incidents to support Incident Command Teams with smoke concerns. Previously, she was the Duty Officer for the Smoke Monitoring Program at the Rocky Mountain National Fire Cache, part of the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program. She served as a prescribed fire smoke manager and air quality meteorologist for the State of Colorado. Prior to civil service, as a Department of Energy Office of Science Fellow, she investigated the intersection of fire, weather, and air quality, focusing on smoke emissions from deferring fuel types and their interactions with the environment. Her research spans ground- and aircraft-based smoke measurements across notable locations, including USDA Missoula Fire Sciences Lab and Manitou Experimental Forest Observatory, UC-Berkeley Blodgett Forest Research Station, NASA Airborne Science DC-8 Laboratory, and US Naval Research Laboratory Scientific Development Squadron. She holds an MS/BS in Meteorology (Penn State), a Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences with a Specialization in Analytical Chemistry (CU-Boulder), and a PostDoc in Chemical Engineering (Uni Arizona), earning her the apropos title "Dr. Smoke." A fantastic conversation.

Dan Burgess is the Director of the Governor's Energy Office for the State of Maine, and he's had a robust career in energy policy, first in Massachusetts then coming back home to Maine. Dan was part of our online forum about offshore wind, Off Shore Wind from the UK to Maine, in February 2021. You can watch that on our YouTube ChannelOur conversation was recorded in January 2024. ~~~~~The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Discovery Museum. It is recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. The Maine Science Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kate Dickerson; edited and produced by Scott Loiselle.The Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.To support our work: https://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org/donate. Find us online:Maine Discovery MuseumMaine Science FestivalMaine Discovery Museum on social media: Facebook InstagramMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook Twitter InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook Twitter Instagram © 2024 Maine Discovery Museum

Dr. Thomas Karr, PhD ( https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/1808202/dr-thomas-j-karr/ ) is the Former Assistant Director, Directed Energy in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Research and Engineering), U.S. DoD. His responsibilities covered all Directed Energy research and development in the Department of Defense. Dr. Karr has four decades of experience in the application of science to national security. Prior to joining OUSD(R&E) he was a DARPA program manager for six years, where he created new programs for kinetic and non-kinetic effects, communication, information processing and exploitation, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Dr. Karr was the Director of Innovative System Solutions at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, Director of Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) Technology at Northrop Grumman, and was a Group Leader, Program Leader and senior scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for twelve years. He also co-founded a commercial space company, and consulted for many companies in the national security industry. Dr. Karr earned his A.B. cum laude in Physics from Princeton, his Ph.D. in Elementary Particle Physics from the University of Maryland, and was a Joliot-Curie Fellow of the Atomic Energy Commission of France. He has published over 50 scientific papers, serves on the Organizing Committees of three scientific conferences, holds three patents, and he is a Fellow of the Military Sensing Symposia (MSS), the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), and the Optical Society of America (OSA). Support the show

Part 1 - Neville James speaks Mike Jeffers the deputy director for Energy Office and Nikita Beck from the Caribbean Green Technology Center about renewable energy, energy education, careers in energy and the Energy Village at the Ag Fair. Neville James moves the conversation to national politics Dwanye Henry & Donald "Ducks" Cole. 

2023 was an action-packed year for the clean energy transition and electrification. From the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to myriad actions on EVs, buildings, hydrogen, and renewable energy, 2023 was no sleeper! What were the top electrification headlines of the year?  And what policy developments will have the biggest impact on the year ahead? Tune in to hear this all-star line-up of guests analyze the trends and discuss leading insights of the year!Guest Bios Stephen Lacey is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Latitude Media, an integrated news, research, and events company focused on the new frontiers of clean energy and climate technology.  He hosts The Carbon Copy, a narrative-news show about the business trends shaping the energy transition. He is a veteran business journalist, editor and audio producer who has been covering the energy transition for nearly two decades, serving as the editor-in-chief of Greentech Media, and was the founding producer and host of The Energy Gang podcast. Julia Pyper is the VP of Public Affairs at GoodLeap, a leading financial technology company focused on accelerating the deployment of sustainable home solutions, where she oversees government relations and policy-related communications. She's a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and the host and creator of Political Climate. She has spent a decade working as in journalism, serving as a senior editor for Greentech Media and a climate policy reporter for E&E News. She holds degrees from McGill University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She was named a “30 Under 30” awardee by GreenBiz (2017) and is a recipient of the National Press Club Vivian Award.Dr. Henry McKoy, Jr.  is the Director of the U.S. DOE's Office of State and Community Energy Programs. He served on the faculty at North Carolina Central University School of Business where he led the entrepreneurship program, with additional appointments at Duke, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Harvard.  He is a former banking executive, entrepreneur, and former Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce.  He holds degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School (B.S.), Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment (M.S.), and UNC-Chapel Hill's Department of City and Regional Planning (PhD). To dig in deeper, check out these must-read resourcesLatitude MediaGood LeapU.S. Department of Energy Office of State and Community Energy ProgramsTake our Survey or Send Us an EmailWe want to hear from you! Please be a part of shaping this show by taking our brief survey (less than five minutes) and give us your ideas, thoughts, and suggestions for the podcast.  You can also reach out to via email us at electrifythis@energyinnovation.org. 

This week Austin Jenkins sits down with Ingrid Ulrey CEO of the Washington State Health Benefits Exchange and Michael Furze with the State's Energy Office.

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, we end our Solar Noir season where we began. We continue the ongoing story of "The Solar Heist, or How I Got Into the Solar Business." In this next chapter, it's all about Trust. Charlie finally comes clean about who he is and what his goals are. But will Mazz help? Or will he run? Or worse. There's also another reveal at the end, so if you haven't listened to the previous Solar Hiest episodes, here's where you can catch up here:Part 1: The Proposal Part 2: The No-Good, Rotten Heist  Part 3: The Favor You can also listen to all of the above in one episode. Part 4: The WarningPart 5: The EscapePart 6: Trust (Press play on this episode.)True Solar Takeaways in Part 6Yes, the Italian mafia was caught laundering $1.7 Billion through solar and wind projects. Yes, there is a US  intelligence agency called the Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.A Feed-In-Tariff or "FIT" is a government solar incentive that was popularized in Europe. It paid solar owners a certain amount for every kilowatt-hour generated for a set number of years. So many people signed up for the European programs that the programs quickly ran out of money, causing governments to significantly cut down the price per kilowatt-hour.  There are only a few active FITs in the U.S. today. Visit ProbablyTrueSolar.com to sign up for the newsletter to learn about new episodes and live solar storytelling events. Support the show by visiting the merch store and buying a tee shirt! Learn how sponsors can be a part of Probably True Solar Stories and tell their own creative stories. Follow @SolarFred and/or @ProbTrueSolar on Twitter to discuss episodes Don't forget to: Subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast streaming service Rate Review, and Share!

Thursday, July 6 on Urban Forum Northwest:*Congressman Adam Smith (D) WA-09 is now the Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee talks what legislation and issues he's pursuing with a congress that is seeking to hold hearings on issues that don't help the average citizen and especially the Americans that are in need.*Bill North is graduate of Seattle's Garfield High School, was the President of the Black Student Union at Central Washington State College. He was a member of the 1972-73 Oakland A's World Series Championship teams. He will comment on Major League Baseball's All Star festivities being held this week in Seattle.*Karissa Braxton comments on the role she and the Songs of Black Folk Choir will have on Friday's Historical Black College & University (HBCU) game that be played at T-Mobile Park on Friday evening. The iconic Ken Griffey Jr. hosts the best HBCU ballplayers.*Lem Howell, Civil Rights Attorney, Emeritus analyze last weeks US Supreme Court's rulings that ruled against President Biden's student debt relief, in favor of a company that didn't have a real issue, and against Affirmative Action in admissions colleges and universities.*Bob Armstead, President, Washington State Chapter-National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) invites small/minority/women owned businesses to the organization Thursday, July 6 meeting 5:00-6:30 pm (PDT) (www.namcwa.com). Michael Forrester, US Department of Energy, Washington DC and Michael Furze Washington State Department of Commerce, Assistant Director and Director, Energy Office.Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook. Twitter@Eddie_Rye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thursday, July 6 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Congressman Adam Smith (D) WA-09 is now the Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee talks what legislation and issues he's pursuing with a congress that is seeking to hold hearings on issues that don't help the average citizen and especially the Americans that are in need. *Bill North is graduate of Seattle's Garfield High School, was the President of the Black Student Union at Central Washington State College. He was a member of the 1972-73 Oakland A's World Series Championship teams. He will comment on Major League Baseball's All Star festivities being held this week in Seattle. *Karissa Braxton comments on the role she and the Songs of Black Folk Choir will have on Friday's Historical Black College & University (HBCU) game that be played at T-Mobile Park on Friday evening. The iconic Ken Griffey Jr. hosts the best HBCU ballplayers. *Lem Howell, Civil Rights Attorney, Emeritus analyze last weeks US Supreme Court's rulings that ruled against President Biden's student debt relief, in favor of a company that didn't have a real issue, and against Affirmative Action in admissions colleges and universities. *Bob Armstead, President, Washington State Chapter-National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) invites small/minority/women owned businesses to the organization Thursday, July 6 meeting 5:00-6:30 pm (PDT) (www.namcwa.com). Michael Forrester, US Department of Energy, Washington DC and Michael Furze Washington State Department of Commerce, Assistant Director and Director, Energy Office. Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook. Twitter@Eddie_Rye.

Thursday, July 6 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Congressman Adam Smith (D) WA-09 is now the Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee talks what legislation and issues he's pursuing with a congress that is seeking to hold hearings on issues that don't help the average citizen and especially the Americans that are in need. *Bill North is graduate of Seattle's Garfield High School, was the President of the Black Student Union at Central Washington State College. He was a member of the 1972-73 Oakland A's World Series Championship teams. He will comment on Major League Baseball's All Star festivities being held this week in Seattle. *Karissa Braxton comments on the role she and the Songs of Black Folk Choir will have on Friday's Historical Black College & University (HBCU) game that be played at T-Mobile Park on Friday evening. The iconic Ken Griffey Jr. hosts the best HBCU ballplayers. *Lem Howell, Civil Rights Attorney, Emeritus analyze last weeks US Supreme Court's rulings that ruled against President Biden's student debt relief, in favor of a company that didn't have a real issue, and against Affirmative Action in admissions colleges and universities. *Bob Armstead, President, Washington State Chapter-National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) invites small/minority/women owned businesses to the organization Thursday, July 6 meeting 5:00-6:30 pm (PDT) (www.namcwa.com). Michael Forrester, US Department of Energy, Washington DC and Michael Furze Washington State Department of Commerce, Assistant Director and Director, Energy Office. Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook. Twitter@Eddie_Rye.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) plays a key role in the rollout of climate funding and policies, so I was thrilled to chat with Chris Castro. Chris is the Chief of Staff of the Office of State and Community Energy Programs at the DOE. Chris brings entrepreneurial instincts and experience, along with clear passion to his role. We talk about Chris' journey, the implementation of policies you've heard of like the IRA, as well as dozens of lesser-known initiatives managed by the DOE that are helping communities across the country decarbonize. There's lots to learn in this one – enjoy.In today's episode, we cover:[2:57] Chris' journey in environmental policy, how it started & the different roles he played before being appointed by President Biden[8:23] Chris's current role & what he's trying to accomplish at the DOE[15:42] The Chips and Science Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & the IRA[21:54] Realizing climate opportunities equitably for communities[24:34] The biggest barrier to these laws not creating their intended impact[26:51] Signs the IRA will spark other investments in decarbonization, electrification & energy efficiency retrofits[29:07] The path to decarbonizing building[33:37] The umbrella of grant programs available[38:08] What else needs to happen to address climate change[41:05] Advice for listeners & entrepreneurs/intrapreneurs looking to get startedResources MentionedUS Department of Energy Office of State and Community EnergyConnect with Chris CastroConnect with Chris on LinkedInConnect with Jason RissmanOn LinkedInOn TwitterKeep up with Invested In ClimateSign up for our NewsletterLinkedInInstagramTwitterHave feedback or ideas for future episodes, events, or partnerships? Get in touch!

A live webcast will be streamed at 1:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on the latest research and innovations in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable transportation. In particular, the briefing will focus on the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs, from those covering vehicle technologies that leverage clean energy to those supporting grid-interactive efficient buildings. The briefing will highlight key proposed investments in the Biden-Harris Administration’s fiscal year 2024 budget request and partnerships between EERE, national laboratories, and the private sector to improve and deploy clean energy. Federal agency and private sector panelists will discuss how investments in advanced technologies supported by the Department of Energy can drive decarbonization while building a clean energy workforce, advancing environmental justice, and keeping energy affordable.

A live webcast will be streamed at 1:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on the latest research and innovations in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable transportation. In particular, the briefing will focus on the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs, from those covering vehicle technologies that leverage clean energy to those supporting grid-interactive efficient buildings. The briefing will highlight key proposed investments in the Biden-Harris Administration's fiscal year 2024 budget request and partnerships between EERE, national laboratories, and the private sector to improve and deploy clean energy. Federal agency and private sector panelists will discuss how investments in advanced technologies supported by the Department of Energy can drive decarbonization while building a clean energy workforce, advancing environmental justice, and keeping energy affordable.

The National Nuclear Security Administrator Jill Hruby and Senior Advisor to the Department of Energy Office of Environment Management Ike White will be in Santa Fe next week for a public town hall. It is essential that they hear from you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ccnsupdate/support

You Master Only What You Measure--rollout. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Troy Wooten. The Hawaii Energy Office's New Energy Data Portal is hot off the press. The author, Data Science Specialist Troy Wooten, defines Metadata and describes its necessity as energy supply evolves from gas stations and power plants to thousands of clean energy sources interconnected to deliver exactly as much power as is needed at any given moment. The Energy Data Portal currently offers 30 data sets. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nMw4RxJwoYzhZyXl8mz7hp Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Mona Newton, former Executive Director of CORE (Community Office of Resource Efficiency), serving Aspen and Pitkin County, Colorado.Ted and Mona discuss her background and early career working in Colorado's Governor's Energy Office, segueing into her role at CORE. CORE is an interesting community energy model made up of elected officials, utility representatives, and committed citizens to help people, businesses, municipalities, facilities and nonprofit organizations save natural resources and lower energy bills while reducing their carbon footprint.Mona highlights three of CORE's programs and projects: placing fees on mega-home developers to offset their carbon footprints, the genesis of the 5 MW solar farm near the Aspen Airport (and the collaboration that made it possible), as well as CORE's work with capturing methane from abandoned coal mines, notably the five mines that constitute Coal Basin.

On today's episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast, we sit down with Olivia Troye! Olivia is a former national security official who worked on national security and homeland security issues at the National Counterterrorism Center, the United States Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Troye worked in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence and also served on the White House Coronavirus Task Force as Pence's lead staffer on the Task Force. She famously resigned from the White House in August 2020. We talk to Olivia about the January 6th hearings, her thoughts on the modern day Republican party, if Donald Trump will be prosecuted by the DOJ and much more. Throughout the episode, the brothers bring you the latest breaking news to keep you up to date. We discuss Republicans voting against codifying same-sex marriage, Trump's radical rally in Arizona, the Nazi Flags & symbols at the Turning Point USA event and more. If you enjoyed today's show please be sure to rate, review & subscribe. New episodes of The MeidasTouch Podcast are released every Tuesday and Friday morning at 5am ET! DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: AG1 by Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/meidas Shop Meidas Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast host Michael Butler interviews Stephanie Jacobs, Director of the new Regulatory Center of Excellence established recently at Savannah River National Laboratory. The Center provides expert resources charged with helping the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and others manage complex issues involving science, government and communications. Jacobs discusses the interactions of local, state, tribal and federal agencies with the public they serve and the need for unique technical, regulatory and communications approaches. 

Read President Stanley's May 2022 Spartan Community letter here. MSU brought a very successful academic year to a close this month with graduation ceremonies honoring 6,917 undergraduate degree earners and 2,684 advanced degree recipients. What struck you and will stay with you about this spring's ceremonies?“It was wonderful to be in person. We had the opportunity because of low COVID transmission to be without masks for people who didn't want a mask, and so that was great. There was really a sense of being together that we haven't had in prior ceremonies. That made it very exciting, and the turnout was phenomenal. “Steve Smith gave a remarkable speech where he talked about how much Michigan State University has meant to him. He talked about his relationship with his mother and the transformational gifts he's given to the university to help student athletes. Even though Steve played against people like Michael Jordan, he said it's not about beating others so much; it's about pushing yourself to be the best you can be. That was a great message for our graduates.”In addition to celebrating our graduates' accomplishments, you helped honor outstanding faculty and academic staff this month at the annual All-University Awards Convocation and support staff in the annual Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff and Ruth Jameson Above and Beyond Awards presentations. You always say MSU's people are the heart and soul of the university.“Faculty and staff achievement and development are key to us; we want our faculty and staff to reach their full potential. And then recognizing the extraordinary work they do is an important part of our strategic plan. These ceremonies are our chance to say thank you and recognize people who are doing exemplary work for the university, and it's a wonderful honor for me to be a part of that. I love the spring semester at Michigan State University because it's the time to acknowledge and recognize the key people who help make this university work.”The U.S. Senate approved President Joe Biden's nomination of MSU economist and professor Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She's the first Black woman to sit on the board, which sets monetary policy for the nation's central bank.“I've had a chance to talk to her several times during this process. And she's an extraordinary person in addition to being an extremely qualified candidate for the Federal Reserve Board. Her background and scholarly activity make her a unique choice.”Another distinguished Spartan you'll be honored to introduce at an upcoming recognition event is Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Teresa K. Woodruff, named a Distinguished Woman in Higher Education Leadership by the American Council of Education Michigan Women's Network.“Provost Woodruff is extraordinarily accomplished. She's a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a member of the National Academy of Inventors. And she's a champion for our university and our academic mission and a champion for students and faculty and staff. It's wonderful for her to be acknowledged in this way. She is a leader in higher education. She is a leader in Michigan. We're very fortunate that she's working at Michigan State University.”And Provost Woodruff welcomed you into the membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Congratulations!“It's remarkable. And I'm still humbled by this award and very appreciative to those who elected me to this very prestigious society. When you're in a society that contains Thomas Jefferson and others, it's remarkable. And this is a group that really puts as its goal bringing together the talent from the United States and the world to bear on critical issues for our society.“It's not just an honorary society, but rather publishes reports, investigates, does research on critical issues facing the nation, and uses the expertise of its members to do that. I look forward not just to being a member and being surrounded by so many very accomplished people, but also the opportunity to give back and to do work with the Academy on issues that are important, including things like global pandemics, which are an area of interest for me, and, of course, higher education and the impact we can have on these global challenges.”This year's Times Higher Education Impact rankings, which assesses progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, ranked MSU number 33 in the world and number two in the nation among participating universities. “This is wonderful. And the sustainable development goals or SDGs really span several areas, including things like food security, where Michigan State University has very powerful research efforts. From food to poverty, this really reflects the breadth of our efforts in MSU and helps us achieve one of our strategic plan goals. Now we must continue to maintain it and sustain it, no pun intended, but we're very proud of this work we do.”We achieved another major milestone this month with the opening for user operations of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.“Someday when I look back at my career at MSU, one of the highlights will be that I had the opportunity to cut the ribbon for FRIB. This has been an incredible effort for not just Michigan State University, but the state of Michigan and the people who came together to make this possible. This event came 13 years after the Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the project to MSU and eight years after we broke ground for the $730 billion facility. It's already had a significant economic impact from the jobs it created in Michigan, but it's going to have more going forward.“MSU has the number one nuclear physics graduate program in the country. This facility helps ensure that we can keep that ranking. We generate 10 percent of the nuclear scientists graduated every year; that's amazing for MSU. And this is going to help us keep that lofty status and continue to have an impact on nuclear physics here and around the world.”There are some new Spartan leaders on their way to campus. Jerlando Jackson will be the new dean for MSU's world renowned College of Education. At Wharton Center, Eric Olmscheid has been selected to succeed Mike Brand as executive director. And Spartan hockey has a new head coach in alumnus Adam Nightingale. Your thoughts on these additions to the MSU family?“Professor Jackson is going to be outstanding as the dean of the MSU College of Education. He's going to also hold the title of Chief Foundation Professor of Education. Eric Olmscheid comes to us from Des Moines. He led a significant programmatic expansion there, built a comprehensive education program, and expanded community partnerships, all of which are things we want to see continue at Wharton Center. And Adam Nightingale has had a lot of experience working with young athletes. He brings roots and connections to the Green and White, but also experience in the National Hockey League coaching some of the most talented young hockey players in the country.”And two long-time Spartan coaches are retiring. MSU's winningest men's tennis coach Gene Orlando is retiring after completing his 31st season and recording 361 victories. In addition, women's softball coach Jacquie Joseph announced her retirement from coaching after 29 seasons and 753 wins here.“I play tennis. So, I've gotten to know Coach Orlando. He's been a legend here. His dedication to MSU is extraordinary. It's amazing to be at a place for that number of years and to have the success he's had. Everyone, including me, wishes him all the best as he goes forward. Jacquie Joseph is also a legend. She's going to remain with the athletics department in an administrative role. She's really been an advocate for women in sports, and she is going to continue to push us to make sure that we're living up to the promise of Title IX and giving women every opportunity to succeed and student-athletes to succeed in women's sports.”What are you watching for throughout this year's state appropriations process and what is the Spartan Advocate Program?“We're really working to get at least modest increases in funding. We would like to see that go to our base funding. Certainly, we'll take some one-time money as that's available as well, but we're really interested in increasing the base funding going forward. And both the executive budget and the Senate budget do have increases, significant increases, built into the budgets. The House budget unfortunately does not do that. The House budget provides some money for other capital projects but doesn't really raise the state allocation. “Higher education is so critical for Michigan's future and competitiveness. We have a Spartan Advocate Program in the Office of Government Relations that allows people to get engaged and reach out to their elected officials to tell them how important Michigan State is and how much it's meant to them or their families and the lives they lead. It's amazing that people don't always recognize the value of higher education. It's somewhat disappointing to me that we spend a lot of time trying to convince people that the return on investment from tax dollars that comes in to support Michigan State University or other institutions of higher education in Michigan is incredible. People's lifetime earnings go up and their health improves with a college degree. It really makes a difference to so many facets of people's lives.“I encourage people to consider joining the Advocate Program. We need all the help we can get here. And your voices often are heard more loudly than mine. People see me as advocating for the institution as part of my job. When you do it when it's not your job to do so but rather because it's something you care about, that's very important to elected officials.”Any final thoughts as we head into the summer? “I've told students and faculty and staff to find time for yourselves this summer. People have been under so much stress the last two years. The opportunity to take some time and relax is important. I plan to do some of that for sure. And I've encouraged all the people who work with me at Michigan State University to do the same. And for our students, it's okay to take some summer courses; it's good to get ahead. But try and find some time to relax and recharge, particularly for those of you coming back because we'll have an exciting fall and a big class coming in.”MSU Today airs Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 5 a.m. on WKAR News/Talk and Sundays at 8 p.m. on 760 WJR. Find “MSU Today with Russ White” on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your shows. 

Michigan State University's Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a user facility for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, opened its doors to discovery with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2 May. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., cut the ribbon to officially mark the start of FRIB's scientific mission.HEAR the speakers' comments HERE: ·      FRIB Lab Director Thomas Glasmacher (:00)·      MSU President Stanley (2:25)·      Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (6:40)·      MSU Board of Trustees Chair Dianne Byrum (17:20)·      U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (21:03)·      U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (26:15)·      U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (31:03)·      U.S. Senator Gary Peters (35:09)·      U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (41:32)·      Secretary Granholm (47:56) About 900 guests attended the ribbon-cutting to celebrate FRIB officially opening for scientific research. FRIB was completed in January, ahead of schedule and on budget. FRIB's first scientific-user experiments start on 9 May.

It's a summer of projects, we get into our plans to totally rebuild our website, some new Podcasting 2.0 features and, Brent takes his first bite of the Raspberry Pi.

Andy Worrall is currently the Integrated Fuel Cycle Section Head in the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Deputy Director of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN), a U.S Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy initiative. Andy lives in Knoxsville, just north of the Smoky Mountains. He grew up in Wolverhampton and went to Bingly Junior School and Highfields Secondary School. Andy studied Maths, Physics and Chemistry at A level. Andy then went on to study Physics at Lancaster University and then Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors as a Masters at the University of Birmingham. During this time, Andy also completed an Industrial Placement with BMFL, where he was later offered a job after completing his Masters where you developed into Senior Technology Manager where he managed a team of people. After seven years, Andy then went on to become Technical Authority of Reactors and Fuels for National Nuclear Laboratory and then from there decided it was time for a change, so he moved abroad to the U.S. where he now works at ORNL. For more information, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-worrall-36aa0a23/  

How exactly are plants converted into liquid transportation fuel? And what obstacles does bioenergy need to overcome in order to displace fossil fuels in the US energy economy and abroad?Jerry Tuskan is the CEO of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation and Group Lead for Plant Systems Biology in the Biosciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he has been since 1990.He also holds a joint appointment at the Joint Genome Institute - a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility - where he helps lead the Plant Science Program.Dr. Tuskan joined Climate Now to help us understand the biomass to biofuel process and how the sector can expand to meet our net-zero emissions targets.

Onaje Jackson is a leader in the “green” technology, sustainability, and sustainable development and design movements and his company, Sustainable Systems & Design International (SSDI), has been a leading performer in earth-friendly infrastructure and facility design for the past 30 yrs. SSDI has particularly earned recognition as a major leader in solar electric-PV system design and application, being responsible for ground-breaking net-metering and building integrated projects. SSDI has completed successful renewable energy/”green” technology, sustainable development and sustainability proects throughout the Americas including, among numerous others; • The World Bank; Guyana, South America: Planning, engineering, and installation of solar and wind powered water delivery systems in the Rupununi Interior District. • The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority and the Virgin Islands Energy Office; Design, engineering, and installation of pilot Net Metered PV power supply systems, the 1st utility sponsored net metered PV systems in the Caribbean. • The Nature Conservancy: Sustainable Development and technology master planning and project implementation for The Nature Conservancy Conservation Center, at the historic 60 acre Estate Little Princesse, St. Croix, USVI. Before founding SSDI in 1993, Jackson was a Technical Advisor to the Government of the USVI, supporting the formation of solar and conservation programs for the V.I. Energy Office and Directing the VI Coastal Zone Management Program. Between 1981-89, Jackson served as an Applied Research Associate for two top architectural engineering firms in the New York City area focusing on energy conservation in buildings, building integrated solar technologies, and applied materials research. In 1979-80, Jackson completed an internship at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and designed a demonstration project using renewable energy technologies in rural areas for the Government of Jamaica, West Indies. Mr. Jackson has served multiple terms on the US National Boards of Directors of the American Solar Energy Society, the Caribbean Solar Energy Society, the US Green Building Council - LEED Program - Caribbean Chapter, and the Yale African American Cultural Center, and has lectured extensively in the US and the Caribbean on renewable energy and sustainable development.

In his spare time, as he claims to be retired, Steve Andrews is an energy consultant, free-lance writer, and mentor to many of us in Colorado. He worked primarily in the residential sector and was very active with the Denver Homebuilders' association and the development of Colorado's home energy rating system in the early 1990's, called E-Star Colorado. This was when states were the RESNET provider. His work ranged broadly from research with the State of Colorado's Energy Office, co-chairing CORE's World Oil Forum in 1998, to working with the Fort Collins Utilities, code officials, Habitat for Humanity, and writing for Fine Homebuilding and local HBA publications. He also co-authored a draft report to the Colorado Legislature, for the Colorado PUC, regarding the findings by the state's Electricity Advisory Panel about whether or not to restructure the state's electricity industry. He has moved off the front range into the mountains of southern Colorado, but his impact on residential energy efficiency lives on. Currently writing for Resilience an Online newsletter that is Building a world of resilient communities. https://www.resilience.org/latest-articles/ Co-Founder of ASPO-USA The Association for the Study of Peak Oil & gas. https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspo-usa/about/ http://www.aspousa.org/

Former President Trump might be out of the White House, but he still has a hold on the Republican Party in ways that are trivial so many conservatives. One such conservative is  Olivia Troye, who is the daughter of immigrants and was raised with conservative values. Her career has taken her all over the world and her experience in national security landed her a job in the Trump Administration. Her assignment in the White House was in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence and she also served on the White House Coronavirus Task Force as Pence's lead staffer on the Task Force. Olivia chats with Will and Josh about her career and the decision to ultimately leave her post at the White House and become the Director for the Republican Accountability Project, an organization dedicated to holding Republicans accountable for abandoning the core principles of conservatism, the least of which includes supporting an insurrection at the Capitol. Guest Bio:Olivia Troye is an American national security official who worked on national security and homeland security issues at the National Counterterrorism Center, the United States Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis. She now serves as Director of the Republican Accountability Project.For more information about the Republican Accountability Project, click here: https://accountability.gopSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/faithpolitics)

Andrea Macdonald founder of ideaXme interviews Dr. Kevin Pitts, Chief Research Officer at Fermilab and Physics Professor, University of Illinois. They spoke of 2 exciting research projects. The first focuses on neutrinos and the second on muons: Will these experiments reveal new laws? 13.8 billion years ago matter pitted against antimatter and won. DUNE, a new experiment in the making, hosted by Fermilab attempts to discover why matter won - that is, why the universe and galaxies exist at all. The current models dictate that the Big Bang created equal parts matter and antimatter. Within a second, all the matter and antimatter should have met and annihilated, leaving behind a universe with nothing but energy in the form of light. The first results for a second experiment from the same lab - Muon g-2 were recently published. Although, at the early stages of the experiment (5 runs in total and less than 10% of the data processed) many believe that the results to date show promise to challenge The Standard Model of Physics. Dr. Kevin Pitts: Kevin Pitts of the University of Illinois has been named chief research officer at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory beginning March 1. His focus will be on oversight for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, including advancing scientific excellence across the laboratory through strong communication, collaboration and coordination with the Department of Energy and other partners. He joins the laboratory as it prepares to usher in a new era of science and innovation in particle physics research and discovery. “We are proud to have Kevin Pitts join Fermilab at a time when DUNE is underway,” said Joe Lykken, deputy director for research at Fermilab. “His leadership and research collaboration with Fermilab make him the ideal person to direct the development of the DUNE research program both at the laboratory and with our partner institutions.” Upon its completion, DUNE, supported by the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, will make Fermilab the premier neutrino research institution globally. DUNE is the first international mega-science project at a DOE lab and Fermilab’s flagship project. Hosted by Fermilab, it comprises over 200 institutions in more than 30 countries. Construction work for LBNF, along with the PIP-II accelerator, are in progress at Fermilab in Illinois and at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota. Pitts joins Fermilab after 22 years with the University of Illinois where he was most recently the vice provost for undergraduate education and a professor of physics in the Grainger College of Engineering. He has a long history working on experiments at Fermilab, including participation in the discovery of the top quark in 1995. Additionally, he has been serving on the Long Baseline Neutrino Committee since 2016. “Fermilab has been an important part of the first-half of my career and I am thrilled to be joining the laboratory as chief research officer,” Pitts said. “After numerous Fermilab research projects and collaborations, I am honored to be leading the ball down the field to further the development of DUNE and other neutrino research projects.” He received a B.A. in physics and mathematics from Anderson University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Oregon. Pitts was a research associate at Fermilab on the CDF experiment. He also works on the Muon g-2 experiment. Kevin Pitts is a fellow of the American Physics Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and is a member of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his research, teaching and advising. Fermilab is supported by the Department of Energy Office of Science. The DOE Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit science.energy.gov. Official bio Fermilab. Dr. Kevin Pitts links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-pit...​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevintpitts?lang=en​ Fermilab: https://news.fnal.gov/2021/03/fermila...​ University of Illinois: https://experts.illinois.edu/en/perso...​ ideaXme links: Website: https://radioideaxme.com​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ideaxme/?hl...​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ideaxm?ref_src=tw...​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ideaXme/​​​​ Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/company/1867...​ Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...​ ideaXme is a global network - podcast on 12 platforms, 40 countries, mentor programme and creator series. Mission: To share knowledge of the future. Our passion: Rich Connectedness™!

The MSF teamed up with Ronit Prawer from the UK Science & Innovation Network  to run this session, making this our first international collaboration. We heard from Tony Appleton (from Burns & McDonnell) for the UK perspective; Habib Dagher (from the University of Maine) covering Maine; and Dan Burgess of the  Governor's Energy Office talking about some of the policy connections between the two.Information about the 2021 online forums: https://bit.ly/MSFJ-M2021Video recording of this forum on the MSF YouTube channel  Thanks to our online forum sponsor BioScience Association of Maine, and media sponsor Maine Public for supporting the Maine Science Festival and these forums. ~~~~~~~~~~The Maine Science Festival has received sponsorship support for this bonus Maine Science Podcast episode from the BioScience Association of Maine, and Maine Public. The Maine Science Podcast as recorded at Discovery Studios at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, Maine.  The Maine Science Podcast is produced and edited by Kate Dickerson; production support provided by Maranda Bouchard.The Variation on the Discover Maine theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker. Find us online:Website - Maine Science FestivalMaine Science Festival on social media: Facebook    Twitter     InstagramMaine Science Podcast on social media: Facebook    Twitter     Instagramcontact us: podcast@mainesciencefestival.org © 2021 Maine Science Festival

Today, we discuss The Manhattan Project which was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II. The controversial creation and eventual use of the atomic bomb engaged some of the world’s leading scientific minds, as well as the U.S. military—and most of the work was done in Los Alamos, New Mexico, not the borough of New York City for which it was originally named. The Manhattan Project was started in response to fears that German scientists had been working on a weapon using nuclear technology since the 1930s—and that Adolf Hitler was prepared to use it. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Patreon.com/MysteryHistoryPodcast Sources: Manhattan: The Army and the Atomic Bomb. U.S. Army Center of Military History. The Manhattan Project—Its Story. U.S. Department of Energy: Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Leo Szilárd, a traffic light and a slice of nuclear history. Scientific American. J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904—1967). Atomic Archive. https://www.britannica.com/event/Manhattan-Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mysteryhistorypodcast/message

Thomas is a university distinguished professor, and in 2008, he led the team that prepared the winning FRIB proposal, bringing FRIB to Michigan State University. Since then, he's led a team of 850 employees to run the FRIB laboratory within Michigan State University. “FRIB is the world's most powerful heavy ion accelerator,” Glasmacher tells Spartans athletic director Bill Beekman. “We can accelerate any element from hydrogen to uranium to half the speed of light at quite a high intensity. By doing that, we can make rare isotopes that once existed on earth that have long since decayed and continue being made in the universe and in stars. We can make those isotopes available to scientists from all over the country so they can study their properties and see how they can be applied to better everybody's life.”Glasmacher explains how FRIB works and how the facility is a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility and what that means.“Part of being a user facility is that scientists have to write proposals to use the facility. They have to promise to publish the results. These proposals get reviewed by a panel of other scientists. And if they're ranked high enough, they get allocated beam time. Scientists come from all over the country and the world.“The average experiment has teams of 30 to 50 people. These instruments are too hard to run just with one scientist. You have to convince the panel that you have a group of people who can pull it off and get the data analyzed. The typical experiment is about a week-long and involves those 30 to 50 collaborators. Some of those collaborations are also from different countries. They come here a couple of weeks before, set up their instruments, get everything going, then run it for a week or two. We have about 1,500 scientists in our user group, and they come from probably about 100 countries in the world.“FRIB will be the most powerful facility in the world. Our accelerator is the most modern and powerful; scientists go where the best opportunities are.”Glasmacher describes FRIB's impact on Michigan's economy and developing the next generation of scientists. And he touts the significance of FRIB being located on the campus of a research university.“The great thing about the Michigan-based construction and the Midwest focused machine shops and fabricators is that we found we have about 1,000 suppliers. We found 1,000 partners who were willing to put up with us and help us with this. We have found suppliers who build things similar to the ones we want who can extend within their comfort zone to the product we need. “And our scientists make discoveries along the way. To me, that is one of the key features of FRIB. It's a world-class machine facility on the campus of a research intensive university. And we have the opportunity to expose students who come to study at MSU to FRIB. We give them tours. Some of them have jobs here, and some of them do undergraduate research here. And by engaging in nuclear science and accelerator physics, they see what's possible. Then they start to imagine a career in that field, and then they take a career in that field.”Glasmacher appreciates the bipartisan support FRIB has received from the beginning.“We have an incredible team and I think we're just really humbled as a team and as a university to be afforded the opportunity to build this national facility for the country and for the scientists of the world.“In the beginning, we just wrote the proposal and then we won the job, and then we got started. And it's only in the last year or two that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. And that's a really good feeling because the important part is the accelerator is working. We commissioned the accelerator already. This last year will be spent hooking it up to the existing facility. And there were many moments where we weren't quite sure what the next right step is, but in the end it all worked out with the help and advice of many, many people. And we really appreciate the public's trust placed in us to make this one of a kind thing work.”MSU Today airs every Sunday morning at 9:00 on 105.1 FM, AM 870, and however you stream at home. Follow and subscribe at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode of Our Homes we speak with Scott Glenn, Hawaii State Energy Office CEO and former Office of Environmental Quality Control Director.

Director of the Governor's Energy Office Dan Burgess talks solar, wind, batteries, the grid and more with MaineQuality host Orion Breen.

The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, with input and support from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions and Chief Commercialization Officer, is pleased to launch the Energy Innovation Series.  Energy Innovation is a six-part discussion series focusing on specific categories of energy technology and aims to foster greater understanding of―and support for―the role of innovation in the energy sysytem.  The series will investigate the innovation priorities of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Laboratory Complex against the broader ecosystem, both domestic and international, for advancing a portfolio of solutions.  Innovation in Storage and Battery Technologies, the first discussion in this series, will focus on innovation in the energy storage, including batteries for electric vehicles and for grid storage.  Under Secretary of Energy for Science Paul Dabbar will open the session with a keynote address.  The presentation will be followed by speakers from the national lab system, academia, and the private sector, who will present their work and discuss innovation in storage technologies and energy storage’s route from the laboratory to the market. More speakers to be announced.   This event is made possible by support from Clearpath and Energy Innovation Fund at National Philanthropic Trust

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Howard Wiig, a seasoned Energy Analyst for the Hawaii Energy Office. We will be talking about Hawaii’s Energy Building Codes and how this will affect the future of Hawaii and our sustainable initiatives. Here are a few topics that might spike your interest to keep listening: How Hawaii’s energy building codes work, green building codes, money savers, differences between LEED and current codes, air tight homes, 2020 national code changes and more! After managing many federal energy-saving projects, Mr. Wiig started managing energy building codes and was soon attending national energy code conferences, testifying before county councils, meeting with builders, vendors and union leaders and forming alliances with governmental and non-profit entities. With his expertise and accomplishments, Howard finds himself on numerous energy committees and councils, chairing many of them. He has been instrumental in creating codes that save energy and money for states and our counties. He also hosts a bi-weekly show for Think Tech Hawaii titled “Code Green,”. He is President of the Illuminating Engineering Society-Hawaii, past President of Engineers and Architects of Hawaii and co-founder and 13-year veteran of “DBEDT for Business,” the department’s Toastmasters club. Howard Wiig | Email: howard.c.wiig@hawaii.gov | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/howard-wiig-1151854 | 235 S. Beretania, Rm. 502, Honolulu, HI 96813 Hawaii Energy Building Code Link: http://energy.hawaii.gov/hawaii-energy-building-code/support-information IECC 2015 FAQ: https://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Energy-Code-FAQs_June2018.pdf Energy Code Technical FAQ: https://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EnergyCode_TechAssistFAQ_June2018.pdf Residential Checklist: https://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Checklist-2015-IECC_Residential_2018-04.pdf Commerical Checklist: https://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Checklist-2015-IECC_Commercial_2018-04.pdf You can reach Smart Living Hawaii at: Website: www.smartlivinghi.org | Instagram: @smart_living_hawaii | Facebook: @SmartLivingHawaii

Episode 10 of the ASBMB science policy podcast “Pipettes and Politics” is now available. ASBMB public affairs staff provide updates on the U.S. House and Senate fiscal year 19 budget proposals for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy Office of Science. Staff also talked about the discussions at the NIH advisory council meetings regarding its draft recommendations to address the next generation of researchers and the NIH’s response to reducing sexual harassment in science. Staff also reviewed recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences’ report on sexual harassment in science. ASBMB comments to the NIH ACD NGRI working group asbmb.mdfilegdrivePublic AffairsDaniel PhamPAACNext Gen policiesASBMB NextGen NGRI Recommendations.pdf The ASBMB’s comments to NSF’s RFI on sexual harassment in science http://policy.asbmb.org/2018/05/09/the-asbmb-paac-responds-to-nsf-efforts-to-address-sexual-harassment-in-science/ National Academies of Sciences’ report http://sites.nationalacademies.org/shstudy/index.htm Fiscal year 19 budget proposals https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/54857/title/Senate--House-Propose-Funding-Boosts-for-US-Science-Agencies/

Thanks for listening to the POC podcast. Show notes for Episode 8 below! Weekly Recap Monday April 24 State Department blog post touts Mar-a-lago. CNN Russia-linked hackers that went after Clinton have now targeted Macron Axios Tuesday April 25 Sally Yates to testify! White House Denies House oversight committee's request for documents tied to Michael Flynn. Chaffetz on Flynn German crowd boos Ivanka Trump for calling her father a â??championâ?? for families Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Withhold Money From Sanctuary Cities NYT Wednesday April 26 FCC Chair unveils plan to roll back net neutrality CNN Trump Tax Plans Here is a look at some of the major changes that could affect you: Most tax deductions are going away. Fewer tax brackets. Bigger tax breaks for parents. Reduced taxes on the wealthy. Lower tax rate for business owners. Trump's immigrant crime hotline trolled with calls about aliens and UFOs BBC Chaffetz to miss 3-4 weeks for surgery Instagram James Comey to testify in the Senate Trump Tells Foreign Leaders That NAFTA Can Stay for Now NYT Thursday April 27 New documents show Flynn was warned to not take foreign funds as he entered retirement. CNN Trump's Reuters Interview Friday April 28 Trump signs order looking to reverse Obama's ban on off-shore drilling North Korea's missile test fails, US military says Government Shutdown? Saturday April 29 Peopleâ??s Climate March Trump rallies his base on his 100th day White House Correspondent Dinner Sunday April 30 Spending bill through September $1.5 billion for border security -- technology and repairing existing infrastructure with language saying no new border wall construction No money for deportation force or federal cuts to sanctuary cities Billions in new defense spending, including the global war on terrorism No funding cut for Planned Parenthood National Institute of Health funding increase of $2 billion Increase clean energy and science funding Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy is up $17 million over Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Energy Office of Science is up $42 million over Fiscal Year 2016 Provide permanent fix for miners health insurance $295 million for Puerto Rico Medicaid Disaster package including funding for California, West Virginia, Louisiana and North Carolina, increased funding for transit infrastructure grants and opioid epidemic Restored year round Pell Grants Refunds for West Palm and NYC for Trump security. End Game Trumps 100 Days You can also email us: info[at]ProgressiveChat.com You can leave us feedback by calling (347) 709-3247

This week, we take a rare look a gigantic battery that's helping to balance our region's energy grid. Plus, we get perspective from Maine’s top energy official, who is stepping down. We also take trips to a tiny island where opioid addicts go to seek treatment, and to the city that inspires the country’s most famous horror writer. And we learn what charitable donations — or lack thereof — say about New Englanders. The road into the entry portal of the hydro-electric power plant in Northfield Mountain. At 33-feet in diameter, the tunnel is nearly a mile long and leads 750 feet deep into the heart of the mountain. (Credit: Jesse Costa/WBUR) Finding the Right Energy Mix Today’s batteries come in all shapes and sizes. The largest in New England — and once the world — was built 45 years ago and is still working. But it’s hidden, on top and deep inside a mountain in north-central Massachusetts. WBUR’s Bruce Gellerman reports from Northfield Mountain. Inside the Northfield Mountain pumped storage hydroelectric station. (Credit: Jesse Costa / WBUR) The upper reservoir is the battery that powers the Northfield Mountain pumped hydro-electric plant. It holds more than five billion gallons of water. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) In Maine, Republican Governor Paul LePage's energy director is stepping down from his job at the capitol. “Augusta is really broken,” Patrick Woodcock, who held his position since 2013, told the Portland Press Herald. “Energy policy is really complicated and there's an over-reliance on special interests,” he said. Patrick Woodcock, director of the Governor’s Energy Office in Maine, is stepping down this week. (Credit: Mal Leary/ Maine Public Radio) Woodcock says he wants to keep working in energy, in Maine, outside of state government. As our region aggressively moves toward more renewable sources of power, he says we need to stay focused on bringing down costs for consumers and businesses. We recorded our conversation with Woodcock on Tuesday. Since, we’ve learned that President-elect Donald Trump has picked Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the EPA. Pruitt has been a close ally of fossil-fuel companies, questions the human impact on climate change, and has been sharply critical of EPA regulations. We asked Woodcock – as someone who served in the administration of Paul LePage, a governor who has been likened both politically, and in temperament to Donald Trump – what he thinks the impact of Trump's national energy policy might be on Maine and New England.  You won't hear Woodcock's response to this appointment – because, at the time, we had fewer specifics. But he did have some interesting thoughts on the issue. Treatment Island Brett, a program participant at Penikese, learns how to chop wood. (Credit: Karen Brown/NEPR) About a dozen miles off the coast of cape cod sits a rustic island named Penikese, near the end of the Elizabeth Island Chain. A hundred years ago, Penikese was home to a leper colony. Later it housed a school for troubled boys, and a bird sanctuary. This past fall, Penikese opened to its newest incarnation: a treatment program for young men suffering from addiction. The program’s participants live simply: using kerosene lamps and cooking on a wood-burning stove, and minimal access to the internet. New England Public Radio’s Karen Brown takes us there. New Englanders Give Less to Charity, Stephen King Excepted Bangor, Maine is one of the most famous towns in the world, though some may not realize it. Fans of renowned horror author Stephen King know Bangor well, but by another name: Derry. The fictional town is a thinly disguised version of Bangor, where the author has lived for decades. Derry appears in many of King's stories and provides the major setting for the novel “It.” Maine Public Radio's Jennifer Mitchell took a tour of the real Derry with a tour company exclusively devoted to showcasing Stephen King's Bangor. A family poses in front of Stephen and Tabitha King’s home in Bangor Maine during a King-themed tour. (Credit: Jennifer Mitchell/Maine Public Radio) Alongside his wife Tabitha, Stephen King has given millions to public projects in Bangor, according to the city’s Community and Economic Development Department. The Kings have quietly funded upgrades to libraries, fire departments, baseball diamonds and more around Maine. But New Englanders in general look less than generous compared with people in other parts of the country. We give an average of less than three percent of our household incomes to charity, compared to the national average of 4.7 percent. Of course within New England, some states give more than others. With the holiday season upon us, Connecticut-based columnist Susan Campbell took a hard look at household charitable giving in a recent article for the New England News Collaborative. We sat down with Susan and Jim Klocke, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. Create column charts About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Digital Content Manager/Editor: Heather Brandon Contributors to this episode: Bruce Gellerman, Karen Brown, Jennifer Mitchell, Susan Campbell Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon, “The Mountain” by the Heartless Bastards Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and pictures of your corner of New England to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 008 of the Project Management show features Lynda Gauthier providing insight on starting a project controls organization from scratch. About Lynda: Lynda is a finance and project management professional with 20 years of experience with science and engineering development projects.  She holds a Master's Degree in Accountancy from Western Michigan University, is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).   Currently, Lynda manages cost, scope, schedule and risk for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB, pronounced F-RIB) project. The $730M FRIB project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) and operated by Michigan State University (MSU). Lynda is a member of the National Laboratories Project Controls community and frequently represents FRIB and MSU while reviewing other large DOE-SC funded science projects.  This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

Jason Zurawski is a Science Engagement Engineer at the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) in the Scientific Networking Division of the Computing Sciences Directorate of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. ESnet is the high performance networking facility of the US Department of Energy Office of Science. ESnet''s mission is to enable those aspects of the DOE Office of Science research mission that depend on high performance networking for success. Jason's primary responsibilities include working with members of the research community to identify the roll of networking in scientific workflows, evaluate current requirements, and suggest improvements for future innovations. Jason's professional interests include network monitoring and performance measurement, high performance computing, grid computing, and application development. He is a founding member of several open source R&E software developments, including perfSONAR, OWAMP, BWCTL, NDT, and OSCARS. Jason has worked in computing and networking since 2007, and has a B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University earned in 2002, and an M.S. in Computer and Information Science from The University of Delaware earned in 2007. He has previously worked for the University of Delaware and Internet2. Jason resides and works in the Washington DC metro area, and may be reached via email at zurawski@es.net.

ControlTalk NOW thanks this week’s sponsor Siemens, a globally trusted technology partner, consultant, service provider, system integrator and product vendor. Siemens Building Technologies has offerings for fire safety and security as well as building automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and energy management. Siemens’ RDY2000 – A Big Time Thermostat for Small Businesses: Say hello to the new thermostat that has big time features for small business solutions. The Siemens RDY2000 controls more than just temperature. With ventilation, economizer, and humidification interfaces, the RDY2000 can quickly and economically solve the needs of small business customers. From coffee shops to machine shops, the RDY2000 provides the flexibility to optimize room comfort while reducing energy consumption. Delta Controls Poised To Do Well at The 2014 ControlTrends Awards! Ken Smyers and I had the chance to meet some of the folks from Delta Controls and Copper Tree Analytics at the 2014 IBCON Event. Although neither of us handle the product line, we were impressed. Check out is video to see some of the reasons Delta Controls and CopperTree Analytics are so popular and why they were nominated by the world wide controls community for so many awards. Johnson Controls in The Hunt For ControlTrends Variable Frequency Drive of The Year! The 2014 ControlTrends Awards brings the very best in HVAC, Building Automation, and Energy saving products, controls, companies and people to Chicago. This year’s competition promises to be very exciting. The big question people are asking is can anyone unseat last year’s winner ABB for the coveted Variable Frequency Drive of The Year Award? In this video, Ken Smyers finds out why many think Johnson Controls is poised to bring home the trophy. GridWise Alliance Releases the Future of the Grid — Evolving to Meet America’s Needs. Without much pomp and circumstance, the prodigious efforts and visions of over 400 industry stake-holders are available for review — and execution. Behold America’s 2030 Smart Grid. December 3, 2014: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity and Energy Reliability (DOE) in partnership with the GridWise Alliance (GWA) facilitated the “Future of the Grid–Evolving to Meet America’s Needs” initiative to develop an industry-driven vision of the future grid along with recommendations outlining an approach to achieving that vision. ControlTalk NOW interview with industry expert Scott Cochrane of Cochrane Supply. Scott provides one-of-a-kind insight into the evolving role of the systems distributor and updates the ControlTrends Community on what’s new at Tridium, Niagara 4, the new analytics tool, and the Young Guns in the HVAC Industry. Cochrane Supply & Engineering was founded in 1967 and is a leading Building Controls technology distributor representing 50 manufacturers including Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Tridium, and many more. The main focus of the company is to offer parts and systems with services to contractors in order to ensure a high quality installation or retro fit for the building owner. The Honeywell Smart Variable Frequency Drive Shows Up Big For 2014 ControlTrends Awards VFD Competition. The Honeywell SmartVFD HVAC is a variable frequency drive designed for use in HVAC application to control the speed of HVAC pumps and fans in order to maximize energy efficiency. Smart VFD is also designed to run 3 phase standard and high efficiency induction motors by varying the output voltage and frequency. 2014 ControlTrends VFD of the Year Nominee: Siemens’ BT300 VFDs — Redesigned, Re-tooled, and Ready to Meet Rigorous Demands! The 2014 ControlTrends VFD of the Year category is one of the most heavily contested categories of the awards! With its Onboard kWh Meter, Mulitpump/Fan Application. and Fire Mode features, the Siemens BT300 takes VFD to the next level of efficiency. While constantly expected to do more with less, managing energy consumption and optimizing occupant comfort remains of utmost importance to facility managers. GC Valves NEWS: Solenoid Valve Terminology added to NEWS, TIPS, FAQs Archive: Chuck Stevens, GC Valves, has added definitions for common technical terms to the email archive. This is an updated version of a document that Chuck has used in distributor training for over 15 years.From AC to Zero Differential, these are the common terms and phrases that engineers and buyers need to know to accurately write a specification or compare products. CLICK HERE to open the Solenoid Valve Terminology page. 2014 ControlTrends Awards VFD of the Year Nominee: Franklin Control Systems P-Series VFD’s. Another exciting candidate for 2014 VFD of the Year is the Franklin Control Systems P-Series — Energy savings for fans and pumps: The P-series is optimized for fans and pumps — and features an automatic energy saving mode that minimizes losses by optimizing flux control. In PID, sleep and wake up modes conserve power and extend motor and drive life. Take a look! Yasakawa: Bringing VFD Game to The ControlTrends Awards! For the third year in a row, the Yaskawa Z1000 has been nominated for the ControlTrends Variable Frequency Drive of The Year. Yaskawa provided the Control Trends Community this video on their Z1000 Series. The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. announces the release of the Z1000 variable speed drive designed specifically for commercial HVAC applications. The post ControlTalk NOW for the Week Ending December 7, 2014 appeared first on ControlTrends.

Today on the program, I speak with Robert Herzog, Founder and CEO of eCaring. eCaring is a system, with an iPad app as its centerpiece, which increases the efficiency and productivity of care managers responsible for patient homecare. His system is a great way to extend healthcare into the home, and collect actionable data from the home. Both are essential to control outcomes because it's where patients spend 95% of their time. A few things that Robert said which I found very interesting: eCaring customers are people who were "ripe for change?" Inertia is his biggest competitor. Robert credits some measure of his success to his relentless drive toward intuitive simplicity His plan to integrate eCaring data into a larger data pool is to work through HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) eCaring enables a great use of care extenders, who have the data to be able to talk to physicians if necessary. So it's a very efficient use of resources.   Robert Herzog CEO, eCaring Robert has an extensive background in digital media and creative enterprises as an entrepreneur and executive.  For several years he was deeply involved in the home and extended care of his mother Grace, which gave him an understanding of the problems eCaring is designed to solve. He has been a pioneer in applying new technologies to business ventures, working as a senior executive with startup companies such as Motionbox, Diva, ON2 Corp, Softcom, Granite Films and City Winery, major corporations including JPMorgan Chase, Cahners Communications and the Sarnoff Research Center, and not-for-profits including New Jersey Appleseed and Ecotrust.  In public service, he was the creator and Director of New York City's Energy Office, and also taught public school.  Robert is also an author and filmmaker.  He graduated from Williams College and has a Master's from the New School.   ecaring.comquestions@ecaring.com

Friday, March 15, 2013——The Environmental and Energy Studies Institute (EESI) and the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) held a briefing on the conclusions of the newly released EERE Transportation Energy Futures (TEF) study. The study identifies a combined set of strategies to achieve deep cuts in petroleum use and carbon emissions from the U.S. transportation sector, emphasizing underexplored opportunities and challenges along the path to a more sustainable transportation energy future.

An interview with Dr. Chris Fall, Director of the Department of Energy Office of Science, about the agency’s response to COVID-19.