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In this episode of the HVAC Know It All Podcast, host Gary McCreadie talks with Marlee Spiegelberg and Montana McElwain from Condair USA/CA about mold, humidity, and air quality. They explain what the water activity factor is and how it connects to mold growth. They also talk about keeping homes and buildings safe by controlling humidity. Their goal is to clear up common fears about mold and show better ways to manage air quality. Marlee and Montana explain why people are often scared of mold when it's not always a big danger. They talk about how keeping the right humidity can stop mold from growing. They also share how new technology helps control air quality better. Good control systems can protect homes, businesses, and even hospitals by keeping the air safe and healthy. Throughout this episode, Marlee and Montana talk about why managing humidity the right way is so important. They explain that using the right systems and keeping moisture levels steady helps prevent mold and keeps buildings healthy over time. Expect to Learn: How mold growth is linked to high humidity and water activity levels. Why keeping indoor humidity between 40-60% helps protect health and buildings. How new humidification technology controls moisture safely and saves energy. Why good air quality management is key for homes, businesses, and healthcare facilities. Episode Highlights: [00:00] – Introduction with Marlee Spiegelberg and Montana McElwain [01:36] – Why Mold Happens: Clearing Up Fears and How Humidity Plays a Role [06:18] – How cold weather and windows cause condensation [08:26] – Simple ways to prevent mold and water problems [10:18] – Clearing up myths about misting systems and mold [13:06] – How factories control humidity for safety and products [15:59] – New smart humidifiers for homes and energy savings, Cold water and Steam [17:17] – How Smart Mesh Nebulizers Control Humidity and Save Energy at Home [20:23] – Humidification challenges in healthcare Buildings [22:52] – Adiabatic Systems in Ducts: Bypass Humidifiers, Misting, and Challenges [26:05] – Wetted Evaporative Media in HVAC Systems and Cooling Towers [29:11] – Adiabatic Humidification in Healthcare: DL Systems and Smart Controls [32:55] – Final Thoughts: Adiabatic Humidification, Water Activity, & Air Quality This Episode is Kindly Sponsored by: Master: https://www.master.ca/ Cintas: https://www.cintas.com/ Supply House: https://www.supplyhouse.com/ Cool Air Products: https://www.coolairproducts.net/ Follow the Guests Marlee Spiegelberg and Montana McElwain on: Montana McElwain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcelwain/ Marlee Spiegelberg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlee-spiegelberg-p-eng-75386a91/ Condair USA/CA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/condair-usa-ca/ Follow the Host: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-mccreadie-38217a77/ Website: https://www.hvacknowitall.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/HVAC-Know-It-All-2/61569643061429/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hvacknowitall1/
How to save energy from partisan politics Can the clean power transition survive partisan politics? If anyone has the answer, it's David Spence, Professor of Energy Law & Regulation at UT Austin and author of the book "Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship." Today on Power Perspectives, David breaks down the impacts of political polarization on climate and energy policy, the role of media in shaping public perception, and how the power industry moves forward in fractured times. If you've ever felt frustrated by dinner table politics conversations, give this episode a listen—guarantee you'll learn something valuable. Key Links: Energy Central Post with Full Episode Transcript: https://energycentral.com/o/energy-central/how-save-energy-partisan-politics Video version of the episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FoYxlv5wUC8 David Spence's profile on Energy Central: https://energycentral.com/member/profile/david-spence Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship: https://bookshop.org/p/books/climate-of-contempt-how-to-rescue-the-u-s-energy-transition-from-voter-partisanship-david-spence/21116536?ean=9780231217088&next=t Ask a Question to Our Future Guests: Do you have a burning question for the utility executives and energy industry thought leaders that we feature each week on Power Perspectives? Leave us a message here for your chance to be featured in an upcoming episode: www.speakpipe.com/EnergyCentralPodcast
“Many countries are looking to lead on AI and embed it in as many aspects of our lives as possible. But right now we do not have an electricity grid that is built for this purpose. We also need to think about the fuel needed to power up this grid.” Dr. Stephanie Hare on Electric Ladies Podcast We're putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work for a variety of our problems on a daily basis -including climate change. How? In more ways than you might think, though it's the amount of electricity, water and fuel it requires that raises tough questions. Listen to Dr. Stephanie Hare, a researcher focused on the intersection of politics, technology and history, on Electric Ladies Podcast in an in-depth conversation with host Joan Michelson. Stephanie is also the author of “Technology Is Not Neutral” and co-presents “Artificial Intelligence: Decoded” on the BBC. Join us as we explore the promise and pitfalls of AI as a tool to mitigate climate change and increase equity. You'll hear about: The hurdles and opportunities of using AI. Why environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data needs to be treated as a valuable resource. How we can ensure that AI is fair, accessible, and inclusive for everyone. Plus, career advice for being open to great opportunities. “Look at the problems you most enjoy solving, because the world is never going to be short of it. Stay open, nimble, curious, and flexible – and people will recognize that problem solver spirit in you.” Dr. Stephanie Hare on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan's Forbes articles here. You'll also like: Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox, on Democratizing Energy, Innovation & STEM Careers (this episode was recorded under the previous name of our show, Green Connections Radio) Paula Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy, on How To Reduce Carbon Emissions And Save Money With Energy Efficiency Erin McLaughlin, Senior Economist, The Conference Board, about her new report on buildings, climate change and carbon emissions. Laura Busse Dolan, CEO, Applied Imagination, which designs and builds miniature buildings from plants and botanicals. Dr. Emma O'Brien, Founder of the Global Scrub Choir and Head of Music Therapy at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, on how music builds bridges and how they use it to communicate about the public health issues related to climate change. Want to hear more from us? Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.
“Resilience is a team sport. You cannot build resilience in insolation. I cannot emphasize how important multi sector action and teamwork is. So let's understand that and work together.” Lauren Sorkin on Electric Ladies Podcast To kick off the first interview of 2025, we're diving into a topic that affects us all: Can the cities we live in truly provide what we need to thrive? With over half of the global population now living in urban areas – a figure projected to hit 70% by 2050 – cities are at the forefront of the climate transition. Join me as I talk with Lauren Sorkin, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Resilient Cities Network, about how cities can evolve into thriving ecosystems that withstand the shocks and stressors of climate change. Lauren sheds light on the critical role of Chief Resilience Officers and their mission to break down barriers. This episode is all about reimagining our cities – don't miss it! You'll hear about: How the Resilient Cities Network is helping cities navigate a world facing polycrises. Why Chief Resilience Officers are instrumental to sustainable, inclusive urban futures. The importance of eco-urbanism as a solution to climate change, extreme heat, flooding, and even mental health. Why communication and inclusivity empower local communities to build resilience. Practical steps business, government, and community leaders can take. Plus, insightful career advice “Know what your non-negotiables are and go in that direction. Don't be afraid to break down silos and bring different parts of your life together, in terms of your network and your talent. Bring the best parts of you into the work that you do.” Lauren Sorkin on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan's Forbes article based on this interview here and more of her articles here too. You'll also like: Sherri Goodman, former Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security, on how climate change is impacting geopolitics and national security. Susan McPherson, CEO of McPherson Strategies, on corporate strategies in a time of geopolitical crisis. Michele Wucker, thought leader and author of "You Are What You Risk: The New Art & Science to Navigating an Uncertain World.". Anne Kelly, Ceres Government Relations, on business and infrastructure policy. Paula Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy, on how talking about energy efficiency helps build bridges to solutions to mitigating climate change. Want to hear more from us? Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.
“If you want to get something done in this world that transcends what's already happening, you have to be willing to listen to the people that are trying to hold dearly to how it has been. Become a master bridge builder. Be committed to asking questions such that you understand where the commonality is. Find the common points.” Jennifer Hough on Electric Ladies Podcast At the end of a year where every country and neighborhood seems more divided than ever, and many of us feel like we're walking on eggshells in every conversation, we've found ourselves in uncharted terrain. How can we prevent tightly held agendas, biases and self-interests - conscious or unconscious ones - from derailing meaningful interactions, whether at a dinner table or in the workplace? In my final episode of the year, I'm revisiting a powerful interview with Jennifer Hough, author of “Unstuck,” TEDx speaker and advisor to leaders. In this interview, Jennifer draws on the laws of physics to offer insights into “regenerative conversations” – where we walk away more informed and empowered. One key takeaway: asking someone “What is important to you?” helps you understand their deepest values and frame conversations in ways that build bridges, not walls. Whether as a parent preparing for a new school year, a professional leading a team, or simply someone looking to strengthen your personal and professional relationships, this episode is filled with actionable wisdom to help you connect more effectively. You'll hear about: How to listen differently to the climate deniers and others afraid of (any) change. What “cognitive dissonance” is and how to transform it. How to talk about climate change in a way that builds bridges. How to incentivize people to see solutions differently. *BONUS* Set yourself up for success in the year ahead As highlighted in my latest piece in Forbes, 2025 holds tremendous potential for women. To seize these opportunities, it's essential to own the space you occupy, own your knowledge and own your expertise. As we wrap up 2024, I'm leaving you with powerful career advice from Jennifer: Be clear about who you are and your purpose. Work with a mentor or guide to develop both personal and practical skills. Let go of the need to do everything yourself. Accept help at a deeper level than you may be used to, and never stop seeking support. “‘What's the greatest thing that you can do with the skill sets you already have that might leave you feeling fulfilled, that you went to bed that night knowing that you did what you came to the planet for and you woke up in the morning excited about getting up?” Jennifer Hough on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan's Forbes articles here. You'll also like: Jill Tidman, Executive Director of The Redford Center, a nonprofit that produces and support environmentally-focused documentaries and media, on how to talk about climate change. Dr. Emma O'Brien, Founder of the Global Scrub Choir and Head of Music Therapy at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, on how music builds bridges and how they use it to communicate about the public health issues related to climate change. Ann Friedman, Founder and CEO of Planet Word Museum, about the power of language and how we communicate across various media and formats. Paula Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy, on how talking about – increasing – energy efficiency helps build bridges to solutions to mitigating climate change. Rachel McCleery, Senior Advisor, Treasury Dept. Inflation Reduction Act Program, on how to leverage the IRA to save money reducing a building or business's energy use and carbon footprint. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.
In this episode of the Fully Charged Podcast Robert speaks with Mark Millar of Duracell Energy to discuss the importance of home energy independence. Covering the latest developments in battery storage, making the most of home solar, as well as dynamic tariff integration, the whole home energy ecosystem! With energy prices still in a state of flux, knowing how best to plan and build your ecosystem can really help save you money in the future. Find out more about Duracell Energy here: https://www.duracellenergy.com/ This podcast was brought to you by OVO's Charge Anywhere. Power your next journey with peace of mind by downloading the OVO Charge app today: https://bit.ly/charge_anywhere Why not come and join us at our next Everything Electric expo: https://everythingelectric.show Check out our sister channel: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingElectricShow Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff Become a Fully Charged SHOW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0 Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullychargedshw Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fullychargedshow To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: commercial@fullycharged.show Everything Electric AUSTRALIA NSW - Sydney Showground - 7th, 8th & 9th March 2025 Everything Electric LONDON (UK) - ExCel - 16th, 17th & 18th April 2025 Everything Electric CANADA - Vancouver Convention Center - 5th, 6th & 7th September 2025 Everything Electric SOUTH (UK) - Farnborough International - 10th, 11th & 12th October 2025 Everything Electric AUSTRALIA VIC - 14th, 15th & 16th November 2025 #duracell #duracellenergy #cleanenergy #batteries #homeenergy
“Carbon Recycling International was founded around the idea of taking something which was waste, like CO2 and turning it into some valuable product…(Today they are) converting CO2 into sustainable methanol…(W)e have technology, which takes CO2 as a waste, and it takes hydrogen and turns it into methanol…and it is used today both like into chemicals. So, the chemical sector is a big consumer of methanol, which is a very large known product in the world today. …(and into) a sustainable fuel...playing a pretty big role in the energy transition.” Bjork Kristjansdottir on Electric Ladies Podcast One of the creative technologies developed today to both address the climate crisis and accelerate the energy transition is carbon recycling. What is it? Essentially, it's converting CO2 into energy or chemicals. Listen to Bjork Kristjansdottir, COO/CFO of Carbon Recycling International in Iceland explain how it works and how it's used in this fascinating discussion with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson. You'll hear about: How they “recycle carbon” – from capture to converting it to how it's used. How the chemicals made from carbon recycling are used. Why methanol is so important in the energy transition and how they make it How they are making sustainable aviation fuel from carbon recycling Plus, insightful career advice, such as… “My advice is first, like it's around decisions. So, we need to make decisions. Postponing making decisions puts you at the risk things will just happen to you.…And remember that, when we do make those decision in our career, it is always based on the best information available at the time. Things may change, it doesn't make it a wrong decision.. (and) You don't need to learn and be the best at everything yourself. What you need to do is to learn how to listen and harvest all of the potential, all of the talent around you… get comfortable with asking the right questions.” Bjork Kristjansdottir on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan's Forbes articles here too. You'll also like: Inna Braverman, Founder/CEO of Eco Wave Power, on how wave power works and her powerful personal story that reflects today's geopolitical dynamics. Lisa Jacobson (BCSE) & Tara Narayanan (BNEF), on their 2024 Energy Factbook, by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and Bloomberg New Energy Finance Melissa Lott, Ph.D., Director of Research at the Center for Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and the lead scientists in the PBS/NOVA documentary “Chasing Carbon Zero.” Vanessa Chan, Ph.D., Chief Commercialization Officer of the Department of Energy and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions, on the Inflation Reduction Act and the transition to clean energy. Paula Glover, President, The Alliance to Save Energy, focused on energy efficiency Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson
Let's dive deep into the principles that give high achievers, like you, their edge- all while conserving energy, sustaining momentum, and making choices that set you up for a legacy that lasts.
“If you want to get something done in this world that transcends what's already happening, if you want to be a pioneer or a leader and make something new out of what has been…then you have to be willing to listen to the people that are trying to hold dearly to how it has been and who are afraid of how it has been going away. And one has to become a master bridge builder. In order to become a master bridge builder, one has to be so committed to asking questions to drop into a place of understanding such that you understand where the commonality is….Find the common points.” Jennifer Hough on Electric Ladies Podcast Historically devastating hurricanes are wiping communities off the map, courtesy of climate change, and historic private sector and government investments show that clean energy and climate resilience technologies are economic engines. Yet there are still climate deniers and those battling to reverse those investment – even as they praise the jobs created by those investments in their areas. How do we bridge the gap? Listen to Jennifer Hough, author of “Unstuck,” TEDx speaker and advisor to leaders, explain how to listen differently and talk about these issues differently in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson. They also share insightful career advice. You'll hear about: How to listen differently to the climate deniers and others afraid of (any) change. What “cognitive dissonance” is and how to transform it. How to talk about climate change in a way that builds bridges. How to incentivize people to see solutions differently. Plus, insightful career advice, such as… “The first piece of advice that I would give is that…(you want to ask yourself or the Universe) ‘What's the greatest thing that you can do with the skill sets you already have that might leave you feeling satisfied, fulfilled, and like you had a life of meaning and that you went to bed that night knowing that you did what you came to the planet for and you woke up in the morning excited about getting up?' Answering that question sometimes takes six months, two weeks. It, it's not something that most people can answer right off the bat. They can answer it sometimes generally, but not specifically. So that would be number one….The second thing is, in order for your glass ceilings to become your floors,…you want to work with someone consistently that's guiding you, 'cause doing it alone is for the birds,….finding someone to work with, man, that's so important.” Jennifer Hough on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan's Forbes articles here. You'll also like: Jill Tidman, Executive Director of The Redford Center, a nonprofit that produces and support environmentally-focused documentaries and media, on how to talk about climate change. Dr. Emma O'Brien, Founder of the Global Scrub Choir and Head of Music Therapy at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, on how music builds bridges and how they use it to communicate about the public health issues related to climate change. Ann Friedman, Founder and CEO of Planet Word Museum, about the power of language and how we communicate across various media and formats. Paula Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy, on how talking about – increasing – energy efficiency helps build bridges to solutions to mitigating climate change. Rachel McCleery, Senior Advisor, Treasury Dept. Inflation Reduction Act Program, on how to leverage the IRA to save money reducing a building or business's energy use and carbon footprint. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson
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“Energy efficiency…is doing more, using less. The megawatt not used is the cheapest megawatt and there's so many things, either by using technology, old technology like insulation or digitalization, that allows us to really stretch what we can get out every single megawatt ,a kilowatt electron that we use. And so that's what we're talking about. If we had the kind of massive adoption that we need, we could get to a big 40% reduction.” Paula Glover on Electric Ladies Podcast The International Energy Agency and the U.S. Energy Star Program say that energy efficiency should be the foundation of reducing our carbon emissions to address global warming. The Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment Act provide billions of dollars in incentives and funding opportunities to help us make our homes, businesses, and infrastructure more energy efficient. But what are those incentives? How do we tap them? How much money and emissions will energy efficiency really save us? Listen to Paula Glover, CEO of the Alliance To Save Energy, explain the opportunities and how to tap them in this fascinating discussion with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson. She also shares insightful career advice. You'll hear about: What the Alliance To Save Energy is and who its members are, the impact they have. What energy efficiency really is – and is not. How you can identify and tap the savings to increase the energy efficiency of your home, business, school or community. What the Roadmap for a Just Energy Transition is and how it works. Plus, insightful career advice, such as… “One would be, relationships matter, and you should be feeding into them as much as you want to get out of it. So, it's not about who….Number two, which is that as much as you're looking for a mentor, you should also be a mentor. And that mentorship is not just, I'm at 15 years and so I mentor someone who's at five. But if you really nurture relationship, you could be at 15 years mentoring someone who's at 25 years, right? You have something to contribute….There is so much that we have to contribute at every stage of our career. I think taking the opportunity to do that leads to other opportunities that you may never have known about.” Paula Glover on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan's Forbes articles here. You'll also like: Rachel McCleery, Senior Advisor, Treasury Dept. Inflation Reduction Act Program, on how to leverage the IRA to save money reducing a building or business's energy use and carbon footprint. Rachel Frazin, The Hill Climate & Energy Reporter, on the climate policies in Project 2025, former President Trump's agenda as he seeks re-election. Vanessa Chan, Ph.D., Chief Commercialization Officer of the Department of Energy and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions, on the Inflation Reduction Act and the transition to clean energy. Lisa Jacobson of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy & Tara Narayanan, of Bloomberg NEF on their new Energy Factbook 2024, including the Inflation Reduction Act opportunities. Anna Siefken, Deputy Director, Federal Energy Management Program, Dept. of Energy, on how the federal government reduces the energy use and carbon footprint of its 350,000 buildings. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson
Living takes energy. This episode gives you one simple way you can save energy today and everyday thereafter.Book a 60-Minute Life Coaching Consultation: https://scheduler.zoom.us/drew-ross/life-coaching-consultation
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about some cheap energy saving tips that can save you money and help the environment. Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisements on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran Christen : Musical Arrangement by K. Ryan Hart) Represented by Rebellious Entertainment Dr Scarlett Smash Instagram Dr Scarlett Smash TikTok Dr Craken MacCraic Twitter Dr Craken MacCraic Instagram MCHH Instagram MCHH Facebook MCHH Twitter Dr Scarlett Smash Twitter Dr Scarlett Smash YouTube
Struggling with imposter syndrome? You're not alone. Returning guest (Ep 333, 687) Paula Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy, delves into one of the most common emotional challenges faced by leaders and entrepreneurs. Paula gets real about the self-doubt leaders face and the importance of authenticity in leadership. It's rare to get this kind of honesty in a b2b podcast conversation, and Paula does it with guts and grace.As the head of the Alliance to Save Energy, Paula has been a champion for diversity and inclusion in the energy sector. Her experience shows how crucial personal growth and self-awareness are for effective leadership. The conversation touches on the significance of self-reflection, the power of words, and the responsibility that comes with leadership roles. If you've ever struggled with self-doubt, you're in good company. Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou,Tom Hanks and David Bowie are among the many professional performers, unquestionably successful, who've battled the self-talk and emotional rollercoaster of feeling like an imposter. Ready to conquer your own imposter syndrome and lead with confidence? Listen in to hear Paula's empowering stories and actionable advice. Learn about the 10 Uncommon Books That Influenced Leaders of the Energy Transition + GiveawayIf you want to connect with today's guest, you'll find links to his contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/.SunCast is proudly supported by Trina Solar.You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.mysuncast.com/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today's guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 650 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com.Subscribe to Valence, our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter, and learn the elements of compelling storytelling: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/valence-content-that-connects-7145928995363049472/You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus
Energy efficiency programs have evolved to expand well past simple conservation measures and more efficient equipment, and instead they require customization, innovative thinking, and new strategies to help ensure supply and demand across the grid can stay aligned. In this episode of the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast, Paula Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy, expands on what that modern efficiency landscape looks like. From the traditional realms of conservation to cutting-edge innovations like demand response and virtual power plants, Glover shares with podcast host Jason Price and producer Matt Chester her insights on how utilities and stakeholders can harness these advancements to optimize energy use and grid performance. Moreover, she discusses the imperative of promoting inclusive access to efficiency programs, addressing policy challenges, and combating the undervaluation of energy efficiency within the energy sector. With actionable takeaways for professionals and a look at how energy efficiency might feature in upcoming elections, this conversation offers a comprehensive exploration of the critical role efficiency plays in the energy transition landscape. Key Links: Energy Central Post with Full Episode Transcript: https://energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-165-innovative-strategies-advanced-energy-efficiency-goals-paula-glover Episode #126: 'Adopting Marketing Lessons to Implement Energy Equity' with Larry Glover, CEO of Glover Group [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Podcast]: https://energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-126-traversing-utility-esg-journey-christine-waller-vice-president Did you know? The Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast has been identified as one of the industry's 'Top Energy Podcasts': blog.feedspot.com/energy_podcasts/ Ask a Question to Our Future Guests: Do you have a burning question for the utility executives and energy industry thought leaders that we feature each week on the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast? Do you want to hear your voice on a future episode? Well starting in 2024, we're offering you that opportunity! Head to this link where you can leave us a recorded message, including a question you're eager to have answered on a future episode of the podcast. We'll listen through them, pick out the right guests in our upcoming lineup to address them, and you'll hear yourself as a part of the conversation! Energy Central on SpeakPipe: www.speakpipe.com/EnergyCentralPodcast
Our guest today points out that energy efficiency is actually employing MILLIONS MORE than Renewable Energy as a sector!Paula Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy, is fighting on the front lines to reduce energy waste. She uses her platform to champion energy efficiency as a cost-saving measure and a fundamental principle for achieving energy justice and economic growth. Paula believes that the "first fuel" is non-consumption. Paula's a returning guest to the show (Ep 333) but it's our first time digging into her career evolution and role in championing Energy Efficiency.Expect to learn: How many people the energy efficiency sector employs (hint: it's way more than you think)Why energy efficiency is foundational to achieving broader economic and environmental goalsPaula and the Alliance to Save Energy's strategies to educate the younger generation about energy efficiency An unlikely ally to black industry leadership that led to a best-selling book Why Paula thinks diversity, justice, equity and inclusion have been sidelined as a conversation.Why are you still reading…click play and find out for yourself.If you want to connect with today's guest, you'll find links to his contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/.SunCast is presented by Sungrow, the world's most bankable inverter brand.SunCast is also supported by Trina.You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.mysuncast.com/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today's guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 650 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com.Subscribe to Valence, our weekly Linkedin Newsletter, and learn the elements of compelling storytelling: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/valence-content-that-connects-7145928995363049472/You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus
Sometimes, you need to think on your feet then act fast. It's not impossible — plus, you're really good at it! — but it does take a ton of mental energy. Today we're looking at the depleting habit of combining "decision time" with "doing time" as your norm. If you find your days FULL of choices about what to do next, how to do it, how long to spend on it...and those choices all feel like pretty heavy lifts...this episode's for you. This episode will show you how to make decisions in advance (sometimes they're full-on plans, sometimes they're tiny choices!) that set you up for easier and better follow-through. We look at: The energy it takes to decide AND act all in one fell swoop Structure vs Routine (why you don't need to micromanage your whole life to feel the benefits of "decisions in advance") Honoring how you operate best How to spot prime opportunities to separate your decision time from your "doing time" Links! Join Accountability April for help laser-focusing on a goal, making the progress you want, and getting coached so you don't burnout or lose self-belief in the process! What's your DECISION STYLE? Take the Quiz! Want to work together? Book your free consultation!
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Many small towns and municipalities want to do energy efficiency projects or install solar and save money, but most have neither the money, expertise or the capacity to figure it all out. The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre in Alberta knows this so they created a program that has helped small towns and municipalities hire 26 energy managers that are doing just what they should. This week we travel to Leduc, Alberta where we will meet up with Nathan Schaper the energy manager there who saved $40,000 in his first weeks of work. Green Energy Futures CKUA.com Podcast Part II in
You may not have heard of the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC), but you may have seen their work. They have helped more than 150 communities in Alberta complete 878 climate actions including energy efficiency, installing EV chargers, solar, and electric vehicles and even climate risk assessments and resiliency plans for towns. We talk to founder Bob Hawkesworth and the current executive director, Trina Innes of the MCCAC. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
Plus, the cold weather impacted flights at Dallas Love Field and DFW International airports on Monday, and Dallas Fire-Rescue reported fewer calls than normal for the day.
This podcast episode focuses on practical ways to save energy with grocery store refrigeration systems, with Matthew Taylor from Kalos Services sharing insights from both a technician and business owner perspective. The hosts emphasize that proper, consistent operation and preventing short cycling of compressors can have a major impact as the largest power consumers. Proper control strategies, like ensuring evaporator pressure regulators (EPRs) are working, maintaining subcooling, and preventing excessive compressor staging and rapid on/off cycling, are critical for reducing energy consumption. Often, technicians troubleshooting issues bypass these controls when they could be tuned and optimized instead. Matthew stresses the financial benefit for owners when technicians understand the original design intent and how to optimize performance, not just apply a band-aid fix to problems. He advises business owners to track power bill anomalies to catch inefficiencies. Other key factors covered: ensuring clean evaporator coils, properly functioning doors/curtains, humidity control, condensed maintenance, addressing core issues like suction pressure rather than quick fixes, compression ratio impacts, and coordinating refrigeration with HVAC equipment. Implementing complex new networked equipment has trade-offs as well - while offering more data, it requires different skill sets to leverage. Topics covered: Optimizing EPRs and refrigeration controls Preventing short cycling and improper staging Following the original system design intent Tracking power bills to catch system drift The impacts of evaporator coil cleanliness Building envelope considerations Humidity control relationship with refrigeration Compression ratio and suction pressure optimization Evaluating networked controls vs. ease of maintenance Recommissioning Learn more about the 5th Annual HVACR Training Symposium at https://hvacrschool.com/Symposium24. If you have an iPhone, subscribe to the podcast HERE, and if you have an Android phone, subscribe HERE.” Subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@HVACS. Check out our handy calculators HERE or on the HVAC School Mobile App (Google Play Store or App Store).
Steve Goreham, the Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America and author of Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure. Goreham shares his thoughts on the greenwashing at the UN COP28 Conference and its record-breaking crowd to divvy up the spoils, while sacrificing countries have real headlines like these: “Third of Brits Face Poverty with Energy Bills set to Hit $5,000” and “Britons Should Stop Bathing to Save Energy.” - - - - - COP28 Update: UN Climate President claimed that there is “no science” showing that phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to meet climate goals. Instead, requests a “sober and mature,” “real,” and “serious” conversation that doesn't “take the world back into caves.” Jacki explains why climate policy is good business for OPEC and Russia but devastating for oil producers in democratic countries with free speech and a free press. - - - - - New report: Electric vehicles have almost 80% more reliability problems than ICE vehicles. - - - - - The younger generation has “gone green” by swearing off new clothing. Appalachians were way ahead of them in the 1970s.
There are a lot of fun discussions around energy, climate change, and energy poverty. Paula Glover, CEO of the Alliance to Save Energy, stopped by the podcast right after she returned from COP28. Hearing from Paula firsthand about the temperature backstory of the summit was great.A little inside baseball: I have known Paula for years and produced her podcast "Always Bet on Black." She was also the CEO of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, and we worked on their webinars and conferences. She has a vision for eliminating energy poverty and has a heart for the disproportionally impacted communities.This was a totally different conversation than I had with other guests. - Why make more energy when we need to focus on conserving existing production? Surprisingly, Paula did not fall out of her chair when the lightbulb went off in my head.Please follow Paula and the Alliance to Save Energy.Paula's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-glover-3836887/The Alliance to Save Energy: https://www.ase.org/00:00 - Intro00:52 - Alliance to Save Energy01:53 - You delivered this message at a cop. Tell us about.05:42 - Transition from fossil fuels is vital; COP reveals healthcare's unexpected carbon impact, underscoring the importance of preventive measures for health and the environment.08:41 - Prioritize energy efficiency, advocate electrifying the economy, and emphasize reducing consumption while addressing challenges of water scarcity.10:50 - How do you as the CEO, go around and help manufacturers make better stuff? Or how's the alliance articulate that?15:03 - Highlighting the impact of energy-saving practices, stressing climate progress through efficiency measures, and citing support from tax credits and rebates for home upgrades.17:07 - How do we get the supply chain to get these tools at a low enough cost and out there to everybody? and How do we get more renewables to the grid when we can't have enough materials coming in in order to build them?19:05 - Emphasizing rebates and tax credits for accessible energy efficiency, noting benefits of cost reduction, improved comfort, health impact, and grid resilience, with recognition of utility companies' varied approaches.25:31 - How do you all tell everybody it doesn't matter where you live, It could be effective, you know, just from any natural disaster or a rolling blackout or anything else. What are some basics that the alliance has out there?28:57 - Advocates for an inclusive energy transition, emphasizing community wealth creation and local business ownership. She sees economic development opportunities in upgrading buildings and improving infrastructure through efficiency measures.30:37 - Underscores the Alliance's energy-agnostic approach, leveraging technology like building sensors and digital twins for efficiency. She shares an example of an airline saving millions in jet fuel by optimizing operations through digital insights.34:26 - 2024 goal for the Alliance is to broaden its coalition, engage with policymakers at all levels, and monitor the real-time investment of hundreds of billions of dollars in efficiency and manufacturing to ensure alignment with their goals.39:08 - How do people connect with you?40:49 - Outrohttps://energynewsbeat.co/
In this episode of the Daily Energy News Beat, Michael Tanner and Stuart Turley discuss various energy-related topics. They cover Germany ending electric vehicle subsidies, the challenges faced by EV companies due to subsidy changes, and the impact on Tesla. They delve into the potential crisis in EU green funds as leaders consider reallocating funds for immigration and defense efforts. The conversation shifts to a shale CEO's transition to a green initiative and the importance of a balanced approach in the energy transition. They also highlight a natural gas expansion project in Texas to add reliable energy to the grid. The episode touches on global oil production volumes affecting OPEC's market share, the growing electricity load in the U.S., and the challenges posed by regulatory issues. The finance segment covers market updates, oil prices, and rig count. The hosts preview upcoming podcast guests, including Paula Glover, CEO of the Alliance to Save Energy. Overall, the episode provides a comprehensive overview of current events in the energy sector.Highlights of the Podcast00:00 - Intro03:08 - Germany Ends Electric Vehicle Subsidies Abruptly In Latest Blow To Tesla04:31 - EU's green funds are under the guillotine06:28 - A Shale Oil CEO's Second Act: Going Green09:37 - Natural gas expansion project to add more reliable energy to Texas grid11:25 - The US isn't the only one eating into OPEC's market share — Brazil and Guyana are hitting record oil production volumes14:40 - US electricity load growth forecast jumps 81% led by data centers, industry: Grid Strategies14:59 - Rising peak demand, 83 GW of planned retirements create blackout risks for most of US: NERC17:06 - Markets Update18:37 - OutroPlease see the links below for articles that we discuss in the podcast.Germany Ends Electric Vehicle Subsidies Abruptly In Latest Blow To TeslaGermany on Saturday effectively ended electric vehicle subsidies immediately. Tesla already is losing Model 3 subsidies in France and the U.S. Electric vehicle subsidies are ending in Germany abruptly, the government announced Saturday, a blow […]EU's green funds are under the guillotineBillions of euros earmarked to boost renewable energy and slash emissions are on the cutting block after EU leaders proposed moving them over to fund immigration and defense efforts instead. The move came during this week's EU […]A Shale Oil CEO's Second Act: Going GreenFor almost a decade, Tony Sanchez III was the epitome of a shale-boom CEO—furiously drilling oil wells, piling on debt and hunting quail and nilgai with fellow executives near his family's ranch in South Texas. Then tumbling […]Natural gas expansion project to add more reliable energy to Texas grid(The Center Square) – On Thursday, a north Texas-based natural gas energy expansion project was announced to further strengthen the Texas grid. Gov. Greg Abbott, ERCOT President and CEO Pablo Vegas, and Calpine Corporation CEO […]The US isn't the only one eating into OPEC's market share — Brazil and Guyana are hitting record oil production volumesOPEC+ has seen its oil market share fall to 51% this year, the IEA said Thursday. While US oil output has soared, Guyana and Brazil have also produced record volumes in 2023. Brazil's output jumped […]US electricity load growth forecast jumps 81% led by data centers, industry: Grid StrategiesU.S. electric load is growing significantly faster than grid planners previously expected, led by new manufacturing and industry and the growth of data centers, according to a Tuesday report from Grid Strategies. Electrification, hydrogen production […]Rising peak demand, 83 GW of planned retirements create blackout risks for most of US: NERCRising peak demand and the planned retirement of 83 GW of fossil fuel and nuclear generation over the next 10 years creates blackout risks for most of the United States, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. […]Follow Stuart On LinkedIn and TwitterFollow Michael On LinkedIn and TwitterENB Top NewsENBEnergy DashboardENB PodcastENB Substack– Get in Contact With The Show –
https://youtu.be/fE53OuZT4C8On today's episode of Still To Be Determined we're talking about Matt's new-tech smart home solutions to unnecessary energy burn… and to just be cool. Did Matt go too far? Or not enough?Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Supercharging a Net Zero Home - Ultimate Smart Home Tour https://youtu.be/0QH7-v2I7kU?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7FwYRnWkpCSkAeFOzrgh5hYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/stilltbdpodcastGet in touch: https://undecidedmf.com/podcast-feedbackSupport the show: https://pod.fan/still-to-be-determinedFollow us on Twitter: @stilltbdfm @byseanferrell @mattferrell or @undecidedmfUndecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/undecidedmf ★ Support this podcast ★
The utility sector is embracing new values and attracting a new kind of work force as it empowers America with a sustainable, affordable, secure grid. In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg interviews Tom Kuhn, president and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute which represents investor-owned utilities providing electricity to 235 million Americans. The discussion focuses on the current state of the industry and its future. “We are very cognizant of how important electricity is to every household in this country so it's very, very important for us to maintain reliability and affordability, but what is going to have to change is obviously our response to increasing growth and the need to maintain reliability for our customers,” said Kuhn.Additionally, Kuhn talks about the impact electric utilities adopting new cultural values.“We have gotten so much cleaner and we are so much committed to it, we are attracting really a tremendous number of young people into this business right now and they're coming because they see a purpose in life.”He also discusses how recent federal initiatives are spurring deep changes. “The Congress and the White House led the charge on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill that we got a few years ago and clean energy tax credits, the Inflation Reduction Act. They were historic pieces of legislation that our infusing-needed capital into this business to help us to achieve this clean energy transition and to enable us to bring on new technologies.”Tom Kuhn joined the Edison Electric Institute in 1985 as executive vice president, was named chief operating officer in 1988, and elected president in 1990.Prior to joining EEI, he was president of the American Nuclear Energy Council, which subsequently merged with the Nuclear Energy Institute. The Council represented virtually all of the companies in the commercial nuclear power industry. Mr. Kuhn served on the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board and the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves on the Boards of the Alliance to Save Energy, the United States Energy Association, the Electric Drive Transportation Association, and the American Council for Capital Formation. Mr. Kuhn received a BA in Economics in 1968 from Yale University, served as a Naval Officer following his graduation, and received an MBA in 1972 from George Washington University.
How to save money on your energy bills Professor Aoife Foley, Chair in Net Zero at the University of Manchester gave Brendan all the tips on how to save money on your energy bills this winter.
To live a more climate friendly life, invest in home appliances and vehicles that run on electricity, not fossil fuels, say sustainability experts. Here are a few energy-saving solutions to consider.
Note: This episode originally aired on July 3, 2023 In an effort to secure electricity availability for Shanghai residents, local governments have churned out new policies and measures for another very hot summer, including subsidies for off-peak usage and virtual power plants, to name a few. We take a look at effective measures aimed at better managing soaring power consumption in China. On the show: Heyang, Niu Honglin & Pearl
In an effort to secure electricity availability, local governments have churned out new policies and measures for another very hot summer. Subsidies for off-peak usage and virtual power plants are just a few examples. We take a look at effective measures for better managing soaring power demand in China (01:58). / Should kids be welcomed in fancy restaurants (29:50)? / Motivational Monday (47:33)! On the show: Heyang, Niu Honglin & Pearl
Highlights today include: LSI Industries to Join the Russell 3000® Index, DLC: New Cybersecurity Standard Added to NLC5 Requirements, The Washington Post: LED Lights are Meant to Save Energy. They're Creating Glaring Problems, the City of Groveland named first International Dark Sky Community in Florida, Should Independent Reps Be Committed to Electrical Distribution? Cree LED Moves into New Headquarters in Research Triangle Park, Dialight Appoints Independent Non-Executive Director.
In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Andrew McAllister, third- term Commissioner at the California Energy Commission.Andrew has over 30 years of experience in the domestic and international energy arenas, primarily related to policy, utility planning, energy efficiency, and distributed renewable energy. He has worked across the world to deploy clean, cost-effective energy solutions with counterparts ranging from tiny remote communities to the largest of utilities. He administered two of California's signature renewable energy programs, developed and operated energy efficiency programs for utilities, and conducted a broad range of policy-related research for California and the federal government.He is a board member and immediate past board chair of the National Association of State Energy Officials, and a board member of the Alliance to Save Energy. His deep grounding in technology, policy, and the marketplace provides him with uncommon insight on the accelerating changes taking place in California's energy sector.He and Ted discuss his background, growing up in Nashville, TN, attending Dartmouth College where he started understanding how important energy was when studying engineering. He later served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica, and obtained a master of science and a Ph.D. from the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley.Prior to joining the Energy Commission, he was managing director at the California Center for Sustainable Energy. He worked with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association International, Ltd. in Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa on renewable generation, load management, utility planning, and remote power projects. He was also a project manager at an energy-consulting firm and an energy efficiency analyst at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.In his current role at the Energy Commission, he leads the policy area of energy efficiency, including the Building Energy Efficiency Standards, appliance efficiency, and load management and flexibility. More broadly, he is focused on enabling modern, data-rich analytical tools to support strong clean energy policy development and program implementation.Andrew concludes by sharing his experience walking the walk and talking the talk, putting California's energy code into practice with the construction of his energy efficient and sustainable home in Davis. Watch the process from start to completion, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUbH4Vpt8ZE.
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In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Ralph Cavanagh, senior attorney and co-director of Natural Resources Defense Council's energy program. Ralph joined the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1979 and has had an illustrious career focusing on removing barriers to cost-effective energy efficiency, and on the role that electric and natural gas utilities can play in leading a clean energy transition.Ralph and Ted discuss his studies at Yale College and the Yale Law School, and becoming a member of the US Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board (SEAB) from 1993 - 2003. They also dig into performance-based rate paying, revenue decoupling, NRDC's stance on net-energy metering in California, and current decarbonization works. Ralph has been a visiting professor at the Stanford and UC Berkeley Law Schools and a lecturer on law at Harvard, and he is a long-time faculty member at the University of Idaho's Energy Executive Course. He chairs the advisory board of the Energy and Efficiency Institute at the University of California at Davis, and he serves on the boards of the Bipartisan Policy Center and BPC Action. He has received the Heinz Award for Public Policy, the BPA Administrator's Award for Exceptional Public Service, the Alliance to Save Energy's Charles H. Percy Award for Public Service, and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Mary Kilmarx Award.
Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today's episode, we talk with Daniel Hill, Senior Manager of Innovation at Environmental Defense Fund and Creator of #OpenDoorClimate about The Environmental Defense Fund, Open Door Climate, and Career Advice. Read his full bio below.Help us continue to create great content! If you'd like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-formShowtimes: 2:50 Nic & Laura discuss airplane movies9:24 Interview with Daniel Hill starts9:35 The Environmental Defense Fund16:43 Career Advice21:45 Open Door Climate27:28 Field NotesPlease be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org.Connect with Daniel Hill at https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilldp/Guest Full Bio:Daniel Hill is currently a Senior Manager of Innovation at Environmental Defense Fund, where he created EDF's Innovation Fund - an internal incubator to unleash creative solutions to protect the environment. Previously, he led corporate partnerships and an entrepreneurship initiative for EDF's Climate Corps fellowship program. Prior to EDF, Daniel cofounded Green Impact Campaign, a nonprofit that trained students to conduct energy assessments for small businesses. Daniel is an Echoing Green fellow, Halcyon Incubator fellow, Clean Energy Leadership Institute fellow, and recipient of the Alliance to Save Energy's Rising Star of Energy Efficiency Award and Net Impact's Force for Change Award.Music CreditsIntro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace MesaOutro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs MullerSupport the show
You KNOW if decisions are too exhausting. And we're talking about it this week because of all the AMAZING stuff that happens when you start making decisions with LESS effort in LESS time. Here's how my clients in the Decision Masters Program describe that "amazing stuff": “I feel super in charge of my decisions and day-to-day life." “I don't feel overwhelmed. Even though all the things could look objectively overwhelming.” “I'm present. I'm not spinning anymore.” “I have extra TIME at the end of the day. I'm more efficient with work kids etc. I'm emotionally and physically more present.” "Now I can focus on what matters rather than wasting energy on the in-between angst feeling.” Notice anything?? The real benefits of making faster decisions are LIFE-CHANGING. You get freedom - presence - peace. YUM. In this episode, you'll get: 3 questions to use, to make decisions FASTER A way to pay attention to how much time & energy you're DEFAULTING to for everyday decisions A SUPER fun metaphor that totally makes sense and isn't weird at all Enjoy giving yourself the GIFT of more energy by making faster decisions this week! More links: Get all the deets about the Decision Masters Program so you can commit to saving energy & making faster decisions! https://www.kirstenparker.com/dmp Own a business? Check out Vivian Kvam's Podcast Riding Tandem!
On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte shake their heads at the recent "backlash" against Xbox's environmental impact reduction. Paul redirects the attention to an actual issue with the console that Microsoft needs to fix. Full episode at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/813 Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte shake their heads at the recent "backlash" against Xbox's environmental impact reduction. Paul redirects the attention to an actual issue with the console that Microsoft needs to fix. Full episode at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/813 Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
If you find yourself with one or more unused rooms, think twice before closing the door! Listen to learn the myths and facts about closing off rooms to save energy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The holidays are upon us and it's the season of giving in Marvel Strike Force. This week I am joined by Run Seven and we discuss the great Free Stuff in the game this week as well as some upcoming events you should be preparing for. Our other topics include:Introduction 00:00Favorite Holiday Movie 01:36PSA Don't claim Iso-8 energy til Friday 02:40Coordinated Assault Holiday Edition 03:22PSA Farmable Gold Orbs, Training Orbs Coming 05:43Death Scourge Rank Targets 08:02Death Scourge Minions 13:03Mutants and War Dogs 16:58 Full Deathseed Team Results 20:44Merry Grootmas Event 24:14Nemesis Event Campaign 28:55Max Energy Increased 31:42Bonus Crucible Rewards 33:03Extra Teal Gear in Supply Store Bug 35:14MSF.gg Improvements 41:00DATAMINES- US AGENT Event 44:35DATAMINEs-Power Broker Event 45:57DATAMINES- Captain Carter Event 47:51Final Thoughts 49:24See more Run Seven:https://www.twitch.tv/run_seven?sr=ahttps://www.youtube.com/@RunSeven/videosRun Seven's ValleyFlyin Interview:https://youtu.be/j3ks477nG5gGet up to 20% off your in-game purchases with Amazon coins:https://l.linklyhq.com/l/L6XG#MarvelStrikeForceValleySNAP Channel (Marvel SNAP) http://bit.ly/2oHqk8EOther Sponsors:LD Player: https://bit.ly/LDPMFRBluestacks 5: http://bit.ly/VFBlueSKILLSHARE Premium Free Trial: https://skl.sh/valleyflyin12211Worldwide Nutrition 15% Discount: https://worldwidenutrition.com/pages/...More ValleyFlyin:Valleyflyin Merch: http://bit.ly/VFMerchDiscord: http://bit.ly/valleyflyinTwitter: https://twitter.com/valleyflyinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/valleyflyin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Valleyflyin/Twitch: http://bit.ly/vftwitchPatreon: http://bit.ly/VFPatreonSupport the show
On this episode of Feudal Future, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by energy consultant, Ronald Stein, and Jennifer Hernandez, environmental law expert, to discuss the future of electric vehicles and energy.Ronald Stein is an internationally published columnist and energy consultant, and a policy advisor for The Heartland Institute.Ronald Stein is the co-author of the newly released book, Clean Energy Exploitations: Helping Citizens Understand the Environmental and Humanity Abuses That Support Clean Energy. The latest book is a Nominee for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize competition in the General Nonfiction category. Ronald is an internationally published columnist and energy consultant, and a policy advisor for The Heartland Institute. Ronald Stein is also co-author of the books, Just GREEN Electricity and Energy Made Easy.Jennifer Hernandez has practiced land use and environmental law for more than 30 years, and leads Holland & Knight's West Coast Land Use and Environmental Group. Ms. Hernandez divides her time between the firm's San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.Ms. Hernandez is the only California lawyer ranked by her clients and peers in Chambers USA in the top tier of both land use/zoning and environmental lawyers. In addition, she was recognized as the top environmental litigator of the year in the San Francisco Bay Area by Best Lawyers, and received a California Lawyer of the Year award from the State Bar of California for her work on California's largest and most innovative land use and conservation agreement between her private landowner client and five major environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council. She also has received numerous civil rights awards for her work on overcoming environmentalist opposition to housing and other projects needed and supported by minority communities.BRAND NEW:From Chapman's Center of Demographics & Policy, Joel Kotkin & Marshall Toplansky co-author the brand new report on restoring The California Dream.If you haven't downloaded the report, see it here: https://joelkotkin.com/report-restoring-the-california-dream/Visit Our Pagewww.TheFeudalFuturePodcast.comSupport Our WorkThe Center for Demographics and Policy focuses on research and analysis of global, national, and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time. It involves Chapman students in demographic research under the supervision of the Center's senior staff.Students work with the Center's director and engage in research that will serve them well as they look to develop their careers in business, the social sciences, and the arts. Students also have access to our advisory board, which includes distinguished Chapman faculty and major demographic scholars from across the country and the world.
The Swiss Environment Minister suggests you shower together to help cut energy usage by 15 percent, and the COO of 'Beyond Meat' takes a bite out of an Uber driver. All of this and more on Steve Green's Lightning Round LXI. This week's topics.... 00:20 Russia removes Black Sea submarine fleet away from Crimea. 03:15 Swiss environment minister suggests people shower together to save energy 06:29 COO of 'Beyond Meat', the fake meat purveyor, goes paleo, biting some flesh from the nose of an Uber driver after an Arkansas football game. He threatens to kill another driver. 08:55 McDonald's CEO, sick of crime-ridden Chicago, suggests moving the hamburger chain's corporate headquarters. Will Texas welcome the Golden Arches? 12:25 Venmo and PayPal ban 'Gays Against Groomers', whose mission is to safeguard children from abuse. Stephen Green, Bill Whittle and Scott Ott create five new episodes of Right Angle each week, including a Backstage show for Members only. To join the producers, and unlock access to exclusive features, tap the big green button at https://BillWhittle.com To donate without joining, tap the big blue button at https://BillWhittle.com Explore the Right Angle archive: https://billwhittle.com/category/shows/ra/
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In Europe the key Nord Stream One pipeline, which provides about ten percent of the continent's gas, is due to reopen on Thursday after maintenance. President Putin now says it's not clear what condition its turbine will be in after repairs in Canada. Leon Izbicki, a European natural gas analyst for Energy Aspect, explains the situation. We hear from Jonathan Grassi in Italy about what this means for his business. Sri Lanka's new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has called for unity in the face of economic turmoil and political division, after comfortably beating his nearest rival in a parliamentary vote. Rohan Samarajiva is the founding Chair of the LIRNEasia policy and regulation think tank, and joins us from Colombo. Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni, has defended his government's decision not to give subsidies or reduce taxes - saying the money should be used to solve other problems the country is facing. BBC correspondent, Patricia Oyella, explains the cost of living crisis from Kampala. The Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson has joined the LIV Golf series after being removed as Europe's Ryder Cup captain. He becomes the latest professional to join the breakaway tour, which is financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. US based golf journalist Alex Miceli explains the controversy.
Happy Friday Jr. everyone, this is Garrison Hardie stepping in for ya boy, the Chocolate Knox, for Thursday, July 14th, 2022. Before we take a dive into the news, lets talk about our conference! FLF Conference Plug: Folks, our upcoming Fight Laugh Feast Conference is just about 3-months away from happening in Knoxville TN, October 6-8! Don't miss beer & psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers which includes George Gilder, Jared Longshore, Pastor Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, Pastor Toby, and we can’t say yet…also dont miss our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and stuff for the kids too…like jumpy castles and accidental infant baptisms! Also, did you know, you can save money, by signing up for a Club Membership. So, go to FightLaughFeast.com and sign up for a club membership and then register for the conference with that club discount. We can’t wait to fellowship, sing Psalms, and celebrate God’s goodness in Knoxville October 6-8. Now as we talk about heading into our conference in October, that’s heading into the winter time right? Reformation Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas… to me, that’s just really the best time of year. Getting to spend time with your family, the weather is getting colder, (as a ginger that’s great), and we get to celebrate the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. Well, not if our government has any say over it!!! https://unherd.com/thepost/brace-for-winter-lockdowns/ Brace for winter lockdowns This is from Unherd.com. Many of those who opposed lockdowns for the pandemic, predicted that the policy — if normalised — could one day be taken advantage of by opportunistic political forces to deal with almost any crisis. It was, as Lord Sumption once suggested, a potential pathway to authoritarianism. “If we confer despotic powers on government to deal with perils, which are an ordinary feature of human existence, we will end up doing it most or all of the time,” he wrote in November 2021. Well, we are now facing just such a crisis. And there is a not insignificant chance that lockdowns might be revived, not just as a knee-jerk reaction to cope with a prevailing health crisis, but also, troublingly, an economic one. The monkeypox health scare may have failed to get traction, but as Covid cases begin to rise again, the slow beat of pro-lockdown messaging is beginning to circle again in the mainstream media. For now, the public remains far from receptive. But this could change as soon as energy shortages and supply chain issues begin to bite this winter, which they surely will. The public has already been primed to believe that lockdowns were great for generating energy savings. We saw the evidence of that with our own eyes. Traffic jams disappeared. Oil prices went negative. Air pollution reversed. In the face of late Soviet-style chaos on the streets, unconstrained inflation, not enough electricity to heat the homes of the vulnerable, the prospect of order emanating from the “temporary” suspension of a market economy might seem appealing. It’s even easy to predict the messaging that might feel compelling: ‘Stay Home. Don’t queue. Save Energy.’ Or, ‘Bread and energy is cheap if you stay home!’ But here is why we must not fall for this line of logic. Planned economies are what got us into this mess to begin with. Covid, the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia may have all added accelerants to the fire, but the smoulders were burning ever since the 2008 global financial crisis nearly brought down the system. It’s just that the consequences of papering over the flaws in the system rather than properly addressing them only became visible in late 2021. It took 70 years for the communist system to fall apart under the weight of its own capital misallocation. We’ve managed to achieve it in about 14 years. At the heart of the problem is the poorly thought-out subsidisation of negative-sum business models propelled by excessive cheap money in the system. In the communist period, this sort of misdirection was the fault of state bureaucrats who had no idea about what people really wanted. This time it’s been driven by deep-pocketed Western venture capitalists who became convinced that outsized rents from monopoly interests could compensate for short-term non-profitability. That’s not to say the market economy is perfect or free of its own negative externalities. It definitely needs political guidance and a moral backbone to stay on course. But locking people down is not the answer. This only addresses the symptoms, not the cause. Our best path out of this mess is to keep the system as free as possible so that the people themselves can innovate their way out of trouble. Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. Allowing human ingenuity to thrive in a free system is our best chance to solve our economic woes. Wow… terrifying stuff. This is what CrossPolitic has been arguing for all along by the way, and maybe that’s a reason why we’ve been banned from Youtube time after time… also, this is another good reason to come to our conference by the way! Our topic seems pretty in line with the story no? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/who-chief-urges-bring-back-27470930 WHO chief urges 'bring back face masks' as Covid pandemic 'nowhere near over' The World Health Organisation is urging governments to reinstate Covid measures like masking and ventilation as its leader speaks of concerns over an “increasing trend of deaths”. As the British government, along with many others of wealthy countries, have all but abandoned coronavirus restrictions, the WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the pandemic is “nowhere near over”. It comes as new ONS figures have today showed that more than 200,000 people in the UK have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate since the pandemic began. Infections and hospital admissions are once again on the rise, driven by the coronavirus subvariant Omicron BA.2. Experts have warned that new variants can re-infect even those with some form of antibody immunity, in a matter of weeks. Amid a spike in Covid transmission and increasing hospitalisations, Dr Ghebreyesus urged governments to “deploy tried and tested measures like masking, improved ventilation and test and treat protocols”. "I am concerned that cases of Covid-19 continue to rise - putting further pressure on stretched health systems and health workers," he said. One of the more concerning variants and subvariants being tracked by the WHO was BA.2.75, nicknamed the centaurus. Scientists believe the Covid strain, which was first discovered in May in India, may be able to spread rapidly and infect people regardless of immunity from vaccines and antibodies. Governments were now facing several “interlinked” challenges around their response to coronavirus, Dr Ghebreyesus said, including the Omicron sub-variants and reduced testing and sequencing. He went on to explain that there was a disconnect in Covid-19 risk perception between scientific communities, political leaders and the general public. Another challenge was communicating risk and building community trust in health tools, as well as public health social measures like masking, distancing and ventilation, he said. The pandemic was “nowhere near over”, he said, adding that we were in a better position than at the beginning of the pandemic to push back. While progress had been made in the form of tools preventing hospitalisations and deaths, these should not be taken for granted. Dr Ghebreyesus urged governments to regularly review and adjust their Covid-19 response plans based on changing situations. The idea of restrictions being brought back in the UK was raised on Tuesday if an increase in cases worsens the backlog facing the NHS. The WHO’s warning came just days after a SAGE advisor blasted the Tories for failing to take the urgent action needed to stop huge numbers of hospitalisations and unnecessary deaths. Britain could grind to a standstill as Covid-19 cases surge - but the government’s policy is to ‘shut your eyes and let it rip,’ Susan Michie has warned. Moving on, and back to our bad economy, https://www.yahoo.com/now/rents-us-rise-fastest-pace-161957394.html Rents in US Rise at Fastest Pace Since 1986, Buoying Inflation (Bloomberg) -- Rents rose in the US last month at the fastest pace since 1986, helping to propel overall inflation to a fresh four-decade high. An index measuring rent of a primary residence was 0.8% higher in June than the month before, an acceleration from the 0.6% increase recorded in May, according to the Labor Department’s report on consumer prices published Wednesday. In the 12 months through June, rents were up 5.8% Those costs are soaring across the country as would-be homebuyers get priced out by the fastest-rising mortgage rates in decades and slide back into the overcrowded rental market. But rent growth may be peaking as affordability concerns mount, and a surge in construction of new units is poised to start adding to the available inventory. The Labor Department measure tends to lag behind other estimates, so it is likely that rent increases will contribute to rising inflation in the consumer price index through the rest of this year, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics. “The big increase in CPI rents is catch-up with the consistent double-digit growth in market rents,” Zandi said. “The good news is that market rents appear to be topping out, as renters are not able to afford the higher rents and are balking. More rental supply is also coming, although this will take a year or two to have a meaningful impact on market rents.” Nearly 836,000 multifamily units are under construction, the most since 1973, according to Jay Parsons, chief economist at RealPage. But most new construction targets higher-income tenants and not the lower end, where supply shortages are most extreme, he said. Rents, along with a category known as owners’ equivalent rent that often moves in tandem, account for more than 30% of the consumer price index, giving them outsize weight in overall inflation trends. Given the close ties between rents and wages, the accelerating pace of increases will keep Federal Reserve officials on an aggressive tightening path. Average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers rose 6.4% in the 12 months through June and have generally outpaced rents since the pandemic began -- a reversal of the trend that prevailed throughout much of the economic expansion of the 2010s. But the gap has narrowed in recent months as increases in earnings have moderated and rental inflation has accelerated. You know, our economy may be weak, but you don’t want your children’s education to be weak either do you? That’s why you need to talk to our sponsors, Classical Conversations. Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. We provide a classical Christ-centered curriculum, local like-minded communities across the United States and in several countries, and we train parents who are striving to be great classical educators in the home. For more information and to get connected, please visit our website at ClassicalConversations.com. Again that’s ClassicalConversations.com. Before we go, it’s time for the topic that I love… sports! https://www.yahoo.com/news/lebron-james-says-brittney-griner-175538850.html LeBron James says Brittney Griner should question returning to United States NBA star LeBron James questioned if WNBA star Brittney Griner should return to the United States whenever she is released from her incarceration in Russia. The Los Angeles Lakers star made the comment about the Phoenix Mercury star in a trailer for his show, The Shop, which is scheduled to air on Friday on Uninterrupted's YouTube channel. "Now, how can she feel like America has her back?" James said. "I would be feeling like, 'Do I even want to go back to America?'" James later took to Twitter to clarify his comments. "My comments on 'The Shop' regarding Brittney Griner wasn’t knocking our beautiful country," he tweeted. "I was simply saying how she’s probably feeling emotionally along with so many other emotions, thoughts, etc inside that cage she’s been in for over 100+ days! Long story short #BringHerHome" This isn't the first time James has commented on Griner's situation. In June, he demanded action from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to bring Griner back to the United States, although now he apparently wonders if she should come back to the U.S. "We need to come together and help do whatever we possibly can to bring BG home quickly and safely!!" James posted on Twitter. "Our voice as athletes is stronger together." Griner has been detained since Feb. 17 after vaping cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage while going through an airport outside of Moscow. Interestingly, Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard recently wondered if Griner's situation in Russia would be resolved already if it were James, not Griner that was detained. "If it was LeBron, he'd be home, right?" Nygaard asked. "It's a statement about the value of women. It's a statement about the value of a black person. It's a statement about the value of a gay person. All of those things. We know it, and so that's what hurts a little more." Wait a minute, wait a minute… what is a woman? Is Nygaard a biologist? Here’s the deal, I don’t want Griner to rot in a Russain jail, despite her hateful and uneducated view of America, or the fact that she’s rejecting God’s natural law for marriage, or the fact that she thinks she could beat DeMarcus Cousins in a game of 1-on-1… you get the idea. Keeping image bearers of God in cages is wrong and wicked, and we need to get back to a Biblical form of justice… so here’s hoping she’s out soon. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button for me would ya? If you want to sign up for our conference, a magazine subscription, or become a club member… you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com! And as always, if you’d like to become a corporate partner of CrossPolitic, let’s talk. Email me, at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.
Happy Friday Jr. everyone, this is Garrison Hardie stepping in for ya boy, the Chocolate Knox, for Thursday, July 14th, 2022. Before we take a dive into the news, lets talk about our conference! FLF Conference Plug: Folks, our upcoming Fight Laugh Feast Conference is just about 3-months away from happening in Knoxville TN, October 6-8! Don't miss beer & psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers which includes George Gilder, Jared Longshore, Pastor Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, Pastor Toby, and we can’t say yet…also dont miss our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and stuff for the kids too…like jumpy castles and accidental infant baptisms! Also, did you know, you can save money, by signing up for a Club Membership. So, go to FightLaughFeast.com and sign up for a club membership and then register for the conference with that club discount. We can’t wait to fellowship, sing Psalms, and celebrate God’s goodness in Knoxville October 6-8. Now as we talk about heading into our conference in October, that’s heading into the winter time right? Reformation Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas… to me, that’s just really the best time of year. Getting to spend time with your family, the weather is getting colder, (as a ginger that’s great), and we get to celebrate the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. Well, not if our government has any say over it!!! https://unherd.com/thepost/brace-for-winter-lockdowns/ Brace for winter lockdowns This is from Unherd.com. Many of those who opposed lockdowns for the pandemic, predicted that the policy — if normalised — could one day be taken advantage of by opportunistic political forces to deal with almost any crisis. It was, as Lord Sumption once suggested, a potential pathway to authoritarianism. “If we confer despotic powers on government to deal with perils, which are an ordinary feature of human existence, we will end up doing it most or all of the time,” he wrote in November 2021. Well, we are now facing just such a crisis. And there is a not insignificant chance that lockdowns might be revived, not just as a knee-jerk reaction to cope with a prevailing health crisis, but also, troublingly, an economic one. The monkeypox health scare may have failed to get traction, but as Covid cases begin to rise again, the slow beat of pro-lockdown messaging is beginning to circle again in the mainstream media. For now, the public remains far from receptive. But this could change as soon as energy shortages and supply chain issues begin to bite this winter, which they surely will. The public has already been primed to believe that lockdowns were great for generating energy savings. We saw the evidence of that with our own eyes. Traffic jams disappeared. Oil prices went negative. Air pollution reversed. In the face of late Soviet-style chaos on the streets, unconstrained inflation, not enough electricity to heat the homes of the vulnerable, the prospect of order emanating from the “temporary” suspension of a market economy might seem appealing. It’s even easy to predict the messaging that might feel compelling: ‘Stay Home. Don’t queue. Save Energy.’ Or, ‘Bread and energy is cheap if you stay home!’ But here is why we must not fall for this line of logic. Planned economies are what got us into this mess to begin with. Covid, the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia may have all added accelerants to the fire, but the smoulders were burning ever since the 2008 global financial crisis nearly brought down the system. It’s just that the consequences of papering over the flaws in the system rather than properly addressing them only became visible in late 2021. It took 70 years for the communist system to fall apart under the weight of its own capital misallocation. We’ve managed to achieve it in about 14 years. At the heart of the problem is the poorly thought-out subsidisation of negative-sum business models propelled by excessive cheap money in the system. In the communist period, this sort of misdirection was the fault of state bureaucrats who had no idea about what people really wanted. This time it’s been driven by deep-pocketed Western venture capitalists who became convinced that outsized rents from monopoly interests could compensate for short-term non-profitability. That’s not to say the market economy is perfect or free of its own negative externalities. It definitely needs political guidance and a moral backbone to stay on course. But locking people down is not the answer. This only addresses the symptoms, not the cause. Our best path out of this mess is to keep the system as free as possible so that the people themselves can innovate their way out of trouble. Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. Allowing human ingenuity to thrive in a free system is our best chance to solve our economic woes. Wow… terrifying stuff. This is what CrossPolitic has been arguing for all along by the way, and maybe that’s a reason why we’ve been banned from Youtube time after time… also, this is another good reason to come to our conference by the way! Our topic seems pretty in line with the story no? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/who-chief-urges-bring-back-27470930 WHO chief urges 'bring back face masks' as Covid pandemic 'nowhere near over' The World Health Organisation is urging governments to reinstate Covid measures like masking and ventilation as its leader speaks of concerns over an “increasing trend of deaths”. As the British government, along with many others of wealthy countries, have all but abandoned coronavirus restrictions, the WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the pandemic is “nowhere near over”. It comes as new ONS figures have today showed that more than 200,000 people in the UK have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate since the pandemic began. Infections and hospital admissions are once again on the rise, driven by the coronavirus subvariant Omicron BA.2. Experts have warned that new variants can re-infect even those with some form of antibody immunity, in a matter of weeks. Amid a spike in Covid transmission and increasing hospitalisations, Dr Ghebreyesus urged governments to “deploy tried and tested measures like masking, improved ventilation and test and treat protocols”. "I am concerned that cases of Covid-19 continue to rise - putting further pressure on stretched health systems and health workers," he said. One of the more concerning variants and subvariants being tracked by the WHO was BA.2.75, nicknamed the centaurus. Scientists believe the Covid strain, which was first discovered in May in India, may be able to spread rapidly and infect people regardless of immunity from vaccines and antibodies. Governments were now facing several “interlinked” challenges around their response to coronavirus, Dr Ghebreyesus said, including the Omicron sub-variants and reduced testing and sequencing. He went on to explain that there was a disconnect in Covid-19 risk perception between scientific communities, political leaders and the general public. Another challenge was communicating risk and building community trust in health tools, as well as public health social measures like masking, distancing and ventilation, he said. The pandemic was “nowhere near over”, he said, adding that we were in a better position than at the beginning of the pandemic to push back. While progress had been made in the form of tools preventing hospitalisations and deaths, these should not be taken for granted. Dr Ghebreyesus urged governments to regularly review and adjust their Covid-19 response plans based on changing situations. The idea of restrictions being brought back in the UK was raised on Tuesday if an increase in cases worsens the backlog facing the NHS. The WHO’s warning came just days after a SAGE advisor blasted the Tories for failing to take the urgent action needed to stop huge numbers of hospitalisations and unnecessary deaths. Britain could grind to a standstill as Covid-19 cases surge - but the government’s policy is to ‘shut your eyes and let it rip,’ Susan Michie has warned. Moving on, and back to our bad economy, https://www.yahoo.com/now/rents-us-rise-fastest-pace-161957394.html Rents in US Rise at Fastest Pace Since 1986, Buoying Inflation (Bloomberg) -- Rents rose in the US last month at the fastest pace since 1986, helping to propel overall inflation to a fresh four-decade high. An index measuring rent of a primary residence was 0.8% higher in June than the month before, an acceleration from the 0.6% increase recorded in May, according to the Labor Department’s report on consumer prices published Wednesday. In the 12 months through June, rents were up 5.8% Those costs are soaring across the country as would-be homebuyers get priced out by the fastest-rising mortgage rates in decades and slide back into the overcrowded rental market. But rent growth may be peaking as affordability concerns mount, and a surge in construction of new units is poised to start adding to the available inventory. The Labor Department measure tends to lag behind other estimates, so it is likely that rent increases will contribute to rising inflation in the consumer price index through the rest of this year, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics. “The big increase in CPI rents is catch-up with the consistent double-digit growth in market rents,” Zandi said. “The good news is that market rents appear to be topping out, as renters are not able to afford the higher rents and are balking. More rental supply is also coming, although this will take a year or two to have a meaningful impact on market rents.” Nearly 836,000 multifamily units are under construction, the most since 1973, according to Jay Parsons, chief economist at RealPage. But most new construction targets higher-income tenants and not the lower end, where supply shortages are most extreme, he said. Rents, along with a category known as owners’ equivalent rent that often moves in tandem, account for more than 30% of the consumer price index, giving them outsize weight in overall inflation trends. Given the close ties between rents and wages, the accelerating pace of increases will keep Federal Reserve officials on an aggressive tightening path. Average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers rose 6.4% in the 12 months through June and have generally outpaced rents since the pandemic began -- a reversal of the trend that prevailed throughout much of the economic expansion of the 2010s. But the gap has narrowed in recent months as increases in earnings have moderated and rental inflation has accelerated. You know, our economy may be weak, but you don’t want your children’s education to be weak either do you? That’s why you need to talk to our sponsors, Classical Conversations. Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. We provide a classical Christ-centered curriculum, local like-minded communities across the United States and in several countries, and we train parents who are striving to be great classical educators in the home. For more information and to get connected, please visit our website at ClassicalConversations.com. Again that’s ClassicalConversations.com. Before we go, it’s time for the topic that I love… sports! https://www.yahoo.com/news/lebron-james-says-brittney-griner-175538850.html LeBron James says Brittney Griner should question returning to United States NBA star LeBron James questioned if WNBA star Brittney Griner should return to the United States whenever she is released from her incarceration in Russia. The Los Angeles Lakers star made the comment about the Phoenix Mercury star in a trailer for his show, The Shop, which is scheduled to air on Friday on Uninterrupted's YouTube channel. "Now, how can she feel like America has her back?" James said. "I would be feeling like, 'Do I even want to go back to America?'" James later took to Twitter to clarify his comments. "My comments on 'The Shop' regarding Brittney Griner wasn’t knocking our beautiful country," he tweeted. "I was simply saying how she’s probably feeling emotionally along with so many other emotions, thoughts, etc inside that cage she’s been in for over 100+ days! Long story short #BringHerHome" This isn't the first time James has commented on Griner's situation. In June, he demanded action from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to bring Griner back to the United States, although now he apparently wonders if she should come back to the U.S. "We need to come together and help do whatever we possibly can to bring BG home quickly and safely!!" James posted on Twitter. "Our voice as athletes is stronger together." Griner has been detained since Feb. 17 after vaping cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage while going through an airport outside of Moscow. Interestingly, Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard recently wondered if Griner's situation in Russia would be resolved already if it were James, not Griner that was detained. "If it was LeBron, he'd be home, right?" Nygaard asked. "It's a statement about the value of women. It's a statement about the value of a black person. It's a statement about the value of a gay person. All of those things. We know it, and so that's what hurts a little more." Wait a minute, wait a minute… what is a woman? Is Nygaard a biologist? Here’s the deal, I don’t want Griner to rot in a Russain jail, despite her hateful and uneducated view of America, or the fact that she’s rejecting God’s natural law for marriage, or the fact that she thinks she could beat DeMarcus Cousins in a game of 1-on-1… you get the idea. Keeping image bearers of God in cages is wrong and wicked, and we need to get back to a Biblical form of justice… so here’s hoping she’s out soon. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button for me would ya? If you want to sign up for our conference, a magazine subscription, or become a club member… you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com! And as always, if you’d like to become a corporate partner of CrossPolitic, let’s talk. Email me, at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.
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