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since March 25, 2024
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Send us Fan Mail Lithium batteries are in nearly everything we own. I have six or seven in my shed for lawn equipment and power tools. Then we also have the much larger versions that power electric vehicles. If any of those get damaged or puncture, as often happens during end-of-life processes at w…

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Send us Fan Mail I was raised Catholic and am proud to have had six years of Jesuit education at Georgetown Prep and Loyola University in Chicago. One of the things that really hit home with me during that time was trying to be a "man for others", trying to make the most of my time on thi…
Send us Fan Mail Guests Miguel Morevac, Clean Rides Network, Campaign Manager Sara Lind, Co-Executive Director of Open Plans, Inc.  The transportation sector is critical for our economy. We need to get to work, goods need to move freely, and there has always been something inherently American about…
Send us Fan Mail I've been taking my son on annual trips to DC for the last 4-5 years. I toured the Capitol for the first time when I was around his age and was absolutely enthralled. Thank you to Senator Andy Kim's office for helping to arrange a tour for us last month. It was the first …
Send us Fan Mail Diamond Spratling and I have been friends and colleagues now for 4-5 years. Another colleague recommended her for a climate justice panel that I was putting together at the time, and needless to say, I am glad he did. Diamond is the proud founder and executive director of Girl Plus…
Send us Fan Mail I have had a text thread going with two good friends of mine, who also happen to be enviro-nerds, for the last few years. We use it to bounce ideas off each other, vent about stuff, and generally just find new and creative ways to give each other a hard time. That text thread will …
Send us Fan Mail I used to always start my climate or EJ talks with a photo of my children to reinforce the point that they are why I am so passionate about my work. I want to help establish the most sustainable, healthy, and economically viable environment for them that we possibly can. I'd e…
Send us Fan Mail I am born and raised in New Jersey. Growing up we used to visit the Shore multiple times a year. Belmar was my beach. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated our state. After the storm passed, as I was volunteering in Belmar to literally pickup pieces of the boardwalk that had washed i…
Send us Fan Mail There is a palpable fear spreading across the country, the fear of data centers and their potential impacts to our society and environment. Before we start, it is important to note that data centers are not a new thing, hyperscale data centers (>100MW) are new, as are large lear…
Send us Fan Mail The 25th Amendment has been in the news quite a lot over the last decade. For how often it has been brought up, do you really know what it says, or the potential implications it has? My guest this week, Rebecca Lubot, PhD, is a friend who recently wrote a compelling book on the top…
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