A deep cold snap grips North America but nowhere was it more extreme than Alberta where there was no sun and no wind as temperatures dipped to nearly -40. Wind turbines are safer for birds than fracking. Hawaii replaces coal with batteries. Are flying cars almost here? Brian's weather report This Old House on PBS James stirs up cold weather hate on the Internet Bolt loses 50% of its range in extreme cold Brian's Tesla charges at full speed in -30C thanks to preconditioning of the battery....

Plug and play solar panel kits are showing up on millions of baconies in Europe and China, saving apartment dwellers money. Making ships' pollution cleaner is having a warming effect on the planet. Vertical solar panels are coming to agrivoltaics for the first time in the United States. A Japanese automaker owned by Toyota has admitted it forged the results of safety tests for more than 30 years.  Make a small donation to our podcast today! PayPal...

2023 was a good year for EV adoption but a steller year for batteries and solar. With prices falling through the floor, things will really take off in 2024! Plus, it's too warm for some small town skating rinks, what work on my family tree teaches me about climate lecacy, and the first electric vehicle with sodium ion batteries has rolled off the assembly line. Make a donation to our podcast today! PayPal Donate! Celebrating four years of the podcast. James was on public radio early in the...

James looks back on the remarkable momentum of clean energy and transportation in 2023. Nothing can stop us now! Solar, wind, nuclear, batteries, two- and three-wheeled transportation, the displacement of fossil fuels, rooftop solar powering grids, and unexcected progress in technology that will power the transition even faster! Brian shows us a big solar farm in Kentucky, using rocks to store renewable energy, and standardizing the Tesla EV connector and port. No show between Christmas and...

Oil interests dominated the U.N.'s COP28 climate conference but reports of trouble lie ahead for oil. What it will look like when oil begins its inevitible decline. Al Gore is angry and he should be. High speed rail to Las Vegas. And solar you can see from space on this special edition of the show! Brian's heat pump update involves switching to Farhenheit James's angry viral video on SaskPower and the Saskatchewan politicians who went to COP28. Canadian premier Scott Moe debunked. Al Gore...

Oil interests dominated the U.N.'s COP28 climate conference but reports of trouble lie ahead. What it will look like when oil begins its inevitible decline. Al Gore is angry and he should be. High speed rail to Las Vegas. And solar you can see from space on this special edition of the show! Brian's heat pump update involves switching to Farhenheit James's angry viral video on SaskPower and the Saskatchewan politicians who went to COP28. Canadian premier Scott Moe debunked. Al Gore TED talk...

With the future of the planet in the balance, COP 28 is providing wins and let-downs. Canadian oil premiers are there bandying about the word "sustainable." James argues the case against the Tesla Cybertruck and how it will end up being a distraction for that important company. Mayors of large cities have called for the end to fossil fuels. That's a good thing because a new study is telling us just how many people are dying from fossil fuel pollution. Cybertruck delivery event gives final...

The UAE is criticized for putting an oil exec. in charge of the annual UN climate conference. Coal has killed more people than first realized. The Pope goes big on EVs. Brian's heat pump tweaking in cold weather Norwegian national anthem Norway leads in heat pumps AND EVs Artificial Christmas tree off-gassing particulate matter and causing cancer Saskatchewan, Canada is greenwashing everyone at COP28 The 'Sustainable Saskatchewan' campaign is looking for suckers Mail: Electric Zambonies...

Britain's aging nuclear reactors could cost $10.4 Billion each to decommision. Hyundai is going to sell its cars on Amazon.com. Frito Lays electric delivery truck network. Dominos delivers pizza on a heated e-bike. Saskatchewan climate law suit. Canada gets another battery factory, this time in the west. Local clean energy lawsuit against the Saskatchewan government Dryer vents in an air-tight house Local town poisons kids with CO2 from their gas Zamboni Best and worst cars for miles of...

Looking back 12 years to see how far we've come with clean energy, knowing that we have 12 to go before grids need to be decarbonized. The only SMR in North America to have a contract with a utility, just ended that contract due to skyrocketing prices and lack of subscriptions from utilities. Kim Kardashing creates a bra with built-in nipples as a response to climate change. Keep cool, Kim!  Brian goes on Canadian public radio to talk heat pumps and has a solution to all the confusion....

Could you solve climate change with just solar panels and batteries if that's all you had? Decarbanizing Alberta's electrical grid by 2035. The Pembina Institute says you can. Humans can't see 30 years into the future, so why do we think we know how the climate gets solved by then? Plus, an electric motorcycle with huge range, a new windfarm for the U.S., elecctric semi trailers, emphasis on the trailers, and heat pumps in Canadian politics. Brian gets recognized/caught while buying his...

Renowned solar guru Jenny Chase releases her annual state of solar tweet storm and its full of suprising facts and predictions. We find out what solar cannibalization is. Adonomous ride share company Cruise has suspended its operations after having its licence pulled in California. And electric shoes! More construction at Brian's house Vinfast on Jimmy Kimmel Live Weather stripping and how hard it is to do Eelectric shoes are wild Jenny Chase solar update EV industry update from Brian. It's...

We explore the sins of hydropower generation and why it's not used so much anymore. Japan is testing wireless charging in roads at stoplights. We have a new size record for offshore wind turbines and it's huge! Re-imagining food trucks to be battery electric. James's favorite clean energy podcasts and road fuel sales are dropping in Norway because of...you guessed it! Demons (1985) with a live orchestra Evs in Minnesota Supercharger experience Wind turbines in North Dakota Insane Alberta...

A listener gets caught up in misinformation from a potential oil schill. A new study of real world trucking companies gives new hope to battery-electric long-haul trucking. Brian's electric drive trip to see the Judge John Hodgeman Podcast in the U.S. midwest. How the solar eclipse affected solar electricty. From St Paul, MN and Regina, Canada. Judge John Hodgman at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul Minnesota Safety Last at the Fargo Theater in North Dakota Electric drive trip through...

Pope Francis lambasts fossil fuel companies for greenwashing and destroying the climate. A power utility in Vermont is planning to install batteries in the homes of their customers. Ireland turns down a new Liquified natural gas port on the basis it would be bad for the climate. Wind turbines work in the far north! Plus, the U.S. EV tax credit is now instant. Are robotaxies making progress? EVs are cleaner than combustion vehicles even in a 100% coal-powered grid. Co-hosted by Pope Francis...

We tap into Robert Llewelyn's panel and the IEA to bust myths spreading in newspapers and social media about EVs and the green transitionl. They're not just wrong, they're way wrong! A wind farm in Kansas has not airplane lights. How? It uses radar to detect planes before turning them one, thus not annoying nearby residents. Swedish battery maker Northvolt is opening a massive battery cell factory in Quebec, Canada. The plant is being helped by a multi-billion dollar government subsidy. A...

We tap into Robert Llewelyn's panel and the IEA to bust myths spreading in newspapers and social media about EVs and the green transitionl. They're not just wrong, they're way wrong! A wind farm in Kansas has not airplane lights. How? It uses radar to detect planes before turning them one, thus not annoying nearby residents. Swedish battery maker Northvolt is opening a massive battery cell factory in Quebec, Canada. The plant is being helped by a multi-billion dollar government subsidy. A...

Electric two and three-wheelers are eating into oil demand more than EVs right now. The U.K. is rolling back zero emission goals, saying it will cost you money. Bringing Tesla-like route navigation to an non-Telsa EV. Heat pump fever gets even hotter in the United States! James re-enacts a funny dream he has about his finacially-better off co-host. Brian talks about a new series on Nissan's Carlos Ghosn. James gets battery powered socks for his birthday and a 12 volt electric blanket for...

We imagine an interview with Elon Musk using AI voice cloning for the sake of some laughs. Greta second protesting arrest means she could go to jail for six months. Brian revisits solar in space. Saudis and Albertans don't believe peak oil is closing in on them. Brian's heat pump wather heater update What is a Bennet Buggy? Fake interview with Elon Musk and Scott Moe, a Canadian premier James finds a hotel with three chargers Hydrogen cars in Denmark lose all of their hydrogen filling...

The IEA says we are at  the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era. They now say peak demand will occur before 2030! Canada’s natural resources minister has declared that Canada’s unprecedented forest fire season may continue into the winter. A strike is looming in America’s auto industry as we reach a critical transition point in the switch to electric vehicles. Plus LED bulbs in the United States, eBike news, and all the billion dollar clean energy factories announced in the last...

London succeded in expanding their low emissions zone to practically the whole city. Kia is gathering plastic from the ocean and putting into cars. Rain swamps Burning Man 2023. California signs the non-proliferation of fossil fuels treaty. Electric car adoption reaches a tippoing point in 23 new countries. From the Telluride Film Festival, in Telluride, Colorado. Brian's 18 hour electric road trip through a bunch of nothing, USA Telluride Film Festival 2023 impressions including Julia...

The Democratic-backed bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act would represent the largest climate investment in US history. Interview with Tom Rowlands-Rees, Head of Research, North America for Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and Corey Cantor, E.V. Associate with BNEF. The July Surprise, E.V. incentives, Japanese automakers and the challenges of brining solar manufacturing to The United States. How this legislation is meaningful for the world.

ReThinkX pours cold water on nuclear ambitions for climate. The Alberta government is attacking wind and solar investment permanently. Not all LED light bulbs live up to incandescent but some do and then some! Why the Tesla charging network will be the only chargers non-Tesla drivers use once they can. Brian finally sees Oppenheimer Back in two weeks from Telluride, Colorado Top reasons why no one will use non-Tesla chargers once they open up the network in 2025 How my Chevy Bolt vacation...

James takes his small, slow-charging Bolt EV on a massive trip through Western Canada and we see what the current state of charging is like and where it will go shortly. Youth prevail in a Montana court and it's a huge win for climate litigation. Investments in solar power and grid storage have exploded in the US following the Inflation Reduction Act. Free link to the Margarat Thatcher story from 1989 that Brian mentioned. James almost renegged on going electric just before he left for...

Co-host Brian dares to bring his astonishingly-beautiful 'ultimate red' Tesla Model S into James's neighborhood. We record his reaction and his screams as it excellerates at light speed. Iran has declared a two-day public holiday over an unprecedented heat wave risk. The United States government has announced 4-8 Gigawatts of new offshore wind areas in the Atlantic Ocean. James sees and rides in Brian's new, very expensive Telsa Model S in Ultimate Red. Brian has to remove his solar panels...