The Clean Energy Show

The Clean Energy Show


Latest Episodes

162. Fill Your Electric Vehicle Up for a Buck
May 03, 2023

Time of day pricing comes to one Ontario utlity that would result in very cheap overnight charging for your car. California has banned the sale of diesel trucks by 2036. A new solar power project has

161. Battery Tech Takes a Huge Leap Forward
April 26, 2023

The world's biggest battery maker CATL announced a high density battery twice as good a current batteries and even good enough for aircraft. This while they debut sodium-ion batteries that have excell

160. Electric School Buses Have Huge Health and Social Benefits for Children
April 19, 2023

New data suggests electric school buses increase attendance for kids. In diesel buses, the air can be bad inside the bus. Children breathe in carcinogens from diesel fumes on ICE buses. Not so when yo

159. Biden Moves to Ban Gas Vehicles Sooner
April 12, 2023

President Joe Biden announced a plan for the toughest rules ever on car pollution. The policy would force automakers to have a majority of sales all-electric in just a few years and fully electric by

158. Nuclear Builds Can Be A Lot Faster; Value of Combustion Vehicles Plummet
April 06, 2023

James takes the Bolt on the open road and tries out DC public fast charging. The value of Chinese ICE cars tumble due to EVs. Nuclear doesn't need to take so long to build. The specs on the all-electr

157. Germany Tries to Stop the EU Ban on Gas and Diesel; A Hydrogen Car in 1982?
March 29, 2023

Brian returns from the Fargo Film Festival with stories of seeing Kevin O'Leary and a documentary on the A & W Whistle Dog. A 1982 hydrogen car in Saskatchewan? A listener points us to an old CBC News

156. Climate Panic: 1.5 C Coming Too Soon in 2030s
March 22, 2023

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that global average temperatures are estimated to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in the early 2030s. Rwandans clean their countr

155. I Bought An EV! Ukraine Wind Energy Saves the Day
March 15, 2023

Brian's rave review of All that Breathes. Host James buys a brand new EV. What the perfect EV charging gas station of the future will look like thanks to Norway. Biden approves Alaska drilling. A wind

154. No, Wind Farms Are Not Killing Whales; Tesla Commits to Climate
March 08, 2023

Tesla's CEO has lost his mind but the company has outlined its commitment and its plan in achieving a livable world. Offshore wind turbines aren't killing birds or whales. We help a listener in his cr

153. All that Breathes
March 01, 2023

The Oscar-nominated documentary moves James to research the causes of Delhi's air pollution. He found out that a baby born today will smoke the equivellent of a dozen cigarettes just by breathing. N