Matt and Dave talk about how the left suddenly wants to get rid of Joe Biden, some Supreme Court decisions the court recently elected not to decide, society treating the most important people like crap, how everything seems to be about getting rewards, electric vehicles, the proliferation of propaganda, Bobby Jones, and other stuff.

The President Isn't Wearing Any Clothes

The rise of Electric Vehicles in India is revolutionizing the traditional automotive industry. As the country moves towards a greener economy, the Electric Vehicle sector in India is set to play a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions and decreasing dependency on fossil fuels. With increasing infrastructure support and policy incentives, the adoption of Electric Vehicles in India is on an upward trajectory, offering significant opportunities for manufacturers and consumers alike.

Electric Vehicles in India: Revolutionizing the Automotive Industry

The City of Medicine Hat has partnered with Decentralised Energy Canada to host the Energy Innovation Challenge, a tool they are using to navigate energy transition and transform new energy resources such as solar, EVs, batteries and managed loads into assets instead of liabilities.
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Medicine Hat & The Energy Innovation Challenge: Navigating Energy Transition
Medicine Hat stands out in Alberta's energy landscape due to its independent, discrete electricity grid. This allows the city to implement innovative energy solutions and set its own rates and policies.
• Quote: "Medicine had, unlike other cities, has its own discrete electricity grid and sets their own rates and policies for residents so they can also implement creative energy transition solutions if it makes sense."
Key Program: Hat Smart
The Hat Smart program incentivizes residential energy efficiency and renewable energy adoption through rebates for devices, rooftop solar arrays, and water conservation measures.
• Impact: The program has provided $6.2 million in rebates since 2008 and led to a 14-16% reduction in water use this summer.
• Popularity: Rebates for rooftop solar arrays are fully subscribed by spring each year, highlighting the high demand for solar energy.
• Innovation: A new PACE-like financing option called the Clean Energy Improvement Program allows residents to invest in clean energy improvements and repay through property taxes.
• Quote: "We've just launched the clean energy improvement program and that it's really a financing option for residents to access top up payments to their property taxes essentially in order to do similar things in order to invest in rooftop solar or other sorts of clean energy improvement options at the household level"
Current Energy Mix & Transition Plans
Medicine Hat currently relies on three gas-fired power plants (300 MW capacity) and a 6 MW wind farm. They are actively exploring new energy transition avenues:
• Utility-scale solar: A 325 MW solar project within city limits is economically viable and under consideration, with a request to the Alberta Utilities Commission to build in stages due to its size.
• Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS): While Medicine Hat holds an exploration permit for a CCS hub, analysis suggests it is less economically viable than solar at present, with success hinging on carbon pricing.
• Energy Innovation Challenge: This initiative with Decentralized Energy Canada aims to generate solutions for managing increasing demand from EVs, heat pumps, and solar projects.
Quote: "We have found that utility scale wind and utility scale solar is economically viable today. So the city is currently looking at a utility scale solar array up to 325 megawatts of generation capacity within the urban limits of Medicine Hat. The city is looking at a whole host of other options including carbon capture and sequestration for hard to abate businesses."
Conclusion:
Medicine Hat demonstrates proactive leadership in transitioning to a cleaner energy future. Through programs like Hatsmart and exploration of large-scale renewables and CCS, the city provides a valuable case study for other municipalities seeking to decarbonize. The Energy Innovation Challenge further highlights their commitment to finding practical solutions for the evolving energy landscape.
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385B. Medicine Hat's Energy Transition Journey & The Energy Innovation Challenge

I met Simon Lindley at Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. His passion for EV trucks inspired him to create a YouTube Channel called Trucked Up EVs to look into the good, the bad and the ugly of EV Trucks. He has a passion for busting myths and had just wrapped up a cross Canada tour on which he tested the limits of his Ford F150 Lightning and took stock on the charging infrastructure from province to province.
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391. Trucked Up EVs - An interview with YouTuber Simon Lindley

Increasingly we experience devestating events due to climate change, from wildfires to hurricanes & cyclone bombs, to extreme heat events and floods. The 10 hottest years on record ever, 2014-2024, seriously affected biodiversity in our oceans. CO2 levels indicated in ice core samples show the trapped CO2 levels throughout the millenia, and now we have a "hockey stick" of change. Why? What happened? And what can we do about it?

Don Hess (Climate Action Group, Grass Roots Institute in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, CA) shares several ways we can make a difference, from reducing carbon emissions in our choice of cars (how new EVs or hybrids can make a difference), to what we choose to eat (maybe try some plant-based options), to how we manage the energy in our homes (solar/battery options), especially what we do during peak energy-consumption hours.  What other small changes could we possibly make? GRI is a network of friends and neighbors studying, promoting, and working to carry out progressive solutions for the Common Good. The Institute grew out of the Mendocino Coast Chapter of the Alliance for Democracy, a 501(c)3 non-profit. 

Music by composer/pianist Eric Allaman https://ericallaman.com. Also by Eric "Wake Up! The Musical" WakeUpTheMusical.com

Produced by
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What We Can Do for Our Climate? Don Hess Mendocino's Climate Action Workshop Grass Roots Institute

Congressman Dwight Evans is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District which includes Northwest and West Philadelphia and parts of North, South, and Center City Philadelphia since 2019.

Congressman Evans joins the show to talk about a proposed $11 million grant that would go to the city of Philadelphia received as a part of the Philadelphia Community Charging Project Regional Partnership, which would fund the installation of up to 200 charging ports throughout the Philadelphia region, including suburban and rural areas.

Congressman Dwight Evans | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 2.24.25

P.O.C. (Proof of Consciousness) is the host of WURD’s environment-centered Friday morning show, “ecoWURD Magazine,” which airs every Friday from 10am to 11am ET. She is also the visionary Founder and Host of REVIVE RADIO, an influential online broadcasting platform.

P.O.C. joins the show to further give her take about whether she believes electric vehicles are going to be apart of the future as opposed to gasoline powered vehicles. 

P.O.C. | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 2.25.25

Sameera Fazili is the former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the Biden-Harris administration. In that role, she led the Biden-Harris administration’s work on U.S. competitiveness, industrial policy, supply chains, and regional economic development, and the administration’s response to numerous supply chain crises. 

Sameera joins the show to  speak on the state of clean energy in the US, the impact of Trump’s tariffs, as well as the cancellation of EV battery factory production.

Sameera Fazili | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.22.25

Discover key takeaways from Ember's groundbreaking Global Electricity Review 2025! A major milestone has been reached: low-carbon sources now generate over 40% of global electricity. This track breaks down what this pivotal shift means for the worldwide energy transition, our journey towards sustainability, and the accelerating decarbonization of our power systems.

Key Insights from Ember's Global Electricity Review 2025:

🌍 A Historic Turning Point: Over 40% Low-Carbon Power Globally
In 2024, low-carbon power (renewables like solar & wind, plus nuclear) achieved a landmark 40.9% share of global electricity. This is its highest proportion since the 1940s, a remarkable feat considering today's electricity system is 50 times larger. This signals clear and accelerating momentum in global power sector decarbonization.

☀️ Solar Power: The Undisputed Engine of the Energy Transition
Solar energy is the primary force driving this transformation. It was the largest source of new electricity generation globally for the third year running, adding an impressive 474 TWh in 2024 (a 29% year-on-year growth), and has been the fastest-growing electricity source for two decades. Solar generation has doubled in just three years to 2,131 TWh (enough to power all of India!), with global solar capacity hitting 2 Terawatts (TW). Solar is critical for meeting rising demand and displacing fossil fuels.

📈 Rising Demand & New Structural Drivers: A Complex Energy Landscape
While clean energy surges, global electricity demand also grew significantly by 4.0% in 2024, exceeding 30,000 TWh. This growth is driven by heatwaves and, increasingly, by new structural factors: the expansion of Electric Vehicles (EVs), heat pumps, and energy-intensive data centers (for AI and cryptocurrency), whose combined impact on demand growth has more than doubled in just five years. The energy transition must rapidly adapt to these evolving consumption patterns.

⛽ The Fossil Fuel Outlook: Nuance and an Approaching Decline
Global fossil fuel generation rose by 1.4% in 2024, leading to record power sector emissions. However, Ember's report clarifies this was primarily due to hotter temperatures increasing cooling demand. Without this weather impact, the rise would have been minimal (0.2%), as clean energy (927 TWh new generation in 2024) covered 96% of other demand growth. The crucial insight: fossil fuel generation faces a structural decline. Ember’s Managing Director states, "the era of fossil growth is coming to an end."

🔋 The Path Forward: Flexibility, Advanced Storage, and Global Collaboration
Integrating more variable renewables like solar and wind requires enhanced flexibility. Battery storage is a key enabler, with costs falling (lithium-ion pack prices down 20% in 2024) and record installations (69 GW in 2024, nearly doubling total capacity). This makes concepts like 24-hour solar power more feasible. The clean energy deployment in major economies like China and India is also pivotal for a sustained global decline in fossil fuel use.

💬 Reflecting on Our Energy Future
Ember's 2025 review highlights significant progress, especially from solar, but also considerable challenges from rising demand and the need for global cooperation. The fossil fuel era is waning, but our choices today will determine the pace and success of this vital transition.

🔗 Learn More & Explore the Data:
Read the Full Ember Global Electricity Review 2025 Report: https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-review-2025/
Discover AI-powered Cleantech Insights with SolarShift GPT: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-681ef70b99188191a492878edde49e60-solarshift-gpt-ai-powered-cleantech-insights

Clean Power Reaches 40% Global Electricity Review 2025

Sean Bassam shares insights on how car design has transformed over the last decade. From aerodynamic shapes and smart technology to sustainability and electric vehicle innovation, discover the key trends shaping the future of automobiles. Stay ahead with expert perspectives on the evolution of car design.

Sean Bassam Talks About How Car Design Has Evolved Over the Last Decade

India Brand Equity Foundation is a trust founded by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. IBEF's aim is to facilitate and create international awareness of the Made in India label in markets overseas and to foster the dissemination of details of Indian products and services, and business opportunities in India. Towards this goal, IBEF coordinates with stakeholders across government and industry to promote Brand India.

Welcome to RESILIENT EARTH RADIO where we host speakers from the United States and around the world to talk about critical issues facing our planet and the positive actions people are taking. We also let our listeners learn how they can get involved and make a difference. Hosts are Leigh Anne Lindsey, Producer @ Sea Storm Studios and Founder of Planet Centric Media, along with Scott & Tree Mercer, Founders of Mendonoma Whale & Seal Study which gathers scientific data that is distributed to other organizations like NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration). A focus of this podcast series are Nature-Based Economies that help rebalance the Earth and raise awareness about the value of whales, elephants, mangroves, seagrass, the deep seas, waterways and forests - our natural world - towards that rebalancing. This addresses the effects of our own human-caused climate change, and what we can do about it - from simple steps to grand gestures! Global experts, citizen scientists, activists, fisher folk, and educators examine and explain ciritical issues facing our planet and actions people are taking to mitigate and rebalance climate. We discuss the critical role of carbon storage, and how it is essential for all life forms on earth.  This awareness could lead to new laws, policies and procedures to help protect these valuable resources, and encourage economies around them to replace the existing exploitation of oceans, forests, and animals.

Taking positive action, and getting people involved, that's our goal.

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Sean Bassam is an automotive professional with a deep passion for cars and innovation. With years of industry experience, he specializes in performance, maintenance, and expert insights that help drivers make smarter choices in the ever-evolving world of automobiles.

🎙️ From Sound to Systems: The Journey from Music to Artificial Intelligence

Music has always played a central role in my life. I started playing guitar at 19—not to become a musician, but to connect with creativity in a hands-on way. That same curiosity now drives my work in artificial intelligence, engineering, and technological innovation.

What began as a private SoundCloud account for listening and inspiration is now transforming into a platform for something new:
The launch of my AI & Technology Podcast.

🎧 New Podcast on Artificial Intelligence, Engineering & the Future of Work

As an AI engineer and systems thinker, I explore the deep transformation underway at the intersection of:

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Digital Engineering & Cloud Technologies

Sustainable Innovation & Future Skills

Neuroscience, Creativity & Human Potential

The podcast—available here on SoundCloud and on Spotify—features thought leadership, expert interviews, and practical insights for engineers, technologists, and future-minded thinkers.

Whether you're interested in:

Real-world AI use cases,

How to thrive in a world shaped by automation,

Interdisciplinary insights from engineering, psychology, and design.

Or building a future where tech serves people, not the other way around –
this podcast is designed for you.

🌐 Who am I?

AI Engineer | Cloud Architect | Battery Tech Innovator

Deep interest in cognitive science, systems thinking, and transformational technologies.

Passionate about bridging human values and technological progress.

The unresearched opinions of two culturally insignificant dudes.  Join us as we dive into a diverse array of subjects, including current events, social observations, personal reflections, and other commentary. New episodes posting weekly.
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The CKUA Radio podcast of the GreenEnergyFutures.ca series. The multi-media series is hosted by David Dodge and tells the inspiring stories of Canadians involved in the green energy revolution.

WURD Radio is the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, and one of few in the country. Taking a multimedia approach – on-air, online and in the community – WURD is widely recognized as the pulse of the African-American community locally, regionally, and nationally. From mayoral races to presidential elections, from the street corner to the corner suite, WURD has tackled the hard issues as an influential, respected and powerful voice in the marketplace.

New tracks tagged #ElectricVehicles