EPISODE · Aug 16, 2023 · 1H 36M
Electrify The Highway? with Emmet Penney, The Nuclear Barbarian
from Voice Of GO(r)D · host Gord Magill - autonomoustruckers.substack.com
Voice Of GO(r)D is proud to present this extremely ENERGY DENSE conversation with Mr Emmet Penney, electrical system analyst and critic, host of The Nuclear Barbarians Substack and Podcast, writer, philosopher, and partner in the Grid Brief Newsletter. We discuss Emmet's writings on the history of the electrical grid, the limitations of renewable energy sources and hype around electric vehicles, how nuclear reality is different than nuclear perception, and ask the question of how we expect to electrify America's fleet of Big Rigs. You can find Emmet's writings at the Nuclear Barbarians Substack https://nuclearbarbarians.substack.com/ and sign up for his Grid Brief Newsletter here https://www.gridbrief.com/ The Nuclear Barbarians podcast is available on Spotify and all of your major podcatchers - https://open.spotify.com/show/6UGiicfEnm7Id0nrK2LaJY?si=ddaf05d5e317402f Emmet has done some amazing work over at American Affairs Journal, and you should read his deep dive history of our electrical grid here - https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2022/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-american-electrical-grid/ You can also find Emmet on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nukebarbarian Questions, comments, praise, and Hate Mail, can all be directed to [email protected] Subscribe to my Substack! - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/
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Voice Of GO(r)D is proud to present this extremely ENERGY DENSE conversation with Mr Emmet Penney, electrical system analyst and critic, host of The Nuclear Barbarians Substack and Podcast, writer, philosopher, and partner in the Grid Brief Newsletter. We discuss Emmet's writings on the history of the electrical grid, the limitations of renewable energy sources and hype around electric vehicles, how nuclear reality is different than nuclear perception, and ask the question of how we expect to electrify America's fleet of Big Rigs. You can find Emmet's writings at the Nuclear Barbarians Substack https://nuclearbarbarians.substack.com/ and sign up for his Grid Brief Newsletter here https://www.gridbrief.com/ The Nuclear Barbarians podcast is available on Spotify and all of your major podcatchers - https://open.spotify.com/show/6UGiicfEnm7Id0nrK2LaJY?si=ddaf05d5e317402f Emmet has done some amazing work over at American Affairs Journal, and you should read his deep dive history of our electrical grid here - https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2022/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-american-electrical-grid/ You can also find Emmet on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nukebarbarian Questions, comments, praise, and Hate Mail, can all be directed to [email protected] Subscribe to my Substack! - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/
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