Energy Department’s support for clean energy tech, Joe Manchin still sucks, & more!

Matt and Nick talk about an $18.4 million commercialization fund to support clean energy technologies (Energy Department to fund initiatives focused on ‘barriers’ to clean energy tech | The Hill),A copper shortage means bad news for renewables (Copper is key to electric vehicles, wind and solar power. We're short supply (cnbc.com)),Europe’s current heat wave (Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain | AP News).ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Hilcorp, and Occidental Petroleum’s major contributions to US emissions (Four companies are top sources of US greenhouse gas, methane emissions: report | The Hill),And Matt once again is mad at Joe Manchin (Democratic Senator representing the good folks at ExxonMobil). This time, it is for not supporting major climate provisions in President Biden’s agenda (Manchin balks at climate and tax pieces of Biden agenda bill but backs health care provisions (nbcnews.com))!