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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 1H 39M

Special LIVE Pod: The Nature And Clean Energy Summit with Environment Texas, Part 2

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Progress Texas was proud to join our allies at Environment Texas recently for a terrific discussion on clean energy and its intersection with the beautiful, varied and treasured ecologies of our state at the wonderful Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in south Austin.In this second of two parts, we present a lawmaker’s perspective on the state of clean energy in Texas from Driftwood State Representative Erin Zwiener; a panel discussion on smart siting, stewardship, implementation and industry best practices with Texas Conservation Alliance Executive Director Grahame Jones, National Wildlife Federation Gulf of Mexico Campaign Manager Stacy Ortego, American Farmland Trust Texas Smart Solar Specialist Garrett Bader, Apex Clean Energy Manager of State Affairs Laura Merten, and Ørsted North America Head of Government Affairs and Market Strategy Susan Sloan; and concluded by a review of attendee table discussions by Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter Director David Cortez.Learn more about Environment Texas at ⁠https://environmentamerica.org/texas/⁠.Thanks for listening! Learn more about Progress Texas and how you can help support our ongoing work at ⁠https://progresstexas.org/⁠.

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