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Climate Fix Podcast
by Americans for Nuclear Energy
Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy
Episodes
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Episode 22: Saving Diablo Canyon
Phil and Colby sit down with Ryan Pickering, solar industry professional, energy policy researcher, and newly-minted nuclear advocate, about his work in saving Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California from premature closure. We discuss his move toward nuclear advocacy, energy politics, his...
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Episode 21: Influencing the Next Generation
Phil and Colby talk with D.J. LeClear, fellow ANE Team Member, and man behind the social media science education personality The Rad Guy. He is a radiation health expert and works as a government official for radiological emergency response. We talk about his successful journey into the world of...
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Episode 20: Ready, Set, Build!
Phil and Colby have a conversation with Madison Hilly, director of the advocacy effort called Campaign for Green Nuclear Deal. With her previous work with pro-nuclear organization Environmental Progress, she has become an expert in the pathway to nuclear power plant deployment. Here, we talk…
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Episode 19: Getting Advanced Reactors to Market
Colby and Phil talk with Alex Gilbert, former project manager at the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, a think tank that focuses on the deployment of advanced nuclear technology. In this episode, we discuss the regulatory process involved in getting current and advanced nuclear power systems on the...
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Episode 18: Radiation Is Part of Life
D.J. and Phil talk to Dr. Michael Fox, retired Professor Emeritus of Radiation Biology at Colorado State University and author of the book Why We Need Nuclear Power: The Environmental Case. In this episode, we talk about all things radiation: what it is, how it affects life, and when it can be...
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Episode 17: Shutting Down Our Future
Phil and Colby have a conversation about: the closure of nuclear power plants during a climate crisis, the effects of closures on emissions, how the Biden administration is responding to the closures, the extreme heat waves recently observed around the country, overheating the electric grid,...
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Episode 16: Conservatism and Climate Action
D.J. and Phil talk to Benji Backer, president and founder of the American Conservation Coalition, a conservative environmental advocacy organization that takes a firm pro-nuclear stance. In this episode, we discuss the conservative case for protecting the environment, the reality of climate…
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Episode 15: Legalizing Nuclear Power
Phil and Colby have a conversation with Dr. Ben Heard, a large name in nuclear advocacy in Australia. Based in Adelaide, Ben founded and runs the NGO Bright New World. In this episode, the nuclear power ban in Australia is discussed, as well as strategies to gather political support of nuclear...
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Episode 14: Ecomodernism: Join the Movement!
Colby and Phil talk to Gabriel Ignetti, pro-nuclear environmental activist and creator of the Ecomodernist Podcast, about the philosophy of ecomodernism and his new organization, Ecomodernist Society of North America. He is looking to expand the movement, in order to bring about the change needed...
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Episode 13: Nuclear Engineer Round Table
Phil hosts a round table discussion with guests who are in the nuclear engineering sector. Mack Cullison, Sarah Woolf, and Jason Simental provide insight on: why they entered the field, nuclear’s importance in fighting climate change, its advantages over other energy sources, and its future as a...
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Episode 12: Beyond the Oil Rig
D.J. and Phil have a discussion with Americans for Nuclear Energy Team Member, Jona Adams, about the company she started called Poseidon Atomic. This company aims to create large nuclear reactor platforms in the ocean, whose sole purpose is to synthesize large amounts of zero-net-emission...
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Episode 11: A Doctor’s Case for Nuclear Power
Phil and Colby have a discussion with Dr. Chris Keefer, a Toronto-based emergency department physician, nuclear power advocate, creator of environmental podcast Decouple, and director of the organization Doctors for Nuclear Energy. In this conversation, the health benefits and uses of all things...
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Episode 10: Selling Power, Not Fear
Colby and Phil have a discussion with Bret Kugelmass, director of the Energy Impact Center, and creator of the podcast Titans of Nuclear. Bret claims the nuclear power industry itself is participating in fear-mongering about the technology. We discuss the industry’s role in enabling public fear…
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Episode 9: An Electric Grid in Trouble
Phil and Colby talk to energy expert Meredith Angwin, about her latest book, Shorting the Grid. The book describes the electric grid as a finely tuned machine, and highlights many bureaucratic and convoluted grid policies that threaten to severely weaken grid reliability. The author explains the...
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Episode 8: Fresh Air in the Halls of Power
Colby and Phil talk with Brett Rampal, a nuclear power specialist, who works for Clean Air Task Force, a bipartisan climate change lobbying organization. The organization, their important work informing policymakers, and their nuclear-inclusive strategies are discussed. Created by: Americans for...
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Episode 7: Elysium’s Fast Spectrum
Colby and Phil talk with Ed Pheil, chief executive of Elysium Industries, which is designing a molten chloride salt fast reactor (MCSFR) which uses existing nuclear waste as a fuel source. This technology and it’s environmental benefits are discussed. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy
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Episode 6: A New Type of Climate Activist
Phil and Colby have a conversation with Zion Lights, director of Environmental Progress UK, former staff member of direct action climate activist group Extinction Rebellion UK, and all around green activist and environmental scholar. We discuss Lights’ shift toward nuclear power advocacy,...
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Episode 5: Bridging the Political Divide on Climate Science
Phil and D.J. talk to Dr. Patrick Brown, climate and meteorology scientist and assistant professor at San Jose State University. He has several appearances in the media and has written a number of articles. We talk about the scientific realities of climate change, and also discuss the political...
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Episode 4: Libertarian Nominees for Nuclear
Phil chats nuclear power with Dr. Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen, presidential and vice-presidential nominees of the Libertarian Party. An emphasis on deregulating and deploying nuclear power to solve climate has been a major talking point of America’s third largest political party this election...
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Episode 3: Green New Deal
Phil, D.J. and Jona discuss the Green New Deal legislation drafted by progressive Democrats in House of Representatives earlier this year. We get down into the details and question some of the logistics and efficacy of such a policy, especially it ignoring and dismissing nuclear technology.…
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Episode 2: Carbon-Neutral Fuels and Nuclear Rockets
Phil and D.J. chat with engineer John Bucknell about using nuclear power to drive the synthesis of carbon-neutral fuel from carbon dioxide in the air and dissolved in water. Also, we dive into the role nuclear technology can play to make space more accessible, in terms of propulsion and reliable...
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Episode 1: Welcome to Climate Fix!
Phil and D.J. introduce our first podcast episode! Feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy
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