Episodes
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Polluters' Campaign Contributions Can Pay For A Lot of Big Macs
WE'RE BACK! After a long hiatus, the most popular Virginia Sierra Club podcast is back with a new co-host and a new segment. The first episode of our third season introduces our new host, rants about some particularly bad news coming from the new administration, and game of translating complexity...
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The Spooky Plan to Raise Our Electric Bills
It's our Halloween episode! *Thunder strike* This week we cover how climate change is impacting housing affordability, new technology to make clean energy more efficient and cheaper, and how Dominion Energy plans to raise electric bills by 50% -- scary stuff!
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How Natural Gas Killed Christmas and Solar Saved New Years
We are baaaaaaack! After a long summer break, Tim and Paige are back to talk ticks, the Navy's clean energy goals, and the many ways "natural" gas is a harmful and expensive energy source.
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Soil Batteries, Heat Waves, and Stinky (Land)Phil
This month's episode answers questions from the audience, explores how to get energy from the soil (yep it's a thing), and highlights a big victory in a small town fighting a landfill. We hope you enjoy! Good News Article Bad News Article
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Electrification is Sexy. Super Pollen is Not.
🌍 Happy Earth Month! 🌱 Get ready for a whirlwind of eco-fun in this slightly shorter (we blame time constraints, not our love for Earth) but equally enlightening episode! Join us as we electrify the airwaves with a discussion on why electrification is like the superhero we need in the fight...
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Pollution You Can't See & The Dangers of Data Centers
This month's episode covers some scary topics like invisible pollution in our air and water that harms our health as well as the energy and economic consequences of unyielding data center development in Virginia. News Covered in this episode: - EPA announces New Rules To Cut Down Climate…
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Greenwashing Is Not A Solution (Also Hi, Mary!)
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Especially if it's coming from polluters. Today's episode exposes the false promises of pollution intensive industries, a concept known as greenwashing. Tim and Paige also cover how climate change is creating more frequent and intense...
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The Legislation Solution
New year, new podcast format! For now on, the show will present four segments designed to bring you good news and bad news on climate, answer your questions about complex terms and concepts, discuss a topic in detail, and provide action opportunities. This weeks topic is on how YOU (yes, you!)…
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Sierra Club Wrapped
2023 was quiet the year! Grassroots power took on big polluters and won big... for the most part. In this episode, Tim and Paige details the years highlights and lowlights and share some headlines about which issues they wish they could cover while shouting out a lot of unsung heroes in the…
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The Transportation Solution
Transportation may not sound like a scary environmental issue, but it represents biggest source of climate pollution in Virginia and the U.S.! In this episode, our transportation campaigns lead, Cheri Conca, helps us understand the impact of dirty fueled vehicles on our climate, health, wallets,...
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Dominion Energy's Dirty Plan: The Chesterfield Gas-Fired plant
Dominion Energy, Virginia's largest utility, is seeking approval for a plan to build a massive polluting project in Chesterfield county that will harm communities, increase monthly electric bills, and undermine Virginia's climate progress. This episode features special guest, the intrepid and...
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The Offshore Wind Generation Solution
Offshore wind represents a lot of good for Virginia. It's a clean energy source, an economic vehicle, and an industry powerhouse if we develop it correctly. This episode Paige explores what offshore wind is (and isn't) and all that this exciting concept has to offer. To learn more about offshore...
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The Electrification Solution
This episode features a very special guest McKenna Dunbar, Electrification lead at the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter. Electrification is the notion that every home and building can be powered without any connections to fossil fuels. McKenna and Tim talk about how fossil fuel appliances release...
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The Climate Misinformation Solution
Misinformation represents a major obstacles between us and a livable future. This week's episode features a special guest, Kierra Johnson from Progress Virginia, who walks us through the problem of misinformation, where it comes from, how to identify it, and how to combat it. Huge thanks to…
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Virginia's Air Pollution Solution: RGGI
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a program that makes the power sector pay money to the state for how much they pollute. The money raised by RGGI is invested back into communities. RGGI has been wildly successful in Virginia, raising over a billion dollars to strengthen Virginia's...
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The Utility Death Spiral Solution?
Utilities that lock-in natural gas infrastructure are harming communities in more ways than just air pollution. This episode explores the many harms to health, financial wellbeing that is caused by public utilities who can't break their addiction to natural gas. This topic is discussed using...
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Environmental Justice: Policy that puts people first.
Climate change is a global issue, but the harms caused by the crisis aren't felt equally. In fact, those who shoulder the greatest impact of pollution are those who contribute the least amount. This week, the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter breaks down the concept of environmental justice and how it...
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Unjust Process: Permitting for Polluting Projects
The regulatory system for approving pollution-intensive projects in Virginia benefits industry at the expense of communities. Tim and Paige explore the unjust elements of how polluters secure permits and explain how people-power can influence the process in ways that put the needs of communities...