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The Driller Newscast — 159 episodes

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The Silver Tsunami & The Multi-Billion-Dollar Geothermal Boom

2

NY-GEO 2026: The Sessions, Speakers and Geothermal Momentum

3

From Olympic Water Strain to the DOE’s Energy Shakeup

4

From Textbooks to the Boreholes

5

Festivus, the True Drilling Holiday

6

Beyond the MOS: The Hidden Project Management Power of Military Veterans

7

Boots on the Ground to Loops in the Ground: A Veteran's Geothermal Career

8

How Geothermal Energy Is Driving the Clean Energy Transition - With Ontario's Paul Frith

9

Extreme Heatwaves, Drought Battles, and What the Driller's Been Up To

10

The Exit Interview: The battle of Bron vs. Brock

11

Hard Hats, Hot Takes, and Dad Jokes: Drillers Talk Safety and Geothermal’s Future

12

The Big, Not-So-Beautiful Bill: How to Lose Clean Energy and Alienate the Planet

13

Global Geothermal Collaboration at NY-GEO 2025

14

New York Geo Talks 2025 Conference with Hands-on Driller Education

15

21st Century Drillers | Part 1 DEMAND

16

Coiled Tubing Drilling and the Future of Geothermal

17

Advancing Drilling Innovations

18

Unleashing American Drillers

19

Governing Global Resources

20

Securing Groundwater & Drilling Professionals' Future

21

Fatherhood & Drilling, Surface Water & Groundwater, Groundwater Security

22

The Driller's Well Completion Report of 2024

23

Surveying the Industry – Representing Private Water Wells

24

The Perception of the Drilling Industry: Tools for Success

25

Thankful for Groundwater Professionals

26

We're in the Red Zone: 4th Quarter Strategies on Climate and Water

27

The Attack of the 1000-year C8 Chemicals

28

Ground Source Geothermal Industry Has a Job for You!

29

Providing Professionalism in Geotechnical Drilling

30

Fighting Climate Change Today

31

The journey from drillers helper to company leader

32

Blackboards & Borefields: Developing Geothermal Training

33

HEET'ing up the development of the next geothermal workforce.

34

NDA Drill Expo 2024 - Rooftops, Safety, & Advancing the Industry

35

Navigating Water Challenges & Key Drilling Conferences

36

Celebrating Labor Day & Funds That Fuel Drilling

37

Climate Indicators Impacting Aquifer & Water Wells

38

Back to School with Congress & Drilling

39

Navigating the Waters: Legal Insights on Chevron and PFAS

40

Groundwater & The Land of Opportunity

41

Making Waves at South Atlantic Jubilee ‘24

42

Understanding SCOTUS and Its Impact on Drilling Regulations

43

Community Thermal Networks & Rio Grande Water Rights

44

Celebrating Safety and Thermal Networking with Jay Egg

45

Groundwater & Ground Source Geothermal Solutions

46

Geothermal Advocacy, Climate Impact, and Safety Strategies

47

Exploring New Depths: Water Conservation Tactics

48

Tackling Environmental Crimes & Heat Safety

49

Honoring Combat Drilling Engineers: Hardhats Over Helmets

50

Heat Exposure and Geothermal: Strategies for ‘Fun in the sun’

51

Prioritizing Safety and Communication in Geothermal Projects

52

Water Management and Fall Prevention

53

Insights on Water Safety & Global Sustainability

54

Earth Day Focus: Geothermal Growth and Worker Safety

55

No Sleep ’Til Brooklyn: NY-GEO is one ‘Beast’ of a Conference

56

New OSHA Rules, Water Grants, and a Solar Spectacle

57

Future-Proofing with Gen Z: No ‘April Fooling Around’

58

Driving Safety, Climate Action, and Social Media for Small Drilling Businesses

59

Budgets, Boxing, and Mental Health Awareness in Drilling

60

Keepin’ it 100: New Faces at The Driller, Big Ideas, and a Legacy to Boot!

61

Drillers Sharing Knowledge While Developing Together

62

Red Tape & Caution Tape: Unintended Consequences of Regulations on Drilling

63

Decarb Collaboration Turned to Sustainable Action!

64

Unprecedented water ruling and recruiting by the EPA

65

Climate Change Impacts Groundwater, Geothermal, & Groundhogs

66

Winter Weather Safety & What to Know About Drilling for GSHP

67

Newscast Episode 93: Saying Goodbye to Industry Icons

68

PAC Polymers and Well Construction: In Depth with Edd Schofield

69

Recycled Water and Green Jobs in the Drilling Industry

70

2023 Year-End Review: Geothermal, Water, & Recruiting Professionals

71

NGWA Passing the Torch from Jason House to David Traut

72

Viva Las Vegas: NGWA and IGSHPA Together Again

73

Representing the Water Well Industry with Credibility

74

Happy Thanksgiving from Mr. Mouse and Dave Schulenberg

75

Mr. Beast Did 100 Water Wells in Africa? Next Time, Call Us

76

The Sales Pitch to Recruit Vets to Drilling

77

Scary Wells from Hell (and What You Can Do)

78

Reducing ‘Peak Load’ with Geothermal

79

Developing a Core of Safety with NDA’s Sam Connelly

80

Raising Industry Awareness for the Next Generation

81

Groundwater, Beer and Sustainability

82

Drilling in Greenland Part 2, plus Construction Leadership

83

Ice Drilling in Greenland with Tanner Kuhl

84

Representing Our Industry, Ourselves in Drilling

85

Integrity and Safety in Drilling, Groundwater Fields

86

Geothermal, Net Zero and the Climate Change ‘Threshold’

87

Filling Important Jobs in Water, Wastewater

88

To Solve Industry Issues, Engage with Fellow Drillers

89

Water Law Battles with the WSC’s Jesse Richardson

90

Jason House of NGWA on Business Climate, PFAS

91

Responsible Mining and Land Use: A Geologist’s Perspective

92

A Navajo Water Ruling, plus We Preview Jubilee

93

Laying the Workforce Foundation for Drilling, Groundwater

94

Building the Workforce in Geothermal, Other Drilling

95

Major PFAS Settlement plus the Trench Safety Stand Down

96

SCOTUS, the Clean Water Act and the Chevron Doctrine

97

Scaling in Cathodic Drilling, plus a Colorado River Deal

98

WOTUS Challenges, PFAS and the Great Lakes

99

Responsible Groundwater Use vs. the Free Market

100

Rising to Meet Upcoming Geothermal Drilling Demand

101

Interior Department Options for Drought in Western States

102

It’s Time to Drill Geothermal

103

Talking Groundwater, Wells and Drilling with U.S. Senators

104

Sustainable Mining, Responsible Drilling and Bit Recycling

105

Governments and Groundwater: NGWA’s Legislative Fly-In

106

Willow Drilling Project, plus Navajo Water Rights at SCOTUS

107

Women in Construction, plus More from NGWA’s CEO

108

NGWA’s CEO, plus Solving Problems for Driller Clients

109

Drilling on Instagram and Geothermal in New York

110

Voices of the Drilling Industry Sharing Knowledge

111

Electrification, Thermal Networks and Geothermal at AHR Expo

112

How Much Water Do We Use in the U.S.?

113

Rain Capture and California’s Atmospheric River

114

Tribal Water Rights in Drought-Plagued Western U.S.

115

Western Droughts, Water Consumption and Extreme Weather

116

A Deep Dive into Waters of the U.S.

117

Making Your Voice Heard in the Water Well Industry

118

Leveling Up in Drilling at Groundwater Week

119

Passing the Torch from Drilling to Science

120

Professional Development: Making Money in Drilling

121

Elevating Professionalism in Drilling and Groundwater

122

DOE, NSF Focus on Geothermal, plus Driller Diversification

123

What’s Important to Vets in Drilling, Construction?

124

Hiring, Working with Vets in Drilling, Construction

125

Getting Past the Ick Factor of Water Recycling

126

Could SCOTUS Redefine what We Mean by ‘Groundwater’?

127

Innovation, Sustainability in the Drilling Industry

128

Water Issues Watch: Wrapping our Interview with Jesse Richardson

129

Top 3 Water Issues Legal Update plus Hearing Conservation

130

Sackett vs. EPA: Groundwater, WOTUS and the Clean Water Act

131

New York’s Ambitious Goal: 1M Heat Pumps by 2030

132

Suicide Awareness and Prevention plus Drilling Innovations

133

Infrastructure Law Money for Drillers and Water Use Abuse

134

Excess Water Ideas and $44M for Hot Rock Geothermal Research

135

Water Well Trust Loans and Prevailing Wage Projects

136

The Colorado River Compact and Western U.S. Drought

137

Drilling Safety plus the 3 Biggest Water Issues

138

Jeff Williams on Hiring Drillers, Sharing Drilling Knowledge

139

Meeting the Rising Demand for Geothermal plus Trench Fatalities

140

What ‘Electrification’ Means for Drillers, Promoting Geothermal Drilling

141

NGWA Chief Brian Snelten on Education, Groundwater Community

142

The State of Water Wells, plus Near Misses on the Jobsite

143

Proposed PFAS Standards, plus Global Drought Updates

144

What to Look for in a New Drilling, Construction Hire

145

Expanding Geothermal at Federal Sites, plus Clean Water News

146

Hiring Veterans into Drilling, plus WOTUS Roundtables

147

Water Use, Consumption and Scarcity, plus Geothermal Awards

148

Sustainable Mining, plus Weighing in on WOTUS

149

Trench Fatalities in the News, Plus Tips for Hand Safety

150

Growing Through a Generational Shift in Drilling, Trades

151

They All Want Management: Hiring Gen Z in Drilling, Trades

152

Plugging Orphan Wells, plus Recruiting New Hires

153

OSHA, MSHA Fatalities in Construction and Drilling

154

Global Water Disputes, Plus Driller Hearing Safety

155

Getting to the Drilling Job, Plus Bottled Water News

156

Lightning Safety for Drillers, Plus Thoughts on the EPA

157

Emergency Action Plans, Plus News About PFAS

158

Hard Hats for Drillers, Plus Western Water Fights

159

Trench Safety and an Update on Water Rights Battles