Climate Fix Podcast

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 actions that helped save Diablo Canyon, powerful antagonistic forces and unexpected allies, environmental justice, and where the pro-nuclear movement goes from here. Created by: Americans for...

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 TikTok as a science communicator, the people he reaches, nuclear science misinformation, and influencing public opinion in favor of nuclear energy. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded:...

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 about her movement to get an actual plan going to increase nuclear capacity in the U.S., on time and on budget. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded: 7/3/2022 Support us on Patreon!...

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 market and ready to serve humanity, and solve complex problems when it comes to thwarting the climate crisis and enabling our desire to explore the solar system. Created by: Americans for Nuclear...

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 dangerous. We also talk about nuclear power, its radiological effects on us and the environment, and why it is needed to fight climate change. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded:...

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, frustrating arguments against nuclear power, and more! Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded: 7/20/2021

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 change, climate politics and policy, and how young people are pushing for bipartisan climate mitigation efforts. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded: 5/4/2021 --- American Conservation...

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 power in Australia and the United States. Additionally, they talk about Australia’s energy future and the limits of renewables. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded: 3/7/2021 --- Bright...

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 in modern environmentalism. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded: 2/24/2021 --- Ecomodernist Society of North America website: https://esna.earth/ Ecomodernist Podcast website:...

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 field for young people. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Inc. Recorded: 2/5/2021

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 hydrocarbon fuel from the sea, helping to decarbonize the transport sector. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded: 1/26/2021

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 nuclear are examined, which save countless lives on a daily basis. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded: 1/1/2021

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, a review of accident dangers, reactor engineering issues and the sobering reality of what climate mitigation efforts will require. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy Recorded: 12/17/2020

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 situation and her concerns. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

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 Nuclear Energy

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

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, evidence-based environmentalism, science communication, and what a new type of pro-nuclear climate activism may look like. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

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 divide surrounding the issue, and how to move towards some sort of progress (including the use of nuclear power) on large-scale emissions reduction in America. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

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 cycle. Could this be the welcome paradigm shift in nuclear politics we have been waiting for? Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy

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. Created by: Americans for Nuclear Energy