REPLAY: Russell Gold - Energy, Infrastructure, Fracking and the Future of Journalism
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REPLAY: Russell Gold - Energy, Infrastructure, Fracking and the Future of Journalism
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Russell Gold (@russellgold) is an author and award-winning investigative journalist and energy reporter at The Wall Street Journal best known for covering the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. They...
show moreHe's the author of The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World and his new book, Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform Energy tells the story of Michael Skelly, who helped created the wind energy industry in the US in a push for sustainability.
In today's episode we discuss:
- How to speed the transition to renewable energy
- The pros and cons of fracking and why it has a bad rap
- Why the energy industry is so fragmented in the US
- What we need MOST to see renewables replace the grid
- How batteries are holding back cleantech
- The pros and cons of monopolies in public infrastructure
- Why Silicon Valley doesn't invest much in energy
- How one innovator can change the course of history and energy consumption
- What we NEED to do to combat climate change
- Why Andy thinks going public is the way to go
- Thoughts on Elon, Tesla and the future of transportation
- What will journalism look like in ten years
- Are billionaire-owned media corporations a net positive
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