Energy solutions may be our single most pressing problem, but it also might provide the single greatest opportunity for our country to fix our financial problems. But, just how bad is American energy policy, and how out to lunch are we and our government on the issue of climate change? When we’re wasting 2/3 of our energy in this country, whether it’s in inefficient cars or outdated power plants or old, heat-leaking homes, we start to need looking at creative, innovative solutions and shake up the status quo to survive.
To start to find solutions on the energy and climate crisis, we talked to one of our favorite experts on the topic, Brad Johnson of Think Progress. Brad provides excellent coverage of the behind-the-scenes wrangling in Washington as it pertains to both energy policy and the climate crisis, and is also co-author of the Technomanifesto, a history of the information revolution.
Listen in as Dylan and Brad talk about current state of American energy policy, the challenges of dealing with the big power players (including the “unholy alliance” between large corporations, the big banks and our government) in Washington, and how they pass energy costs on to consumers and communities.