# Life as a clean energy journalist in an age of madness

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Podcast: [Volts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/volts-3501275)
Published: 2026-04-20T16:03:16+00:00
Episode link: https://www.volts.wtf/p/life-as-a-clean-energy-journalist
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.volts.wtf Heatmap’s Robinson Meyer joins me to unpack the sheer madness of the current news landscape. We discuss the energy implications of the Iran war, the vexed politics of permitting reform, Microsoft’s retreat from carbon dioxide removal, the lessons of the IRA, the lingering pastoralism of the environmental movement, and much more.

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