Decouple

Fan favourite, Mark Nelson, joins me for an update on California’s soaring electricity prices and worsening grid dysfunction.

Seaver Wang, oceanographer and co-director of climate and energy at the Breakthrough Institute joins me to unravel controversies surrounding deep sea mining for the polymetallic nodules of the abyssal plains.

James Krellenstein joins me to explore the extraordinary power requirements of the AI revolution and how this demand for vast amounts of baseload generation will impact the nuclear sector.

The podcast explores the fragility of the energy grid due to intermittent generation, impacting critical industries. Topics include power quality issues, grid instability, challenges in managing energy transition, and the influence of ideological factors on decision-making. The discussion also touches on energy poverty, sustainability movements, and the role of artificial intelligence in revolutionizing energy consumption.

Art Berman joins me to discuss the likelihood and implications of cheap peak oil.

Stephen Stapczynski, Bloomberg Business senior reporter, joins me to discuss everything you always wanted to know about LNG but were afraid to ask.

Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith joins me to discuss the phenomenon of Ontario’s centrality to the West’s nuclear energy aspirations.

James Krellenstein returns to deeper dive the lessons of Vogtle and VC Summer

Chris Popoff returns to talk unconventional oil with a focus on oil sands. What is it? What are its energy economics? How is it like a battery? What does it have to do with peak cheap oil and how does nuclear fit into the picture?

James Krellenstein and I continue our deep dive analysis of what went wrong at Vogtle.