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Nov 10, 2022 • 53min

S3 Ep3: The Social, Political, And Financial Buy-in Needed To Scale Carbon Removal

Peter Olivier is at the cutting edge of carbon removal, helping develop developing innovative processes to remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale. Find out how.Beyond the technical processes, Nick and Peter talk about the social, political, and financial advances needed to scale carbon removal. Through Undo, Peter is working on cutting-edge partnerships with the agricultural industry to remove carbon and help them achieve their net zero goals.You’ll hear how enhanced rock weathering processes can remove carbon from the atmosphere  as well as insights on the climate tech space as a whole which, in many ways, is where software was 10 years ago.And if you’re looking for some tax expertise for your business, you must check out MainStreet.  Their team of experts take the headache out of finding R&D tax credits, passing them directly to companies and saving thousands of dollars. Sign up now at: www.mainstreet.comIf you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Peter:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/peteredwardolivierTwitter: https://twitter.com/PeterOlivierStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol
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Nov 3, 2022 • 39min

S3 Ep2: How Oco & Element Packaging are Rewriting the Packaging Playbook

Madison Savilow and Nick Gardner are ripping up the plastics playbook, creating advanced packaging using captured carbon. Find out how.As Chief of Staff at Carbon Upcycling Technologies, Madison is in the weeds improving some of the most common materials in the world. Nick is Co-founder of Element Packaging and together these companies are at the forefront of creating more sustainable alternatives to plastics.They join host Nick Van Osdol in conversation about how to improve materials like plastics , why plastic recycling rates are so bad, and why it’s important to take a pragmatic approach to incremental changes when tackling big climate problems that also gets consumers excited.And if you’re looking for some tax expertise for your business, you must check out MainStreet.  Their team of experts take the headache out of finding R&D tax credits, passing them directly to companies and saving thousands of dollars. Sign up now at: www.mainstreet.comIf you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Madison:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/madisonsavilowFollow Nick:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nick-gardner-b980a86Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol
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Oct 27, 2022 • 40min

S3 Ep1: How Flood Mapping Tech Is Saving Lives

How do you help vulnerable countries prepare for the worst? You make your flood mapping data available to all.Dr Subit Chakrabarti is Director of Technology at Cloud to Street, a climate tech company with a leading flood mapping platform designed to protect the world’s most climate-vulnerable communities. Using global satellites and AI, they monitor floods in near real-time and remotely analyze local flood exposure at a click of a button.Nick and Subit dive straight into why Cloud to Street focuses on climate adaption, what makes up a disaster life cycle, and why policy needs to keep up with technology.And if you’re looking for some tax expertise for your business, you must check out MainStreet.  Their team of experts take the headache out of finding R&D tax credits, passing them directly to companies and saving thousands of dollars. Sign up now at: www.mainstreet.comIf you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Subit:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/subit-chakrabarti-74045456Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol
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Sep 1, 2022 • 48min

S2 Ep 13: Why Molly Morabito Believes in Direct Action To End Fossil Fuel Reliance

How do you show world leaders you’re serious about creating climate solutions? You stand up against an unjust system.Nick and Molly get straight into conversation about the importance of activism, Molly’s role at the Center for Biological Diversity, and how the current political administration is doing in helping reverse climate change.You’ll also hear why Molly believes it’s time to end extraction from fossil fuels, and why she doesn’t shy away from causing disruption to get her point across.If you're looking to make it easier to find thousands of dollars worth of R&D Tax Credits, our sponsor MainStreet has the answer. You only need to plug MainStreet into your payroll and let their team of experts do the heavy lifting, scanning hundreds of federal, state and local tax credits on your behalf. It’s going to save you so much time and your company so much money.Visit MainStreet.com todayIf you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Molly:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/molly-morabitoStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdolNick is a Workweek friend, working together to produce amazing podcasts. Find out more, visit: www.workweek.com
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Aug 25, 2022 • 40min

S2 Ep 12: How Charm Industrial is Putting CO2 Back Underground, Profitably.

In 2020 Shaun Kinetic had a scientific breakthrough. Now as Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Charm Industrial, he’s putting tons of C02 back where it belongs.Nick and Shaun dive straight into how he created a whole new method of carbon removal with bio oils, the challenges (and benefits) of founding a company during a pandemic, and why the climate tech space demands on-the-ground iteration to learn lessons quickly.If you're looking to make it easier to find thousands of dollars worth of R&D Tax Credits, our sponsor MainStreet has the answer. You only need to plug MainStreet into your payroll and let their team of experts do the heavy lifting, scanning hundreds of federal, state and local tax credits on your behalf. It’s going to save you so much time and your company so much money.Visit MainStreet.com today.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Shaun:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aprglStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdolNick is a Workweek friend, working together to produce amazing podcasts. Find out more, visit: www.workweek.com
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Aug 18, 2022 • 24min

S2 Ep 11: Unlocking New Business Models to Align Incentives and Drive Decarbonization

Businesses that focus on deploying climate solutions have the potential to become the world’s most valuable companies while positively impacting billions of people around the globe.Meet Dan Lichtenberg, Founder & CEO of Keiki Capital LLC, a company focused on building and investing in companies solving the climate crisis.In this episode we explore what it takes to start a venture fund in climate tech, navigating shifts in the funding landscape for climate tech startups, as well as how we can help founders unlock and scale completely novel business models that align incentives and drive decarbonization. If you're looking to make it easier to find thousands of dollars worth of R&D Tax Credits, our sponsor MainStreet has the answer. You only need to plug MainStreet into your payroll and let their team of experts do the heavy lifting, scanning hundreds of federal, state and local tax credits on your behalf. It’s going to save you so much time and your company so much money.Visit MainStreet.com today.And if you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Find Dan at: https://keikicapital.comDan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlichtenbergStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdolNick is a Workweek friend, working together to produce amazing podcasts. Find out more, visit: www.workweek.com
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Aug 11, 2022 • 41min

S2 Ep 10: Jaeson Cardiff: How CleanO2 is Bringing Carbon Capture Technology to the Consumer

Carbon capture technology has seemingly been reserved for large-scale applications, and widely unavailable to the average consumer. But how can we bring this important technology to the consumer market?Enter Jaeson Cardiff, CEO of CleanO2 Carbon Capture Technologies Inc., a company focused on the decarbonization of the heating industry and providing consumer goods that are made from recycled carbon.You’ll hear how Jaeson found inspiration from his career in HVAC to help found a carbon capture technology company that makes it possible for the average consumer to help make a positive impact on global health.If you're looking to make it easier to find thousands of dollars worth of R&D Tax Credits, our sponsor MainStreet has the answer. You only need to plug MainStreet into your payroll and let their team of experts do the heavy lifting, scanning hundreds of federal, state and local tax credits on your behalf. It’s going to save you so much time and your company so much money.Visit MainStreet.com today.And if you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Find Jaeson at: https://cleano2.ca/Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdolNick is a Workweek friend, working together to produce amazing podcasts. Find out more, visit: www.workweek.com
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Aug 4, 2022 • 32min

S2 Ep 9: Lacey Reddix: The Founder On a Mission to Solve The Global Clean Water Crisis With Olokun Minerals.

How do you solve a problem like clean water for all? When you can turn waste products into sustainable solutions.Meet Lacey, CEO and Founder of Olokun Minerals, the company developing new technologies to harvest minerals from the brine waste created through desalination. Nick and Lacey get straight into the danger of taking water for granted, how Olokun’s working with brackish water to remove and potentially valorize different metal ingredients, and why sourcing metals this way solves way more problems than it creates.You’ll also hear Lacey’s ambition to filter multiple metals at the same time, what fundraising felt like, and other climate tech she’s excited about.If you're looking to make it easier to find thousands of dollars worth of R&D Tax Credits, our sponsor MainStreet has the answer. You only need to plug MainStreet into your payroll and let their team of experts do the heavy lifting, scanning hundreds of federal, state and local tax credits on your behalf. It’s going to save you so much time and your company so much money.Visit MainStreet.com today.And if you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow : LaceyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lacey-reddix-7b53b540Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdolNick is a Workweek friend, working together to produce amazing podcasts. Find out more, visit: www.workweek.com
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Jul 28, 2022 • 30min

S2 Ep 8: How Ecovative is Solving Sustainability Through Mushrooms

What happens when plastic, meat and leather become unsustainable to produce? You up-cycle from natural growing products like mushrooms, using cutting-edge mycelium technology.Eben Bayer is CEO of Ecovative, the biotechnology company, pioneering the art and science of growing complete structures with mycelium.Nick and Eben get into how a small mushroom sample can create whole sheets of tissue, why Ecovative is growing bacon, and how the business interacts with other industries such as fashion and retail.You’ll also hear who else is inspiring Eben in the climate tech space right now.If you're looking to make it easier to find thousands of dollars worth of R&D Tax Credits, our sponsor MainStreet has the answer. You only need to plug MainStreet into your payroll and let their team of experts do the heavy lifting, scanning hundreds of federal, state and local tax credits on your behalf. It’s going to save you so much time and your company so much money.Visit MainStreet.com today.And if you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Eben:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ebenbayerTwitter: twitter.com/ebenbayerStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdolNick is a Workweek friend, working together to produce amazing podcasts. Find out more, visit: www.workweek.com
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Jul 21, 2022 • 43min

S2 Ep 7: How Nori is Building a Carbon Removal Marketplace, And Cutting Out The Middleman

Carbon removal is critical for global health, but all the paper pushing makes it hard for businesses to get on board. Nori has the solution, find out how.Nick gets into the nuts and bolts of climate change and carbon removal with Paul Gambill, CEO of Nori, the company on a mission to lower the overall concentration of Co2 below 300 parts per million.You’ll hear why Paul believes reversing climate change is an achievable goal, why the barriers aren’t tech or engineering but organization and finance, and how Nori is coordinating efforts with financial incentives.If you're looking to make it easier to find thousands of dollars worth of R&D Tax Credits, our sponsor MainStreet has the answer. You only need to plug MainStreet into your payroll and let their team of experts do the heavy lifting, scanning hundreds of federal, state and local tax credits on your behalf. It’s going to save you so much time and your company so much money.Visit MainStreet.com today.And if you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Paul:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulgambillTwitter: twitter.com/paulgambillStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdolNick is a Workweek friend, working together to produce amazing podcasts. Find out more, visit: www.workweek.com

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