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This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

This week’s episode features Washington Post reporter Evan Halper, who covered how a coal power plant's life was extended when Meta and Google data centers came to town.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Michael Graham of the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities & Communities Coalition. Michael leads the EMPOWER project, which helps workplaces install EV chargers at their offices for free, and is a Workplace EV Charging Coach. Congratulations, Michael!

This Week in Cleantech — October 18, 2024

1. Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI — The Wall Street Journal
2. Is LNG worse for the climate than coal? — The Financial Times
3. IEA report signals "age of electricity" — Axios
4. Watch this robot expertly take apart electronics so they can be used again — Fast Company
5. A utility promised to stop burning coal. Then Google and Meta came to town. — The Washington Post

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