Posts by Jessica Reid
Dr. Deb Wojcik: Lifelong Learning to Create Cleantech Connections
Dr. Deb Wojcik is the Director of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster, a Raleigh-based nonprofit organization that brings together industry, academia, government, and other nonprofits to advance the cleantech economy. She works to understand the needs of stakeholders to facilitate clean energy innovation and adoption of clean energy technologies. We talked with her for…
Read MoreDr. Henry McKoy: Soaring Toward an Equitable Future
NCSEA is excited to feature Dr. Henry McKoy, Director of the Office of State and Community Energy Programs at the United States Department of Energy. This feature is part of NCSEA’s ongoing focus on elevating exemplary members of the clean energy community. A Career Path Focused on Community Impact Dr. Henry McKoy grew up…
Read MoreDr. Tony Reames: Remaining Optimistic About Energy Justice
NCSEA is excited to feature Dr. Tony Reames, Deputy Director for Energy Justice at the U.S. Department of Energy. Dr. Reames was appointed to this position in the Office of Energy Justice Policy and Analysis in the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity by the Biden Administration in June 2021. He is responsible for developing…
Read MoreA Squeaky Clean Conversation: Episode 79: #InflationReductionAct – Getting the Funds to Those Who Need It Most
“People deserve to come home and rest in places where their lungs are not taxed and where their children and elders get to breathe clean air and recoup from the work they’re doing every day.” -Odetta MacLeish-White, Director of Georgia Initiatives at the Center for Community Progress In Fall 2022, NCSEA went to Atlanta for…
Read MoreA Squeaky Clean Conversation: Episode 78: The Big Fix—A Citizen’s Guide to Carbon Neutrality
On Episode 78 of the Squeaky Clean Energy podcast, Justin Gillis of The New York Times and Hal Harvey of Energy Innovation talk about their new book, The Big Fix: 7 Practical Steps to Save Our Planet. In the conversation, the authors highlight inspirational carbon emission reduction stories at the state and local levels and…
Read MoreA Squeaky Clean Conversation with Representative John Szoka: Episode 77: Conserving the Clean Energy Future
On Episode 77 of the Squeaky Clean Energy podcast, Representative John Szoka reflects on his time in the NC General Assembly and how clean energy became part of his legacy in the state. He talks about his evolution from a non-supporter to a champion of the clean energy industry. Rep. Szoka stresses the importance of…
Read MoreMember Highlight: Ceres Drives Clean Energy Economy and Policy in NC
Collaboratively Authored by Alex Clingman NCSEA spoke with Michael Callan, Mel Mackin, Maren Mahoney, and Adam Vaccaro to learn more about how Ceres is changing the clean energy landscape for investors and companies in North Carolina. Since 1989, Ceres has been a leading force in promoting economic and social change through advocacy of corporate sustainability…
Read MoreA Squeaky Clean Conversation: Episode 76: From the Ground Up – Better Plans to Achieve a Carbon-Free 2050
On a recent episode of the Squeaky Clean Energy Podcast, host Matt Abele sat down with a group of carbon plan intervenors to discuss more cost-effective pathways to achieve meaningful emissions reductions in North Carolina. Tyler Norris of Cypress Creek Renewables, David Neal of the Southern Environmental Law Center, and Adrienne Mouton-Henderson of the Clean…
Read MoreA Squeaky Clean Conversation with Bob Keefe, Executive Director of E2: Episode 75: Out with Inflation, In with Clean Energy
On the latest episode of the Squeaky Clean Energy Podcast, host Matt Abele talks with Bob Keefe, Executive Director of E2, a group of nonpartisan business leaders throughout the country. Abele and Keefe discuss a recent major event in energy policy history: the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA),…
Read MoreA Squeaky Clean Conversation: Episode 74: Raising the Roof on NC’s Residential Solar Market
On the latest episode of the Squeaky Clean Energy Podcast, host Matt Abele sat down with Lauren Bowen, Senior Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), to shed light on the quickly evolving rooftop solar market in North Carolina. What’s going on with new rate structure proposals? Can homeowners’ associations (HOAs) limit residential rooftop…
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