Tonight the Perpetual Notion Machine talks with Professor George Huber and Professor Reid van Lehn of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Department of Energy’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. They are the co-authors of the paper ‘Recycling of multilayer plastic packaging materials by solvent-targeted recovery and […]
Project Drawdown’s Mission of a Net-Zero Emissions Future
It’s one of the major questions of this generation: how can we solve the problem of global warming? For today’s show, we focus on the collaborative solutions offered by Project Drawdown, a climate initiative focused on reaching “Drawdown”—the point in the future when we’ll finally see greenhouse gas levels start to decline. We’re joined by […]
Erin Brockovich on America’s Water Crisis
Twenty years ago, Erin Brockovich became a household name thanks to the award-winning film about her historic class-action lawsuit against the energy company Pacific Gas and Electric in California over groundwater contamination. Today, Erin Brockovich join Patty on the show to discuss her new book, Superman’s Not Coming, about our national water crisis. Erin Brockovich […]
The California Wildfires, PG&E, and the Energy Grid
California is burning, and Pacific Gas & Electric—one of the biggest privately-owned utility companies in the state—is coming under criticism for their role in the fires and their failure to provide service and safety to more than 2 million California residents who went days without power last week. To shed some light on this situation, […]
Wisconsin’s Energy Future
Today’s show is all about Wisconsin’s energy future! We spend the hour exploring the price of energy for consumers, energy storage, electricity, opposition to the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line project, sustainable alternatives, and more. Our guests are Tom Content, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, who are celebrating their fortieth anniversary this […]
Energy Reporter Chris Hubbuch reviews 12 months of Wisconsin Energy Ne...
Energy reporter Chris Hubbuch of the Wisconsin State Journal joins the Wisconsin Energy Broadcast to discuss Evers new 100% clean energy goal for Wisconsin and all the major energy developments in the last twelve months. This is the two year anniversary of the Wisconsin Energy Broadcast! And we are enormously grateful to you, our listeners. […]
