Earlier this February a train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. In today's episode, the guys explore what happened, why, and what it means for the future.
With bitcoin and crypto's rise in popularity and value, there have been discussions about the industry's energy use, impact on the environment and sustainability measures. Energy infrastructure investments are essential as the world moves to reduce its carbon footprint.
On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey and Sheila Warren will be exploring the cryptocurrency footprint on energy consumption with guests Margot Paez, Ph.D. candidate and Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, and Will Foxley, director of content at Compass Mining and co-host of CoinDesk’s “The Hash” on both CoinDesk TV and the CoinDesk Podcast Network.
It is a big week for energy in Houston, Texas, where Sheila and Margot are reporting … CERAWeek! Itis the “largest gathering of high-profile oil executives and energy ministers” in the world. CEOs and Ministers from nearly 90 countries attend the yearly conference in Houston. A record 8,000 are here, including John Kerry; John Podesta; U.S. Senators Murkowski, Manchin and Sullivan; and CEOs from BP, Shell, Chevron, Amazon Web Services and Palantir.
It’s also the week of the Empower conference, which is the only bitcoin mining event with a focus on energy.
Michele Musso produced and edited this episode with announcements by Adam B. Levine and our executive producer, Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Shepard.”
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Everybody get loose and do the excited Paul dance, cause it's OCTO TIME! We got a tiny taste of the tentacles in pt1 but this ep is all about our favorite squishy little escape bois. We discuss their beautiful weirdness and introduce the also truly wonderful Creature from Nod, and explore how these entities push the boundaries of our ability to comprehend forms of distributed cognition radically different from our own.
ALSO! We hit our puppy hangout goal! So that will be starting this month! Stay tuned for details. And in the meantime enjoy the most recent NASA, Robot Jox, which was maximally Joxy!
The recent release of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, after a train derailment was a reminder of how devastating such environmental events are for poor communities. Can we prevent the next one?
Today, our Masters of Disasters reconvene to talk toxic contamination and cleanup — and why toxic spills will probably never go away. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times environmental reporter Tony Briscoe, L.A. Times energy reporter Sammy Roth, and L.A. Times reporter Erin B. Logan
New York prosecutors signal former President Trump could soon be indicted. California flood warning. Deadly shooting in Germany. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Screening, Assessment and Support Services, or SASS, is an Illinois program that focuses on connecting kids from low-income homes with mental health services. But some children are falling through the cracks. Reset digs into a WBEZ investigation of the issues and shortfalls with reporters Kristen Schorsch and Sarah Karp.
The world’s biggest military donor to Ukraine, relative to GDP, is Estonia. Kaja Kallas, its prime minister, just won a resounding victory in an election that was effectively a referendum on continued support for Ukraine. Why some South Koreans are unhappy at a deal to compensate citizens forced to work for Japanese companies. And looking back at the often painful life of the King of Sting.
Additional audio taken from ReThinking with Adam Grant published by TED Audio Collective
Honestly presents Chapter 1 of The Witch Trails of J.K. Rowling
Host Megan Phelps-Roper writes a letter to J.K. Rowling—and receives a surprising invitation in reply: the opportunity for an intimate conversation in Rowling’s Scottish home.
He didn’t create just 1 unicorn company… he created 2. And it all began with a school project.
Jeff Raider co-founded Warby Parker while in business school to disrupt glasses. Then he co-founded Harry’s to disrupt shaving. Today, both brands are worth billions.
If you wear glasses on your face, then he designed your shades — And if you groom your body, then he designed your blades.
Curious about the 2 keys to great branding? This interview is for you. Craving a wild founding story that involves buying an entire factory? This interview is for you. Facing a major career choice or want to know the future of the Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) industry? This interview is for you.
Or maybe you just want the secret to perfectly shave any part of your body for any gender — Then this interview is for you (FYI, we did a live demo at the end of the show for ya because… why not?).
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