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Launched in 2022, the Factor This Podcast has featured many of the most influential leaders driving the energy transition. From solar and battery storage executives to utility CEOs, the Factor This Podcast brings unique insights and answers to the energy industry’s most pressing challenges. Go beyond high-level trends and mainstream talking points with actionable takeaways.
The Factor This Podcast grew in 2023 with the addition of This Week in Cleantech, a weekly roundup of the biggest stories in climate and clean energy in 15 minutes or less. With new episodes every Friday, Factor This content director Paul Gerke and Mike Casey, a cleantech commentator and president of Tigercomm, bring listeners the most important headlines of the week while featuring the leading journalists behind the stories.
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This Week in Cleantech (06/04/2026) - Why are some Democratic governors backing Trump's gas pipelines?
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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.
This week's episode features special guest Benjamin Storrow from E&E News, who discusses how some Democratic governors are more open to natural gas pipeline expansion as energy costs rise.
This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is Kevin Doffing who runs a group of veterans involved in cleantech. He has 50 caliber shell casings he uses as lobby swag. Congratulations, Kevin!
This Week in Cleantech — June 5, 2026
- The Sorry State of Carbon Removal — Heatmap News
- Solar energy helps US farms stay afloat – but Republicans’ bill could change that — The Guardian
- America’s Data-Center Build-Out Is Falling Way Behind Schedule — The Wall Street Journal
- 7 states sue Trump administration over nearly $1 billion deal to halt offshore wind farm — ABC News
- ‘Ready to cave’: How liberal governors warmed to Trump’s pipelines — E&E News
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