Green Sense Radio

Modernizing the Electric Grid - Green Sense Minute

Energy is not just about power plants and poles anymore. Autumn Proudlove, Associate Director of Policy and Markets at the NC Clean Energy Technology Center, talks about how customers are becoming active participants in the grid, not just users of electricity.

Autumn Proudlove: Electric Grid Solutions

With more reliance on electricity, can the electric grid meet future demand? The electric grid has an antiquated network of power plants and poles, and transmission and distribution lines. Autumn Proudlove, Associate Director of Policy and Markets at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, discusses the challenges with the current electric grid and offers solutions on how to make the grid robust, reliable, and resilient to meet current and future demand.

Home Energy Audit - Green Sense Minute

A home energy audit can save you money. Ron and Rich Cowgill explain how it's done.

Home Energy Audit Tips

How can you benefit from a home energy audit? Ron and Rich Cowgill, hosts of the Mighty House home improvement show, explain how an audit is done and how you can save money. 

Electric Vehicle Research - Green Sense Minute

Energy and Environmental Analyst David Gohlke discusses his EV research at Argonne National Laboratory.

David Gohlke: Electric Vehicle Research

Dave Gohlke is an Energy and Environmental Analyst at Argonne National Laboratory. His research interests span the lifecycle of vehicles, from vehicle manufacturing to sales through vehicle operations and end-of-life. He researches the environmental impacts and characteristics of EVs.

Roberto Rodriguez: Green Cleaning

Roberto Rodriguez is an instructor in the Green Janitor educational program at SEIU (Service Employees International Union) and works at Northwestern University. He talks about how he worked his way up from janitor to supervisor and the job situation for janitors at Northwestern and elsewhere. He also describes green education, environmentally friendly equipment and procedures, and why safety and health are important.

Janitors Go Green - Green Sense Minute

Roberto Rodriguez is an instructor in the Green Janitor education program at SEIU Local 1 and talks about environmentally friendly cleaning.

Inflation Reduction Act - Green Sense Minute

Julian Spector, senior reporter at Canary Media, explains the climate change aspects of the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act).

Julian Spector: Inflation Reduction Act

Julian Spector, a senior reporter at Canary Media, explains the finances and climate change aspects of the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act), which President Biden signed into law last year. Julian breaks down the details including tax credits for households and manufacturing companies that are bringing back jobs to the U.S. to create new equipment. Energy innovations include solar sources, battery plants, and wind power.