20 years ago one of the largest corporations in the U.S - an energy trading corp. that boasted 750% annual growth – went down in flames. In 24 days it went from the pride of Houston to a stain on the country - pulling millions out of the economy, devastating its employees, and largely contributing to an energy crisis in California. In Part I of our final ser ... Show More
Apr 2021
Enron Part II –The Blackout Album
In Part II of our final series of the season, we show how a few inordinately bad actors and weak regulation lead to state-wide rolling blackouts and surging energy costs. Special thanks to Harvey Rosenfield, founder of Consumer Watchdog, for walking us through this dark saga. Sub ... Show More
54m 21s
Jan 2023
How Enron Fooled the World
Until the 2007, the largest single corporate bankruptcy was Enron, a $67 billion energy trading company. Its decline was breathtaking, and while it’s a fascinating story of corporate malfeasance and greed, it’s also about the lives of ruined workers.See omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More
59m 17s
Jun 2023
Big Green Is Under Attack - As Clean Energy Scales Up, Criticism Grows
<p>More money will be invested this year in the solar industry than in oil production. </p><p><br></p><p>So said Faith Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, last week. Amy Harder, executive editor of Cipher, attended the Cleanpower 2023 event in New O ... Show More
55m 29s
Feb 2024
The Explosion in Green Tech with Jigar Shah
Nuclear power contributes to nearly 20 percent of the electricity generated in America, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Enormous growth has occurred since the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, which allocated more money towards climate, and green energy ... Show More
56m 29s
Oct 2021
Why there is an energy crisis and when it will end
What do a coal shortage in China, a cold winter in Europe and oil's rally to a three-year high have in common?
Herman Wang, managing editor at S&P Global Platts, joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner this week to answer that, and what to expect going forward.
They ... Show More
18m 20s
Aug 2022
Octopus Energy: how to run a massive company with no HR function, with Founder and CEO Greg Jackson
Greg Jackson started Octopus Energy, a green energy supplier, in 2015. Since then it has enjoyed huge growth. It is now the fourth largest energy retailer in the UK, supplying over 3 million homes in the country, as well as homes in Germany, the USA, Japan, Spain, Italy, France a ... Show More
47m 56s