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Jun 2022
51m 6s

HIBT Lab! BlocPower: Donnel Baird

Guy Raz | Wondery
About this episode
When Donnel Baird was a child, his parents would regularly use the oven to heat their Brooklyn apartment ⁠— a dangerous and energy-inefficient practice that’s unfortunately not unique to New York City. As an adult traveling the country with the Obama for America campaign, Donnel saw countless homes and apartments wasting power and jeopardizing resident safet ... Show More
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