Steve Melink is founder and CEO of Melink Corporation, a pioneer company in clean energy since 1987. Melink’s headquarters consists of two Net-Zero Energy office buildings and a growing fleet of electric cars. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Duke University. He is the author of two books.

Timestamps:

[0:00] Steve’s background

[0:45] One of the world’s greatest and most irreversible problems

[3:15] Callings and entrepreneurial leanings on Steve’s path

[6:15] Climate mitigation = enriching + energizing

[8:05] Three words on how to build a company

[11:00] Green buildings and exposure to nature

[17:00] Can companies be sustainable and competitive?

[19:30] How climate and energy are related to politics

[22:30] “Electrify Everything”

[28:30] Storytelling

[32:10] Eradicate the demand, not just the supply

[36:50] Can renewables provide enough energy?

[41:10] Transition to clean energy and the Biden’s infrastructure bill

[42:55] Carbon credits

[49:10] Visceral impacts of climate change

[52:15] “False Alarm” by Bjorn Lomborg

[56:45] Energy freedom

[58:45] Other frontiers Steve is developing/learning about

[1:02:15] Calls to action and the greatest opportunity in the 21st century