City Renewables: Recent Episodes
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Our goal is to put solar panels on every building in the DMV while bringing each and every one of you along for the ride. Listen here for testimonials from past clients, information about renewable energy and interviews with our network. Ben, the creator of City Renewables, is just getting started.
Ben and Bryan touch on the Colonial Pipeline saga and how it should reassure people to buy electric cars. Produce your own energy and stop being dependent on gas stations. The time is NOW!
Bruce Preville, a retired tech engineer, joins the show to talk about how he helped Santa Clara County declare a State of Emergency against Climate Change. He talks about the advanatages of this but also touches on how legislation can be too slow at times.
Ben explains Net Metering and breaks down the financial benefit it can have for every able homeowner.
Ben and Bryan are back! Did you miss them? Ben spent his podcasting hiatus converting all of D.C. to solar energy while Bryan added a new show to this channel featuring, our guy, Shrey. We catch up and talk about new government incentives for going solar while praising the early initiatives of the new administration. Stay tuned for more content!
Shrey and Bryan welcome Raj Phukan, a climate change activist from Assam, India. Raj has witnessed, first hand, complications caused by climate change, growing up through a civil war that was the result of human displacement. He's also visited the poles to learn about our warming waters. Raj is now the National Coordinator for Biodiversity at The Climate Reality Project in India. He is also the Chief Operating Officer at Walk for Water and is Secretary General at the Green Guard Nature Organization. Raj remains optimistic that we'll tackle the greatest risk to humanity. Enjoy!
Catherine Ward found herself sheltered in place surrounded by the Black Summer bushfires of Australia, stranded on the southern coastline. She lived to tell her story and Shrey knew he had to have that story told on this podcast. Catherine joins Shrey and Bryan for EP 2 of Temp Check with Shrey and brings you a chilling recap of a natural disaster saga made worse by our warming climate. Rain forests burned, an estimated 3 billion animals died and people like Catherine feared and fought for their lives during the Black Summer. Press play and learn Catherine's reality from her own perspective.
Welcome to our pilot episode of Temp Check with Shrey. Ironically, Shrey's first guest is retired pilot, Jim Bishop, who took a loving for our environment while flying through different parts of the world. He shares with all of us his experience watching Alaskan glaciers melt over a 16 year span and the effects that will have. You can hear his passion, you can hear his fear. "Act Now!"
Bryan and Ben play catchup after a hiatus following their interview with Marcus Goodwin. A lot is going on in the country right now but we can't lose site of climate change, it continues to be the largest threat to mankind. In this episode, Ben and Bryan talk about Solar Cowboys and touch on some current events. Huge news broke about Amazon and Dominion Power, listen to learn more!
Special guest, Marcus Goodwin, joins Bryan and Ben for episode 3. Marcus is a candidate for DC Council at Large and fellow renewable energy supporter. He even has panels on his roof! He is incredibly insightful about the benefits renewable energy will bring to the district. Listen to the very end to find out his TV guilty pleasures. Follow him on all platforms at GoodWinforDC.
Ben and Bryan are back! Welcome to episode 2 of the City Renewables Podcast, the guys talk about the social distancing trash cleanup they organized and touch on some impacts of COVID19. Bryan complains about all the PPE materials littered about while Ben finds a snake in a row house garden. Earth Day has come and gone but it doesn't mean you should stop caring, get out there and help clean up your neighborhood!
WE SLAP GLASS ON ROOFS! This is the first ever episode of the City Renewables Podcast. Bryan and Ben introduce themselves and talk about some of their favorite solar projects to date.
We have a question for you, do you think solar panels are ugly? Hit us up on any of our social accounts at CityRenewbles with an answer. Enjoy!