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Electric Futures

Electric Futures


Electric Futures

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Length:
9 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Featured by the LA Times, La Opinión, and NPR! Electric Futures is a new podcast series from the University of Southern California exploring lesser-known stories of the energy transition, from the perspectives of the people most impacted by the changes that transition will bring. In Season 1, former USC Provost and current professor Charles Zukoski explores the tradeoffs California's Imperial Valley faces as the lithium extraction industry comes to town, weighing economic opportunity, environmental impact, and a worldwide hunger for lithium. More episodes coming soon.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 9 of 9 episodes

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Valle de Litio | Episodio 7: Una Época de Cambio

Este episodio fue hecho especialmente en Español para explicar en resumen la investigac...

29 minutes
Feb 27, 2024

A Message from our host, Charles Zukoski

Host Chares Zukoski wants to thank you for listening to the show and let you know about...

0 minutes
Feb 26, 2024

Lithium Valley | Episode 6: The Sum of It All

In our final episode of the season, we discuss how efforts to slow global climate chang...

53 minutes
Jan 24, 2024

Lithium Valley | Episode 5: From the Twitch of Colorado River's Tail to Kwaaymi Point

We explore concepts of land use and value systems that play out in the Imperial Valley ...

43 minutes
Jan 24, 2024

Lithium Valley | Episode 4: Whose Health? Consider the Consequences

We’ll look at how Lithium extraction in the Imperial Valley may potentially impact the ...

29 minutes
Jan 24, 2024

Lithium Valley | Episode 3: Transforming a Small Town Economy

We will look at how Lithium extraction is expected to boost  the local economy and the ...

34 minutes
Jan 24, 2024

Lithium Valley | Episode 2: The Tech Behind the Scenes

There’s a big demand for the batteries but it’s a challenge in how to gain access to al...

32 minutes
Jan 24, 2024

Lithium Valley | Episode 1: The White Gold Rush

We’ll get to know Imperial Valley, an area that is home to nearly 180,000 people locate...

32 minutes
Jan 24, 2024

Season 1 Trailer | Welcome to Lithium Valley

Electric Futures is a new podcast series from the University of Southern California exp...

1 minute
Nov 29, 2023