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Drilled

Thea Riofrancos on Tackling Transition and Consumption

Drilled

Critical Frequency

True Crime, Earth Sciences, Social Sciences, Science

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Electrification offers an opportunity to rethink how we use energy and how we get around. Researcher Thea Riofrancos wants to see the U.S. seize that opportunity and set the country on a path to a better, more equitable future. Promotions: Earth Breeze: earthbreeze.com/drilled for 40% off Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/DRILLED for a free 1-year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs Express VPN: expressvpn.com/drilled for an extra three months free on a one-year package Subscribe to our newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to Drilled, I'm Amy Westervalt.

0:14.8

Today I want to talk about something that has been getting a lot of attention lately and

0:21.2

is kind of rife with misinformation.

0:24.8

That is the environmental impact of the electrify everything movement.

0:29.1

This is something that a lot of climate folks have been really hesitant to talk about

0:34.7

or even have been kind of defensive about because they don't want people talking as though

0:42.3

renewables have the exact same impact as fossil fuels.

0:46.3

Or this idea that they'll be even worse or that they're not an improvement.

0:52.0

All of these are talking points that several folks on the right are starting to push.

0:57.6

We've got Ted Cruz ringing his hands about child labor in cobalt mines.

1:03.8

For example, you've got a lot of pundits who carry water for the fossil fuel industry,

1:10.6

claiming that the land required for both mining and installing renewables, the materials

1:17.4

required, all of that is going to be a bigger environmental problem than drilling for oil.

1:24.1

That is not true.

1:25.4

However, there are definitely impacts and one of the key ways that we can minimize those

1:34.0

impacts is to curb energy consumption across the board.

1:40.7

We are at this moment right now that's very pivotal where the US in particular is trying

1:47.2

to plan out an energy transition.

1:51.6

And instead of going, oh no, electric is great.

1:54.7

We don't need to think about this stuff.

1:56.3

It's actually the perfect time to figure out how to minimize the environmental impact

2:02.0

of our energy system.

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