Podcast HackThe Power of the WindBy Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark, Charles Wayne Bryant
In a Nutshell
On this April 2024 episode of the Stuff You Should Know podcast, hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant discuss the fundamentals of wind energy — its history, controversies, and how the industry has boomed since the 1990s.
Favorite Quote
Fifty percent of Americans live within 50 miles of a coast … So if you can get a 50-mile length of transmission wire to 50% of Americans, that's a significant number of people.
Josh Clark
Introduction
The way we produce energy is changing rapidly.
In the late 20th century, coal, oil, and gas were the unshakeable pillars of energy production in the developed world.
Today, renewable energy is taking over and increasingly powering the world's developed nations, and wind power is at the helm of the renewable revolution.
In this April 2024 episode of Stuff You Should Know, hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant look at how wind is changing the world.
Looking around the world, from China to America to Denmark, Clark and Bryant explore how much of our energy comes from wind, and the ways in which it harms and helps the planet.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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