The Energy Gang

This is a special crossover episode between The Energy Gang and Climate 2020.Coronavirus brought the 2020 election to a screeching halt. Climate was once a top issue in the Democratic primary, but it’s been overtaken by a virus and a looming economic apocalypse. Primaries are delayed. Traditional campaigning has stopped. Biden is hiding out, preparing for the general election. Bernie Sanders is hanging on. And the way we think about all kinds of issues has totally flipped.So how will climate, cleantech and the environment fit into this new political world?The climate community is struggling with how to message. What are the appropriate ways to keep the focus on climate change, while we face public health and economic crises? What about the intersection of extreme weather and coronavirus? Many state officials fear the next season’s floods, hurricanes and fires – events that can require evacuation while people are supposed to stay homebound. How will climate change compound the problem?The Gang includ