Energy Cast

Former Reuters reporter Eileen O'Grady recalls her experiences covering the TXU expansion and the scoop that almost uncovered the buyout's secret. For additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/10-txu.html.

Jim Marston of Environmental Defense Fund gives his account of the fight against the TXU coal expansion and his secret negotiations with the buyers. For additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/10-txu.html.

Former Public Strategies managing director Tom Stewart takes us inside the TXU "War Room" to explore the role of the crisis consultant. For additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/10-txu.html.

Fmr. TXU media relations advisor Tom Kleckner discusses the challenges of getting the company message across when faced with environmentalists, rival companies, and former Eagles frontmen. For additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/10-txu.html.

In the introduction of my series on the 2007 TXU buyout, I explain the events that led to the largest private equity buyout in the history of finance. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/10-txu.html.

At an E4 Carolinas conference, I discuss the Trump/Perry energy policy with former NRC Commissioner Jeff Merrifield. For pictures from our visit and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/9-merrifield.html.

I talk to Austin-based GT Environmental Finance about carbon pricing, getting cooperation on state and international levels, and what it really means for our wallets. For pictures from our visit and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/8-gt.html.

We discuss fracking, policy and dollars with the West Virginia Independent Oil and Gas Association. This was my first interview. For pictures from our visit and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/7-ioga.html.

We talk coal with Chris Hamilton from the WV Coal Assn. He presented candidate Trump with a hard hat in 2016, and may have changed the course of American politics forever. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/6-wvcoal.html.

We visit Proton Power, a gasification equipment manufacturer whose technology can convert biomass into hydrogen, synthetic diesel, electricity--and even low-cost graphene! For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/5-proton.html.

In Tennessee, we speak to Genera Energy, a biomass solutions company that is working with farmers to develop better feedstocks for cellulosic ethanol. For pictures from our visit and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/4-genera.html.

We discuss what conservative energy solutions with ClearPath Foundation, why climate change is such a left/right issue, benefits of lobbyists (!!!), and even Captain Planet. For video and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/3-clearpath.html.

We witness history as FCET makes power from fuel cell at the lowest temperature on record. I discuss Fuel Cell efficiency, market opportunities and advice for navigating a startup. For additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/2-fcet.html.

On the first episode of Energy Cast, we visit the Renewable Control Center, a state-of-the-art monitoring facility run by Duke Energy. For pics and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/1-duke.html.