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If you are a grower or owner looking to optimize your existing or new cultivation facility or anyone looking to cultivate more in less space, then this is the show for you. Each week, join Host Michael Williamson as he travels across the country, to explore the world of vertical farming and the future of cannabis and food production through his conversations with leading industry operators, growers and executives who are demonstrating success and resilience as growers and cultivators. Each e ...
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Welcome, MycoWizards of the World! If you’re here that means you have within you either a burgeoning fungal curiosity, a need to do some mycological trouble-shooting or you require some on-brand chatter to drown the drone of the flow hood while those plates stack up! Well, you have followed the mycelial network to the right place. Every other Friday (pretty much,) we deliver a new episode, oozing with metabolites. We may be diving into a common problem among commercial mushroom farmers, chat ...
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Investor Shayle Kann is asking big questions about how to decarbonize the planet: How cheap can clean energy get? Will artificial intelligence speed up climate solutions? Where is the smart money going into climate technologies? Every week on Catalyst, Shayle explains the world of climate tech with prominent experts, investors, researchers, and executives. Produced by Latitude Media.
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Welcome to Grow Sessions brought to you by TSRgrow. Our podcast is a space where cannabis cultivators and horticulture enthusiasts can visit with industry experts as they share their wisdom, knowledge and experience to help growers navigate through this new and ever-changing industry. Our goal is to become your number one resource for cannabis cultivation and so much more. Tune in with our industry experts as we discuss subjects like lighting, pest management, nutrients, environmental manage ...
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Respect My Region looks at medical and recreational cannabis across the continent on the North American Weed Tour. From craft to commercial, we look at the industry, brands, and interview high-level guests from across the legal cannabis space.
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Cultivate the Culture is a podcast that explores how individuals and organizations can work within the hip-hop culture to create a better culture for everyone. Hosted by knowledgeable and passionate hip-hop enthusiasts, Signet-ring and Verses, this podcast features interviews with artists, activists, educators, and other influential figures in the community who are using their platforms to address issues such as social justice, education, and entrepreneurship. With a focus on building commun ...
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Are you intrigued by Commercial Real Estate? Join Heather Ewing, CCIM each week as she dives into CRE trends, Deals, and Developments throughout Madison, WI. Learn the crucial role of Mindset in CRE and Marathons! Success leaves Clues.
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Welcome to That Property Podcast, where we explore the latest trends and insights from experts at the forefront of their industries. Hosted by Andrew Graham, CEO of Rental Management Australia, our show covers a diverse range of topics around property. From discussing what makes a good company culture to offering advice on how to become a successful property manager, we cover everything from commercial to residential property, as well as financial services, property insurance, build to rent, ...
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Performance Artist Sally Greenhouse survived a catastrophic car accident that left her with a broken neck and spinal cord injury. "Secret Lives of the Disabled" is a podcast that has as its focus individuals who become disabled in America due to accidents, chronic illnesses and debilitating pain often plunging them into poverty, housing insecurity and extreme isolation while rendering them as expendable Americans. This podcast features guests from every profession addressing the consequences ...
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Our goal is to help community bankers succeed and thrive. We have a passion for community banks and believe they are the backbone of main street America. The BankerCast presents the case for community banking best practices and the relationship between a strong community banking system and the community it serves standard of living.This a banker’s must listen to guide to success.
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Welcome to the brand new ‘Super Weston’ podcast, shining a light on all the reasons why Weston is a ‘super’ place to live, work and visit. Tune in and listen to stories of business innovators, local people with unique stories to tell about life in Weston, and those who are raising the game through new projects and events. Plus insider tips on where to eat and drink. Be prepared to be surprised!
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Geothermal seems to be nearing an inflection point. With rising load growth, clean, firm power is more valuable than ever. Next-gen geothermal players like Fervo Energy and Sage Geosystems are signing PPAs with major tech firms. Even U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright — a known critic of renewables — has praised the potential of geothermal. The …
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In this transformative episode, we explore the art of taming the wild emotional dragons that often hold us back such as fear, doubt, anger, and procrastination and turning them into powerful allies. With a blend of storytelling, science, and soul, we uncover how mastering your inner world is the true foundation of sustainable entrepreneurial succes…
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In April, the Trump administration issued an executive order to accelerate the development of deep-sea minerals — part of its broader push for “energy dominance.” The world’s oceans hold vast, untapped deposits of critical minerals like nickel, copper, manganese, and rare earth elements — all essential to batteries and clean energy technologies. De…
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From his days as an IndyCar race engineer to his current role as chief product officer for a leading storage integrator, Tristan Doherty has always worked at the intersection of high performance and risk management. Today, he's applying that expertise at LG Energy Solution Vertech to build more resilient, domestically manufactured energy storage sy…
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Will MacHugh is a Washington state based mushroom farmer with a long standing background in the world of agriculture. He has grown fast and smart and he has noticed what a lot of us are too busy to do much about...the importation of extremely cheap shiitake logs from China. Will has assembled this website as well as this simple survey ... If you ar…
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This week, we're bringing you a special episode of The Green Blueprint, a show about the stories behind first-of-a-kind climate projects. In this episode: Terawatt Power's first commercial electric truck charging depot, which opened in April near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. It was a significant milestone for the industry. So how’d Tera…
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In the mid-2000s, Ben Brown started his career designing demand response programs that relied on pagers and telephones. Today, as Renew Home's CEO, he's leveraging AI and tens of millions of connected smart devices to help households save energy and create an entirely new approach to grid management. Renew Home is building a new kind of virtual pow…
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📺 Subscribe & Watch on YouTube Hosts Michael Williamson and Anders Peterson speak with Jon Jirikovec, Crop Specialist at Grodan, about substrate management, irrigation strategy, and cannabis cultivation. Grodan manufactures stone wool (Rockwool) for hydroponic and soilless cultivation, offering high control and steerability for growers. Jon shares …
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It’s a Catalyst first-of-a-kind: our very first live event! We hosted it last Wednesday at San Francisco Climate week. In this episode, Shayle talks to Mike Schroepfer, co-founder and partner at Gigascale Capital and former CTO of Meta, and Nick Chaset, CEO of Octopus Energy US. Together they cover: Lessons on building products that consumers love …
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China’s new export controls on rare earth elements (REEs) are a problem for EVs, renewables, and other industries that rely on the minerals, especially the permanent magnets they’re used in. The vast majority of the global supply chain is in China. Plus, Chinese companies control supply chain operations around the world. So is it possible to stand …
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The U.S. storage market is experiencing hockey-stick growth, with multiple gigawatts being installed quarterly. But new policy uncertainties around tariffs and the Inflation Reduction Act are threatening this momentum. But Jeff Waters, the CEO of Powin, remains optimistic. "This industry will figure out a way to work with it," says Waters, who brin…
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In this episode of Grow Sessions, Tony Pavlakis sits down with Jim Megerson of Anvil Agrinomics about the complexities of designing efficient indoor cannabis cultivation facilities. Titled “Connecting Your Cannabis Grow: Easy Efficiency with Integrated Systems,” the episode emphasizes the critical need for system integration over siloed approaches.…
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Big tech’s data center construction boom is fueling a flurry of natural gas development, despite the fuel’s challenges, and it’s complicating big tech’s climate goals. But carbon capture and storage (CCS) could mitigate emissions from those new plants, and hyperscalers could secure low-carbon power while meeting their needs for speed and reliabilit…
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Premiums are rising. Insurers are leaving markets. But people keep building in risk-prone areas, and the climate disasters just keep coming. Can insurance markets adapt? In this episode, Shayle talks to Dr. Judd Boomhower, an assistant professor of economics at the University of California-San Diego and a faculty research fellow at the National Bur…
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Data centers face a critical timing problem. They need massive amounts of power immediately, but grid upgrades can take more than seven years to complete. Microgrids could be a solution to this growing power gap. "How do you future-proof your systems through adaptability of technologies? Microgrids are really a nice technology to address that," exp…
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Everyone wants a piece of general purpose models. Instacart has deployed ChatGPT for recipes and meal planning. The Mayo Clinic is using it to summarize patient records. Schneider Electric is using an OpenAI LLM to generate sustainability reports. With such powerful models, what’s the need for specialized models built for specific industries, espec…
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Tyler Norris says regulators have been getting two different stories. On one side, they’ve been hearing that data centers are largely inflexible loads. On the other, last year the U.S. Department of Energy recommended data center flexibility, and EPRI launched its DCFlex initiative to demonstrate the same. So he and a few other researchers wanted t…
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📺 Subscribe & Watch on YouTube In this episode of Cultivation Elevated, hosts Michael Williamson and Anders Peterson are joined by David Goodnack from Plant CO2 to discuss the crucial role of CO2 in cannabis cultivation, particularly in commercial vertical farming. They explore the technicalities of CO2 systems, focusing on the transition from smal…
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In 2023, the U.S. market for transferable clean energy tax credits was just getting started. One year later, that market has tripled in size, with credits diversifying beyond wind and solar into nuclear, manufacturing, and other technologies. "The statistics on just how much it grew over that period are really impressive — indicating the transparen…
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Robots are becoming cheaper to make and more powerful because of AI. In the climate tech space, they’re already laying transmission lines, inspecting wind turbines, and installing solar panels.. And with labor productivity stagnating, immigration restrictions tightening, and the cost of labor rising, they’re looking even more appealing. So where mi…
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In this crazy beautiful world we live in, we forget how connected we are. Who would of thunk that flowers and mushrooms needed each other.. Not I.. But im no Mycologist. In todays episode Erik and Gregor talk about the connection between orchids and mycelium and how to work together to produce one of the most beautiful flowers we know and love. ALS…
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And then there was fungi. What's new in the mushroom world? Bipartisan group of Pennsylvania members to re-introduce Bill protecting mushroom farmers. Things in the mushroom capital of the world are shaking up. Work forces, automation and lack there of. We talk about it all in 1 of our two episodes this week! https://www.thecorryjournal.com/news/ar…
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Batteries were electrochemistry’s breakout hit. For years it was a field that kept a low profile, outshined by flashier cousins like biotech and computer science. That is until lithium-ion batteries became big business, showing that studying the relationship between chemicals and energy could unlock technical pathways that other disciplines could n…
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Leaving brown town and cruising towards ultra violet summer. What to do with cauliflower lions and why UV water filtration is a thing you should do! IF YOU WANT TO BE ENTERED TO WIN ONE OF OUR GIVEAWAYS, GO TO https://mycowizards.com/join_us AND BECOME A MEMBER AT ANY LEVEL! SHIRTS, MERCH, AGAR AND LIQUID CULTURES ARE UP FOR GRABS TO ALL MYCOWIZARD…
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📺 Subscribe & Watch on YouTube This episode of Cultivation Elevated dives deep into the curing process of cannabis, exploring its critical role in achieving high-quality flower. Hosts Michael Williamson and Anders Peterson discuss the science behind curing, including moisture content, enzymatic activity, and ethylene gas production. They also exami…
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Laurent Boinot, a power and utilities leader at Microsoft, remembers the moment he discovered the power of artificial intelligence. Years ago, as a student using a basic AI model to assess World Bank project risks, he was amazed to discover the technology outperformed human experts. "With a very basic AI tool, we were able to replicate that risk an…
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How do you say mushroom in french? They won't take husbands, but they will take farmers. Trust us, we tried. Also, buttons are better in other places. Apparently an infinite growth mindset does bad things to crops. Weird. IF YOU WANT TO BE ENTERED TO WIN ONE OF OUR GIVEAWAYS, GO TO https://mycowizards.com/join_us AND BECOME A MEMBER AT ANY LEVEL! S…
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The predictions are coming in hot. Data centers could grow to consume more than 9% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030, according to EPRI. That’s more than double its current estimated data center load. AI will increase global data center power demand 165% by 2030, says Goldman Sachs. And billions of dollars are at stake. Utilities, megasite dev…
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Join us for an engaging episode featuring Allison Weiss, an inspiring leader in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. As the founder of CRE Recruiting and Women Speak CRE, Allison shares her unique journey, the imperative of storytelling in recruitment, and the critical role of women in propelling the industry forward. Discover her insights on…
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In today's episode of Grow Sessions, host Tony Pavlakis speaks with Timo Bongartz, CEO of Cannavigia, for an insider's perspective on the cannabis industry's evolving global ecosystem. This episode dives into cannabis cultivation, regulation, and technological innovation — with a special focus on the European market. Timo provides a comprehensive o…
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Join us as we dive into an inspiring conversation with Cindy Peach, a former tech professional who boldly transitioned into the multifaceted realm of commercial real estate. She shares her captivating journey of recognizing the potential for creating additional income streams, navigating the ups and downs of economic cycles, and cultivating a resil…
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Between 2013 and 2023, cultivated meat companies raised a total of nearly $3 billion. In 2020, Singapore approved the world’s first cultivated meat products, with the U.S. and Israel following close behind. But head to the meat department of any American grocery store today, and you won’t find cultivated meat for sale. After short-lived restaurant …
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So we failed Mechanical Dedikaryotization. But that wont stop us! Today we talk with Gregor Jones about his findings and what we can improve on as we take the next steps in our fungal journey! ALSO Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation i…
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What are mushrooms good for if not a final resting place? take a took at one of this weeks episodes where Erik and Mike chat about the many uses for these funny shapes of water we call mushrooms! ALSO Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovatio…
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What if you could shift your mindset and unlock the key to financial independence? Join us as we uncover the extraordinary journey of Mustafa Ladha, who traded a promising career in genetics and pharmaceuticals for the realm of real estate investing. Mustafa shares his transformation story and how he harnessed the power of mindset to achieve financ…
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Sodium-ion could be the next big thing. Last August, Natron announced a $1.4B factory in North Carolina. Other U.S. companies like Peak Energy, Bedrock Materials, and Acculon Energy are jockeying for position in the market. Meanwhile, almost all of the world’s sodium-ion manufacturing capacity, current and planned, is in China. CATL’s CEO Robin Zen…
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📺 Subscribe & Watch on YouTube In this episode, the hosts dive deep into the intricacies of cannabis drying, sharing expert insights on best practices, airflow management, and the common pitfalls to avoid. They discuss the importance of controlling temperature, humidity, and airflow to ensure consistent, high-quality drying. Key topics include the …
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Tumultuous tariffs and other manure. Today's broadcast is all about poor leadership decisions from the top and how/why farmers need some buttressing for their sh*t umbrellas and a red ribbon road of loopholes to cartwheel through just to stay afloat. Beware the suits and grow your fruits, fam. ALSO Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.c…
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Do you have a good Morel code? We like to think we do. Or at least we know of folks who do... Murder, mayhem and corporate tomfoolery abound in todays broadcast all about the mighty morel and how yes, you can cultivate them if you happen to be a pair of Norwegian twin genius'. This and more, including our first t-shirt GIVEAWAY!!! ALSO Check out wh…
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What happens when a tech-savvy individual transitions into the world of commercial real estate debt? Discover the fascinating journey of Levi Blum, who went from selling office equipment to building his own debt financing LLC, proving that resilience and adaptability are key ingredients to entrepreneurial success. Levi shares how he harnessed the p…
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Sheldon Kimber says the grid is broken — at least for new data centers and other large, industrial loads that need lots of clean power, fast. But the founder and CEO of Intersect Power believes there’s a workaround that enables larger data centers and speeds up time to power: colocating behind-the-meter generation and storage on megasites rich with…
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When you ask, We answer! tune information our second broadcast this week where Erik and Daniel hash out some basic ideas and answers to supplementation for our friends around the world and in the states! Mead! Aliens with middle fingers! Daniels exhaustion, the whole thing and a bag of chips. ALSO Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.co…
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And then there was space! come check out one of this weeks episodes with Gregor Jones! We talk NASA. We talk Space. We talk about things that don't belong in our face. Just kidding. ALSO Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation in this spac…
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Sally Greenhouse and Psychologist George Bonnano get into a thought provoking interchange about the relative prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. About George Bonnano The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience is Changing How We Think About PTSDBy Sally Greenhouse
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David Medlock of Highland Fungi has been sending me the most incredible papers and research articles on all things fungi over the entirety of 2024. He has an unwavering dedication to obsessively digging for details to generate solutions to extremely complicated issues in the cultivation of the 5th kingdom. With a background in all things fabricatio…
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What if you could transform your career and personal growth by tackling self-sabotaging behaviors? Join us as we engage with Denise Graziano, a leading expert in organizational transformation and growth. She shares her invaluable insights on navigating the ever-evolving business landscape, focusing on solving intricate challenges in management, com…
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Didn’t catch last week’s episode on Nat Bullard’s mega slide deck on energy transition? Start there. This is the second half of our extended conversation with Nat, the former chief content officer at BloombergNEF and current co-founder at data insights company Halcyon. In this episode, Shayle and Nat dig into topics like: Rising solar installations…
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A royal pardon for the founder of the Silk Road. What could it mean? What new precedent has been set? What do we know? Not much, but tune in and find out anyway. ALSO Check out what's new over at https://mycowizards.com where we have rolling deep dives focused around commercial mycology, new equipment and innovation in this space and much more! USE…
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When it comes to decarbonization planning, utilities tend to focus heavily on the supply side. But they may be overlooking one of their most powerful tools for managing a cleaner grid — demand flexibility. Demand response and time-varying rates have been in use for decades. But many utilities still haven't fully embraced demand flexibility in their…
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