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Green energy gridlock

Green energy gridlock

Update: 2023-05-2410
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Lyle Jack wants to build a wind farm on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. But to make the project work, he has to connect that wind farm to the electric grid. Which is easier said than done. On today's show - how the green energy revolution may live, or die, by bureaucrats trying to untangle a mess of wires.

This episode was produced by Willa Rubin. It was edited by Sally Helm, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Katherine Silva. Jess Jiang is our acting executive producer.

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Ha! My dad and I do the "Guess the Crop" game on every trip we have taken together as adults. Nice to know it isn't just my family!

Aug 11th
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Green energy gridlock

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