Offshore wind nightmare strikes Nantucket

“The project is still under construction. That’s just kind of ironic. It’s not even built yet. And it’s already breaking. The total project. Yes, it is for, like, 62 turbines and a substation. And I believe they have piled driven like they have to take a giant pole, essentially, and slam it into the ocean floor. And then they build the turbine. On top of that, they still have 15 left to pile drive. They have some of the towers and the blades up on the ones that they’ve already piled driven, but not all of them. I think, you know, a very small handful of them, quote-unquote, went into operation earlier this year, but the majority of them are still under construction or have not been built yet.” – Meghan Lapp

In Episode 450 of District of Conservation, Gabriella unpacks the fall-out and attempted cover-up of the Vineyard Wind 1 turbine disaster unfolding in Nantucket, MA. She taps Bonnie Brady and Meghan Lapp, two commercial fishing industry activists and Big Wind opponents, to deconstruct what’s happening and why ocean industrialization is harmful to conservation efforts. Tune in to learn more!

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EP 571: Can Cloud Seeding Fix America's Water Woes? (ft. Augustus Doricko) – District of Conservation

Welcome to Season 9 of District of Conservation! We are kicking off the new season with a unique question: Can cloud seeding solve America's water scarcity issues – especially out West? We discuss this and more with Rainmakers CEO/Founder Augustus Doricko. Follow Rainmaker on X and OnlineResults from Rainmaker's Alaska Research Campaign