Molly Wood Media

Mill goes commercial and happy Heat Pump Week (to me!)

Mill co-founder Harry Tannenbaum joins the show to talk about Mill's major commercial expansion to Whole Foods and beyond. Plus, join me on my heat pump…

Apr 13

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AI for the grid, and when Big Tech ruins climate tech

This week: Gridmatic, and a rant about a nuclear CEO who doesn't think he owes anyone any explanations.

Apr 11 • Molly Wood

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How to talk about the climate crisis in a time of climate crisis

Josh Garrett of Redwood Climate Communications joins the pod to talk about climate messaging that works, and how to fight the infinity-money…

Apr 6

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March 2026

Use the force, Luke: there's power all around us

A simple three-step strategy for saving money that also happens to apply to maximizing our energy infrastructure and incentivizing the energy…

Mar 24 • Molly Wood

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Turning hundreds of McDonald's into a power grid

Budderfly starts by making thousands of buildings more energy efficient. The endgame? Give that wasted energy back, and create power where there could…

Mar 16

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Mitra EV, or, why your plumber has an electric van

This week's EITP features a startup that's bringing EVs to small and midsize fleets -- and charging, too! Plus, a book recommendation, some plant…

Mar 9 • Molly Wood

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After the storm: rebuilding without the scams and bureaucracy

Another week on adaptation and resilience with Tessi AI; how renewable energy deployment is both resilience and national security, and an artist's new…

Mar 3 • Molly Wood

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February 2026

Survival and capitalism collide: investing in climate adaptation

I'm back to the topic that got me curious about climate tech in the first place; also, big dreams in the battery world, and a detour into surrealist…

Feb 23 • Molly Wood

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A field trip to Copper, the prettiest induction stove-slash-grid asset there is

Plus, the Trump administration might be trying to unleash pollution and global warming hell, but a lot of lawyers and the rest of the world moving on…

Feb 17 • Molly Wood

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Heat pumps, but make them super sexy. Plus, sustainable fashion from Puerto Rico

This week's episode features the beautiful heat pump designer Quilt and the beautiful circular fashion design brand YOMAS -- shoutout Bad Bunny! It's…

Feb 9 • Molly Wood

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Heat pumps are so hot right now, vegan leather is still super not

Featuring the Building Decarbonization Coalition, a fact-check on AI's sustainability recommendations, and Apple's surprisingly great new climate move.

Feb 2

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January 2026

PG&E hopes for an innovation glow-up

The California utility is trying to meet the moment and California net-zero goals with innovation over infrastructure. Plus: weather forecasting as a…

Jan 26

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