On this episode of the Good Energy podcast, Solar Energy Industries Association president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper stops in to talk about the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. SEIA and Hopper were key players in crafting the landmark legislation. She talks about how the ambitious goals she set for the industry in 2020 are already outdated and how the IRA is accelerating the transition to clean energy. But even as the legislation transforms the American economy, the speed of change is causing turbulence, including skilled labor shortages and misinformation. She also talks about how other countries are reacting to the U.S. leadership in renewables.

On this episode of Good Energy, we talk about Barbie’s carbon problem and what toymaker Mattel is doing to make it better. And everybody’s favorite Penguin Lady Dyan deNapoli talks about her work rescuing the iconic Antarctic fowl from oil spills and the dangers of rain on the southernmost continent. She discusses the impact climate change is having on our favorite flightless birds and offers a few things we can do to make the world a safer place for them. (Hint: She recommends starting with a carbon footprint calculator.) Finally, Shae Thomas talks about what we can do to make our fur babies at home a little more green.