Ep.38 Now hiring! (For the clean energy future)
Dam!13 Syys 2024

Ep.38 Now hiring! (For the clean energy future)

The future of hydropower and the utilities who depend on it across the Northwest rests in the future of our workforce. In the case of Grant PUD, that workforce is challenged by looming retirements and gaps in education and training. Yet, the utility is rising to meet those challenges head on, and convert them into opportunities for their employees and the rural community they serve. Joining us on this episode to provide more details and tell his own unique story is Grant's general manager and CEO, Rich Wallen.

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Hydro 101: Introduction to Hydropower

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Ep.24 Get a job... in hydro!

Ep.24 Get a job... in hydro!

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Ep.23 Catch fish, win prizes, save salmon

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What do the three subjects in the title of this podcast have in common? They're all important aspects of the work being done by Sean Simmons and Angler's Atlas. On this episode of Dam!, Sean explains ...

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Ep.22 The show must go on!

Ep.22 The show must go on!

In our final episode of the year, we introduce Dam! listeners to Northwest RiverPartners' new interim executive director, Heather Stebbings. Transitioning from her prior role with the Pacific Northwes...

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Ep.21 Saying goodbye

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We bid farewell to our executive director, Kurt Miller, on our 21st episode of Dam! On this one, Kurt shares the memories made and lessons learned leading Northwest RiverPartners, where he's headed an...

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Ep.20 It takes a water-powered village

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We welcome a very fitting guest to Dam! this week with Brenna Vaughn, executive director of the Northwest Hydroelectric Association–or NWHA. As you can imagine, we covered all things hydropower advoca...

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Ep.19 "Enchanted" grid resiliency solutions

Ep.19 "Enchanted" grid resiliency solutions

This very special episode of Dam! features Thomas McAndrew, founder, president, and CEO of Enchanted Rock, who flew in from Texas to join us in studio with his good friend Kurt Miller, executive direc...

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Ep.18 The little nukes that could

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Okay, maybe they don't like being called "little." You may know them better as small modular nuclear reactors, and they could just be the big breakthrough we need to reach our clean energy goals. Luck...

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