{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Energy 101: We Ask The Dumb Questions So You Don't Have To","title":"The Lawyers Who Decide Where Energy Gets Built","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2964,"description":"Lawyers are the behind-the-scenes operators who make energy projects actually happen, and Kerry McGrath broke down what that world really looks like. She’s spent more than 15 years helping companies get pipelines, wind farms, mines, nuclear plants, pretty much anything that produces or moves energy, through the maze of permits, regulations, and agency sign-offs. We talked about everything from negotiating with federal regulators to dealing with endangered species rules to how legal teams keep up with new tech like carbon capture. It’s a side of the industry most people never see, but it’s the difference between a project idea and a project that actually gets built.Click here to watch a video of this episode.00:00 - Intro02:16 - First Step in Project Management06:41 - Initial Steps in Drilling Process10:02 - Offshore Project Initiation11:48 - Overview of Offshore Wind Energy15:24 - Nihilism in Energy Discussions18:53 - Political Landscape of Energy Policy23:30 - Reasons for Delays in Energy Projects26:09 - High Performance Computing in Energy28:45 - Insights on Nuclear Energy30:28 - Current Developments in Energy Sector35:16 - Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Explained39:24 - Learning About Emerging Energy Industries42:15 - Importance of Rare Earth Minerals44:45 - Blunt Nosed Leopard Lizard in Energy Context47:10 - Houston as the Energy Capital of the Worldhttps://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8F_7R-SE-nw_rUP_p1-vdDVWboJt_kcEhdbgrgTEL7E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYjY2/Yjk4MWJiZWFlYmVl/ZGIxYjkxYTdiYTdi/ZGUwMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}