{"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":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3bddd81f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2901,"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.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n\n00:00 - Intro\n02:16 - First Step in Project Management\n06:41 - Initial Steps in Drilling Process\n10:02 - Offshore Project Initiation\n11:48 - Overview of Offshore Wind Energy\n15:24 - Nihilism in Energy Discussions\n18:53 - Political Landscape of Energy Policy\n23:30 - Reasons for Delays in Energy Projects\n26:09 - High Performance Computing in Energy\n28:45 - Insights on Nuclear Energy\n30:28 - Current Developments in Energy Sector\n35:16 - Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Explained\n39:24 - Learning About Emerging Energy Industries\n42:15 - Importance of Rare Earth Minerals\n44:45 - Blunt Nosed Leopard Lizard in Energy Context\n47:10 - Houston as the Energy Capital of the World\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_io\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io\nhttps://www.facebook.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.instagram.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_io\nhttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.social\nhttps://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}