We recently had the honor of convening the first-ever Cleantech Podcasters Roundtable, with an all-star roster:   

• Watts Up (WU) Co-Host Marie Burgquist 
• Suncast (ScP) Host Nico Johnson
• Solar Podcast (SP) Host and Creator Tim Montague
• Freeing Energy (FEP) Host Bill Nussey
• Contractors Corner (CC) Host and Solar Power World Editor-in-Chief Kelly Pickerel
• Solar Coaster (SC) Host and Founder Josh Porter
• Political Climate Change (PCC) Host and Producer Julia Pyper

Fellow cleantechers – 

You’ve heard about the quarterly #Cleantech Editors Roundtable series. Now Tigercomm is experimenting with the first #Cleantech Podcasters Roundtable. 

We'll convene the hosts of 8 major clean economy podcasts this Thursday to discuss sector trends, changes in company leadership, information sources they use, and how best to approach them with topics & guests for their shows. 

Join us 3-4 EST/12-1 PST this Thursday, July 8. Mike Casey will moderate for:

Marie Burgquist, Watts Up
NICO JOHNSON, SunCast
Tim Montague, Solar and Storage Expert, The Solar Podcast
Bill Nussey, Freeing Energy
Jon Powers, Experts Only
Kelly Pickerel, Contractor’s Corner
Joshua Porter, Solar Coaster
Julia Pyper, Political Climate

Registration info:

Cleantech Podcasters Roundtable
7/8/21, 3-4 PM EST 
Register at:
https://lnkd.in/gHHDwpE
 
After registering, you'll get a confirmation email telling you how to join the webinar. Send questions you want to ask the podcasters to sarvi@tigercomm.us, or message Mike Casey on LinkedIn.

As a bonus, you’ll have a chance to rate the Zoom backgrounds of each podcaster.

Let’s get the news out of the way, so we can get to the opining … After 14 years of helping build Tigercomm into the top clean economy marcom and public affairs firm, our Executive Vice President Mark Sokolove is leaving for a can't-refuse job at Hanwha Q CELLS America as Marketing Director. Mark’s last day with us is Friday, July 2.

Nearly every independent analyst is forecasting that during the next three decades cleantech sectors – and solar in particular – will experience double-digit growth. For those who work in or follow these sectors closely, that’s probably not news to them. But for me, it’s been an honor to compete in those arenas for the past two decades – playing a role in getting to this point by serving a host of Tigercomm’s clients across solar, wind, energy storage, EVs and other sustainability-focused industries.

Our friends at Checks and Balances Project (C&BP) are really effective. With a shoe-string staff and budget, they combine investigative reporting and public watchdog work to make business as usual uncomfortable for entrenched lobbying interests. Those interests – often polluting ones – take great offense that a plucky watchdog blog would dare raise questions about ethically challenged organizations.

As part of our series of interviews with people leading community engagement for the U.S. offshore wind industry, we're delighted to have our friend, Kris Ohleth, join us.

On April 21, we had the honor of welcoming the editors who have formed our Cleantech Editors Roundtable. This fourth convening continued producing useful insights from people who see trends emerge from the thousands of pitches our companies collectively send them each month.

As part of our interview series with Offshore Wind’s (OSW) community engagement leaders, we were thrilled to talk with Ashley McLeod. A former executive with the Virginia Maritime Association, a former school teacher and a past school board member. Ashley’s combination of experience has given her an unusually deep understanding of how a local community makes decisions. That’s serving her well in her current role as Director of Stakeholder Engagement for Avangrid Renewables’ Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Project.

This Wednesday, we’ll be hosting our fourth (!) quarterly cleantech editors roundtable. For us, it’s hard to believe we’ve had the privilege of convening this group on a quarterly basis for over a year. Time flies.

The launch of Canary Media is terrific news for the cleantech industry. My hat is off to Eric Wesoff, David Roberts, Jeff St. John, GTM alumni, and the entire team they've assembled. We need good journalism now more than ever, especially climate-focused reporting. Eric and his team have delivered it for decades. It's reassuring to know that won't stop now.