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Energy Costs, Poverty, and Race

Energy Costs, Poverty, and Race

FromNew Books in Sociology


Energy Costs, Poverty, and Race

FromNew Books in Sociology

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Destenie Nock, an assistant professor in the Engineering and Public Policy and Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of People’s Energy Analytics, a new startup, talks about her co-authored paper “The Energy Equity Gap: Unveiling Hidden Energy Poverty” with Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel. The two also talk about the arc of Nock’s career; poverty, race, and infrastructure in the United States; and how Nock’s new company can help energy utilities identify and address hidden forms of energy poverty.
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Released:
Feb 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Interviews with Sociologists about their New Books