#249: Indian Point shutdown, electricity prices, Bitcoin 101, and externalities of wind energy w/ Robert Bryce
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast · Marty Bent
May 10, 20211h 2m
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Show Notes
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Robert Bryce; author, documentarian, and host of the Power Hungry Podcast, to discuss:</p>
<p>- The Indian Point power plant shutdown</p>
<p>- Energy mix</p>
<p>- Subsidies leading to capital misallocation</p>
<p>- Bitcoin's value prop</p>
<p>- The externalities that come with wind turbines</p>
<p>- Land use and green energy</p>
<p>- much more</p>
<p>Follow Robert on <a href="https://twitter.com/pwrhungry?s=20">Twitter</a></p>
<p>Check out Robert's latest book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Question-Power-Electricity-Wealth-Nations/dp/1610397495"><em>A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations</em></a></p>
<p>Check out Robert's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Question-Power-Electricity-Wealth-Nations/dp/1610397495">website</a></p>
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