The Trump-Branded Version of the Clean Power Plan

<p>This week: we examine the Trump alternative to the Clean Power Plan, look at the gap between red and blue states on climate change, and review the presidential debates.</p><p>Up first: how Trump's EPA is replacing Obama's major climate rule. </p><p>Then, the red-blue climate divide. States are putting ambitious new climate plans in place. But they’re almost all in states dominated by democrats -- and the new EPA power plant rule only makes that gap bigger. What are the long-term economic consequences for the red states failing to change?</p><p>Finally, we got 15 minutes of climate talk in the first two Democratic presidential debates. Does this yet again prove why we need a climate-only debate?</p><p>Recommended reading:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/06/the-trump-epa-strategy-to-undo-the-clean-power-plan/" target="_blank">Yale Climate Connections</a>: The Trump EPA Strategy to Undo the Clean Power Plan</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/climate/states-climate-change.html?searchResultPosition=2" target="_blank">New York Times</a>: Blue States Roll Out Aggressive Climate Strategies. Red States Keep to the Sidelines</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/25/a-climate-themed-debate-the-democrats-owe-it-to-voters" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>: A Climate-Themed Debate? The Democrats Owe It to Voters</li></ul><p><em>Support for this podcast is brought to you by </em><a href="https://en.sungrowpower.com/" target="_blank"><em>Sungrow</em></a><em>. With the world’s most powerful 250-kilowatt, 1500-volt string inverter, Sungrow is providing disruptive technology for utility-scale projects. </em></p><p><em>Subscribe to&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/podcast/the-energy-gang" target="_blank">The Energy Gang</a><em>&nbsp;podcast via&nbsp;</em><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-gang/id663379413?mt=2" target="_blank"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/sho