2018 Reflections and Prognostications

<p>This week, it’s our year-ender episode. And you know what that means: we’re going round the horn with our assessment of 2018.</p><p>First, we’ll discuss the top trends of the year.&nbsp;</p><p>Then, a roundup of the best energy journalism of 2018.&nbsp;</p><p>And finally, some predictions for 2019 — with a twist.</p><p>Here some links to our top journalism choices:</p><ul><li>“<a href="https://blog.ucsusa.org/joseph-daniel/the-coal-bailout-nobody-is-talking-about" target="_blank">The Coal Bailout Nobody is Talking About</a>,” by Joseph Daniel</li><li>“<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/drilled/id1439735906?mt=2" target="_blank">Drilled</a>” podcast, by Amy Westervelt</li><li><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/west-virginia" target="_blank">An interview with Ken Ward, jr.</a> about his MacArthur Genius grant for investigative reporting on the coal industry.</li><li>And Stephen’s <a href="https://twitter.com/Stphn_Lacey/status/1070495708225118213" target="_blank">other picks for top podcasts of the year.</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>The Energy Gang<em>&nbsp;is brought to you by GE's Reservoir, a modular lithium-ion energy storage system that can slash construction costs by 50 percent. Find out more about&nbsp;</em><a href="http://ge.com/energystorage" target="_blank"><em>what Reservoir can do</em></a><em>&nbsp;for your electric grid, solar plant, wind farm, microgrid or thermal power plant.</em></p><p>Use the promo code PODCAST to get a $50 discount for a GTM Squared membership this holiday season. Get your GTM Squared discounted membership&nbsp;<a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/squared" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>