Hurricane Redux: Toxic Sludge, Climate Denial and Battery Storage

<p>Before you do anything else, <a href="http://bit.ly/2OEFtza" target="_blank">buy tickets to our live show</a> on October 4 in New York City. It sells out fast, so get your tickets now!</p><p>One year after Hurricanes Harvey and Maria crushed Texas and Puerto Rico, Florence became one of the ten costliest hurricanes in U.S. history.&nbsp;</p><p>North Carolina is still reeling from severe flooding. And like Houston last year, the damage was made worse because of coastal development policies — even while state scientists sounded the alarm about rising sea levels.&nbsp;</p><p>We’re going to recap where things stand.</p><p>Then, residential battery storage. All these storms are creating new demand for batteries. It’s changing solar. We’ll discuss how much.</p><p>And then the billion-dollar pickup for Lucid Motors. Weren’t the Saudis supposed to take Tesla private? How did they end up throwing a $1 billion into lesser-known electric car company?</p><p>The Energy Gang<em>&nbsp;is brought to you by Mission Solar Energy, a solar module manufacturer based in San Antonio, Texas.&nbsp;Mission Solar's high-performance solar panels have the highest testing ratings among any North American manufacturer in the market.&nbsp;</em><a href="http://www.missionsolar.com/" target="_blank"><em>Learn more</em></a><em>&nbsp;about Mission's high-efficiency modules.</em></p><p>Recommended reading:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/north-carolina-coast-hurricane.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a>: North Carolina, Warned of Rising Seas, Chose to Favor Development</li><li><a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/clean-energy-players-weather-hurricane-florence#gs.TmIt=W0" target="_blank">GTM</a>: Clean Energy Players Weather Florence</li><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2018/09/18/hurricane-florence-brings-the-issue-of-coal-ash-back-to-the-surface/#12d4be721fe3" target="_blank">Forbes</a>: Hurricane Florence Brings The Issue Of Coal Ash Back To The Surface</li><li><a