Broadband Breakfast on August 21, 2024 - Green Energy and the Democrats

The Democratic Party has long championed green energy as a cornerstone of its environmental and economic policies. This commitment has intensified in recent years, with the Biden-Harris administration launching ambitious initiatives to accelerate America's transition to clean energy. How have these efforts fared in practice? How are Democrats balancing the urgent call for climate action with economic and political realities? Join Broadband Breakfast as we discuss energy – and broadband – from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago!

Panelist resources

Data Centers and the Environment

These vast, climate-controlled facilities, housing thousands of servers, support cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision-making.

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Green Energy and the Democrats

Just as crypto has emerged as a tech and infrastructure issue with a heavily Republican tilt, advanced energy may serve a similar role for Democrats.

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Recent articles from Broadband Breakfast on green energy:

Broadband, CHIPS Act, Green Energy, Other Tech Issues in Democratic Platform

The platform links together investments in broadband infrastructure with policies promoting semiconductors and green energy.

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Clean Energy is the New Dirty Word Between GOP and Democrats

It’s hard to imagine a greater contrast on any issue – including immigration –between the current GOP and the Democratic Party.

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In a Democratic vs. Republican Contest Over Broadband, Who Wins?

The idea behind ‘Made in America’ is to combine reindustrialization, national security, reviving left-behind places, cheering up blue-collar workers and reducing carbon emissions.

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Host

• Drew Clark (host), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Breakfast Media LLC CEO Drew Clark has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. An early proponent of better broadband, better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing tool to collect and verify broadband data left unpublished by the Federal Communications Commission. As CEO and Publisher, Clark presides over the leading media community advocating for higher-capacity internet everywhere through topical, timely and intelligent coverage. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.