Emily Pontecorvo
Founding Staff Writer, Heatmap News. On 2 shows, 3 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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She covers clean energy deployment, building electrification, industrial decarbonization, and federal climate policy. A graduate of MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing and former reporter at Grist, she was awarded a SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in 2023.
2shows
3appearances
17statements
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Everything Emily Pontecorvo said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
At least 20 US states have introduced gas preemption bills
“So what we're seeing is now in at least 20 states a count is at, including Florida, we've seen bills that preempt local governments from taking different kinds of climate action.”
Tampa Electric funneled $15,000 to Senator Travis Hudson before legislative session
“What we found in Florida was there was a money trail between the Tampa Electric Company and Travis Hudson, so Tico, Tampa Electric Company, funneled about 15,000 dollars to him, like, right before this legislative session, and kind of as he was working on thes…”
Clearwater Gas manager offered campaign donation to senator for passing bill
“Their public affairs manager at Clearwater Gas said she would donate to her senator's reelection campaign if he gets it through.”
Up to 70% of US Homes Need Electrical Panel Upgrades
“There's this nonprofit, Rewiring America, and they estimate that something like 60 to 70% of homes in the U.S. Are going to need to upgrade their electrical panels in order to accommodate solar or new electric appliances.”
Non-Union Wage Competition Pushes Union Electricians Out of Residential Work
“Right now, union electricians, they don't really do that much work on houses because they're undercut by non-union electricians who can pay their workers less.”
Roughly 50 California cities have enacted gas hookup bans
“I think now something like 50 cities in California have passed similar laws”
Research shows renewable natural gas supply cannot replace current fossil demand
“There's research showing that there may not be enough renewable natural gas to serve the, serve people at the level that natural gas does today.”
Pontecorvo: Union electricians do little residential work due to non-union wage competition
“Right now, union electricians, they don't really do that much work on houses because they're undercut by non-union electricians who can pay their workers less.”
Tampa Electric registered six lobbyists to push Florida energy preemption bills
“Tico also had six registered lobbyists on the bills”
Tampa Electric is converting its Big Bend coal plant to fossil gas
“Well, so recently, TECO has been investing in new natural gas power plants. So they have a major coal plant called Big Bend in Florida and Tampa, and they're in the process of converting part of that plant to run on natural gas.”
Berkeley became the first US city to ban natural gas in 2019
“Berkeley, California, was the first city in the country to ban gas in new buildings, and that was back in 2019.”
Rewiring America estimates 60% to 70% of US homes need electrical panel upgrades
“There's this nonprofit, Rewiring America, and they estimate that something like 60 to 70% of homes in the U.S. Are gonna need to upgrade their electrical panels in order to accommodate solar or new electric appliances.”
Pontecorvo: Median Bay Area electrician salary is roughly $90,000
“The median salary for an electrician in the Bay Area is about 90,000 dollars, and a lot of people make six figures.”
Pontecorvo: Laney College's Electrical Program Almost Collapsed After a Teacher Retired
“In the Bay Area, this birthplace of Electrify Everything, the place to take electrical training classes is a school called Laney College, and the program there almost collapsed when one of the teachers retired this year.”
Berkeley Banned Natural Gas in New Construction in 2019
“Berkeley, California, was the first city in the country to ban gas in new buildings, and that was back in 2019.”
Bay Area Electricians Earn a Median Salary of $90,000
“The median salary for an electrician in the Bay Area is about 90,000 dollars, and a lot of people make six figures.”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Emily's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 GREEN BLUEPRINTLEDGER | Founding Staff Writer, Heatmap News | 2 | 12 | 100% 9/9 | full record on the Green Blueprint → |
 CATALYSTLEDGER | Founding Staff Writer, Heatmap News | 1 | 5 | 100% 4/4 | full record on Catalyst → |