It's Time for the Port of Long Beach to Pivot: Offshore Wind May Fail & What Long Beach Should Do

Описание: Welcome to a pre-launch episode of the Adreana and Alison show, debuting later in 2025 as the Girls Gone Menopause Podcast.

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This Google Docs folder has links to all the sources used in this podcast: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

In this episode, Long Beach podcast host Adreana Langston breaks down why the Port of Long Beach's massive offshore wind project, Pier Wind, may be in jeopardy under the current political climate. She explores the massive scale of the proposed wind turbines, and the project's initial promise of labor income and job creation.

However, she also delve into the significant federal headwinds facing the wind energy industry, including policy attacks from the Trump Administration , new financing obstacles for wind and solar projects built into the "Big Beautiful Bill" , and investor pullbacks. She examines why these challenges make the Pier Wind project a risky bet, despite the state's best intentions.

Adreana argues that California should pivot to more resilient, less politically targeted renewable energy sources. Discover how Long Beach is uniquely positioned to lead with wave energy and pumped hydro, and why these alternatives could be the key to ensuring grid resiliency and a clean energy future for California.

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CHAPTERS

Original song "Who Can You Trust" alt rock version [lyrics and melody by Adreana Langston] (0:00-00:20)

A Personal Story of the 2015 Long Beach Blackout (00:20-05:04)

The Pier Wind Project: Bigger than the Eiffel Tower (05:49-09:06)

First Excerpt of Donald Trump attacking offshore wind energy (09:07-09:25)

Pier Wind Explanatory Commercial (09:25-11:35)

The Port of Long Beach is working with the California Energy Commission (11:37-13:02)

Full quote of Donald Trump attacking offshore wind energy (13:20-14:23)

How exactly the Trump Administration is weaponizing the federal government to attack solar and wind energy (14:25-20:10)

Three specific anti-wind energy and anti-solar energy provisions in the #BigBeautifulBill (20:11-24:44)

The antagonism against wind and solar energy is ideological for the GOP, it's not just Trump (24:46-26:56)

Ocean wave energy (28:54-33:39)

Hydro-pump energy from THUMS islands (33:43-37:49)

The stalking horse of high energy prices (37:51-40:08)

California sues the Trump Administration. What comes next? (40:11-43:10)

The people need relief (43:11:-44:08)

Sunk costs are NOT a reason to move forward (44:09-44:50 )

Conclusion (44:50-45:51)

Full neosoul version of original song "Who Can You Trust" [melody and lyrics by Adreana Langston] (45:51-49:10)



MUSIC IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY ADREANA LANGSTON
Who Can You Trust
Here is the original song I made up in my head, recorded acapella and uploaded to SUNO.AI
https://suno.com/s/06V5KmnnwXHT1BNl

Here is version 30 played at the beginning of the podcast
Who Can You Trust 30 alt rock
https://suno.com/s/6OQyDx2ZzGa0GE2G

Here is version Trust 30 alt rock remix with an African-American sounding vocalist
Who Can You Trust 30 alt rock (remix)
https://suno.com/s/e8Fe9Vb2Uq2yVFWt

The interstitial music was also fully created in SUNOai without an an original melody from my own mind.


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