Future in Bloom
Future in Bloom
Steph Speirs
How One Person’s Impact Can Unlock Gigawatts of Energy
47 minutes Posted Mar 31, 2026 at 4:02 pm.
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Matt Traldi, co-founder of Greenlight America, joins Steph Speirs to unpack the “hidden” political friction points stalling the U.S. energy transition. From the permitting bottleneck to why wind and solar are losing by forfeit in local council rooms, Matt breaks down how the next generation of energy is being held back by zoning laws rather than technology. Learn why showing up to a single Tuesday night hearing can have the same carbon impact as planting 4 million trees, and how Matt’s journey from labor unions and the Obama-era EPA led him to tackle the organizing gap in the clean energy revolution.