Welcome to Inside Energy and Utilities. Your host is Seb van Dort, and in the pod he discusses the latest in the Energy, Energy Efficiency and Utility Sector. Cover photo by NASA - https://unsplash.com/@nasa
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Inside Energy was a public media collaboration, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, that produced from 2014-2017. Our audio stories will help inform you of the tensions and tradeoffs in American energy issues. Don’t miss our podcast: http://insideenergy.org/podcast
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We believe energy should be better. A better experience for customers, better for the planet, and better value for money. Our aim of this podcast series is to give you real insight into our company’s DNA – the way we work, the way we think, our values, and our people. We’ll be chatting to various members of the Octopus Energy team over the coming series, exploring everything from our products and services, to the technology that sits behind them and the culture that is driving us to deliver ...
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Ep 17: Fuelling Change - How heat pumps can help us get off our addiction to gas
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Heat pumps are like magic, turning one unit of energy into three to four units of heat. In this episode, our podcast host Russell Goldsmith chats with Effie Evans, director of Octopus Energy’s heat pump business, about the important role these clean tech devices are playing in decarbonising our homesEffie and Russell discuss Octopus Energy’s effort…
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Ep 16: How Kraken is powering a transformation at Octopus and beyond
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How Kraken – the world’s first next-gen energy operating system – is powering a transformation at Octopus and beyondAt the heart of everything the Octopus group does is Kraken – a world-leading operating system for utilities. In this episode, Octopus CEO Greg Jackson and Kraken Chairman Gavin Patterson shine a light on the unique potential that Kra…
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Ep 15: Zero Bills homes: Getting rid of energy bills for good
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Introducing Zero Bills: the first-of-its-kind smart tariff providing eligible households zero bills for five years, guaranteed. In this episode, we talk to Michael Cottrell, Product & Partnerships Director at Octopus Energy, and Holly Gavin, Product Manager at Kraken Technologies, about how we're partnering with housing developers to build the home…
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Ep 14: Electric dreams: The growth story of Octopus Electric Vehicles
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The EV market has taken off in recent years, and we're right at the forefront of the transition. In this episode, we talk to Fiona Howarth, CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles, and Claire Miller, Director of Tech and Innovation, about the growth story of Octopus' EV specialist business.Av Octopus Energy
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Ep 13: How our US team is achieving rapid growth while helping customers through the energy crisis
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Today we're back across the pond to talk to the US team about the exciting growth they've seen over the last 18 months since launching in Texas. We chat again with Michael Lee, the CEO of Octopus Energy US, Lily Stein who is an Octopus veteran and moving to Texas from Australia to lead operations and Naja Cossey, the Director of Marketing for US.We…
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Episode 12: A new energy era - how households can help balance the grid AND get paid for it
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In this episode, our podcast host, Russell Goldsmith, chats with Alex Schoch, who heads up our global flexibility team, and Devrim Celal, the CEO of Octopus’ flexibility technology arm KrakenFlex about how to unlock the untapped resource of household flexibility.It’s clear – we’re entering a new era of energy in which households are moving from pas…
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Bonus Episode: Energy Saving Tips with the Founder of the Energy Advice UK Facebook group
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The well regarded Energy Advice UK Facebook group, founded by Gemma Hatvani in 2020, now holds nearly 100,000 members. Octopus's Chief Product Officer Rebecca Dibb-Simkin talks to Gemma and her colleague Ian about their rollercoaster journey, how their community supports each other and works with suppliers, and shares some energy efficiency advice …
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Episode 11: The Fan Club - providing cheaper energy when the wind is blowing
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Octopus Energy is known for its breakthrough innovations - one of the most exciting ones is The Fan Club, the world’s first local tariff that provides customers living near wind turbines with cheaper energy when the wind is blowing, with a discount of up to 50%.In this episode, we welcome back Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation, who…
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Episode 10: Going Global and meeting the team in Germany
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In Episode 8, we chatted to the people who head up Octopus Energy around the world. And so off the back of that discussion, we decided to invite each of those CEOs back onto the podcast for a deeper dive into Octopus Energy in their respective territories, but also with a view of meeting some more members of their teams to get a real understanding …
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Episode 9: How we're making energy greener
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Green energy is already the cheapest way to generate electricity, but we need to build a lot more solar and wind farms to move the world to a fully green energy system. In this episode, our host Russell Goldsmith delves into the world of Octopus Energy's green generation arm. Joined by Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation, Matt Setche…
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The UK currently faces a massive hike in energy bills as a result of global energy prices, which will force many more families into fuel poverty. The energy industry and the government are working hard to soften the blow of sky-high global gas prices on consumers. In this special episode, host Russell Goldsmith was joined by Octopus Energy Group’s …
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Episode 8: Going global, one country at a time
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In just five years, Octopus Energy has gone from strength to strength and become a truly global company. In this episode, our host Russell Goldsmith tries to find out if Octopus's success in the UK can serve as a blueprint for other countries. He's joined by the people who head up Octopus Energy around the world: Michael Lee, CEO of Octopus Energy …
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COP26 Special: The Kids are all Bright
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In a first for the Inside Octopus podcast, we throw out the rulebook and feature no representative from the eponymous company. Instead, we speak to the five-year-old winners of our fifth birthday competition, about what they did to win, how we can stop climate change, and why they're excited for the future.…
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Episode 7: A sneak peak inside Octopus Energy’s £10 million training and R&D centre
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In this episode, our podcast host, Russell Goldsmith, makes a road trip to Octopus Energy’s multi-million pound commitment to the decarbonisation of heat, for a guided tour from some of the tentacled experts, old and new, working on the green heating revolution.Following all the COVID guidelines to be there, Russell was joined by Clem Cowton, Direc…
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Episode 6: The transformative power of Kraken
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In Episode 2, we already spoke about our technology platform Kraken - the giant robot that sits at the heart of Octopus Energy and the enabler of our rapid growth, innovative products, and outstanding customer service.In this episode of Inside Octopus, we talk about the transformative power that Kraken can unleash in other energy companies, one of …
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Episode 5: Why Octopus Energy doesn't have an HR department
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In February 2021, Greg Jackson, CEO and founder of Octopus Energy, explained on the BBC's CEO Secrets series why Octopus Energy decided against having an HR department despite its considerable size. The interview headlined 'My billion-pound company has no HR department' sparked an, in parts, heated debate on social media among HR and business profe…
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Episode 4: Interview with Rachel Fletcher, Director of Regulation and Economics
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Host Russell Goldsmith welcomes Rachel Fletcher to Octopus Energy and chats about why she left her role as CEO of UK water regulator Ofwat to become our new Director of Regulation and Economics. Rachel also explains what her role will involve and what it means to the business.Av Octopus Energy
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News Special: Octopus Energy US launch & the Texas Energy Crisis
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This special episode introduces the team who recently launched Octopus Energy US in Texas, just days before the State was hit by one of the worst winter storms it had seen in 100 years. Host Russell Goldsmith was joined by Octopus Energy US CEO, Michael Lee, the US Head of Marketing, Natasha Crowe and Operations Lead, Kelly Rankine, who had only ju…
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In this episode of Inside Octopus Energy, we focus on growth and what it takes to go from zero to over 1.8 million customers in just four years. Hosts Russell & Trudy were joined by our Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder, Stuart Jackson, who talked through everything from bringing on board our first customers, through managing the rapid scaling…
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In this episode of Inside Octopus Energy, the topic of conversation was the unique technology that sits behind our products and services that is helping us to deliver Cheaper Greener Energy.Hosts Trudy & Russell were joined by three of the team responsible for shaping and developing Kraken, our technology platform: Gilly Ames, one of our Front-End …
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News Special: PM & Chancellor Visit Octopus Energy
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This special episode was recorded after the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, visited Octopus Energy's London offices to talk about the future of renewable energy, hear our announcement of 1,000 jobs and a new technology centre in Manchester, England. Russell Goldsmith was joined by Octopus Energy Founder & CEO, Greg Ja…
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Following on from our previous episode's discussion around our company culture, we decided to take a step back and record what feels like a bit of a prequel - hence why we called it Episode 0! Hosts Trudy & Russell welcome back our CEO, Greg Jackson, to find out more about why he set up the business in 2015, his plans moving forward, and how on tra…
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Lots of people want to know what happens inside Octopus Energy. Most importantly, our ever-expanding team. When we started, we all sat within earshot of every conversation, every phone call. We could see each other’s screens and learn what Octopus was from each other, as we built it. Now our team is spread across locations (including a lot of remot…
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The most interesting stories in Energy this week. Centrica to sell US Energy Retail Arm, Shell says ban on non-electric cars by 2039; Ofgem ‘s proposed cuts to profitability and the case for nuclear in Net-Zero. Centrica to sell US energy retail arm for £2.8bn Source: Oilprice.com UK could ban non-electric new car sales by 2030 – Shell Source: Ener…
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The most interesting Energy news stories in 10 minutes for the week ending 19th of July
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This week we’re talking about: Governments Plans for a 'Green Investment Bank 2.0', eight point plan for Scottish Green Recovery; Battery Projects and Octopus’ renewable strategy Stories: Reports: Government mulls plans for 'Green Investment Bank 2.0' Source: Business Green Eight-point plan for Scotland’s ‘green recovery’ from pandemic Source: the …
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The most interesting Energy news stories for the week the of 6thJuly to the 12th of July
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This week we’re looking at Rishi Sunak’s £2bn announcement, AI’s role in Energy, The U.N. chief urges end to coal financing to spur clean energy shift, and the impact of Covid-19 and the shift to sustainability. Stories Sunak to unveil £2bn home insulation scheme Source: BBC ‘Batteries cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels’, UK grid operator f…
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The most interesting Energy news stories for the week ending 5th of July.
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This week we’re looking at Tesla overtaking Exxon’s market value; the UK E-scooter Trial and OVO Energy’s low carbon Heating Trial Tesla overtakes Exxon's market value in symbolic energy shift away from fossil fuels Source: financialpost.com Rental e-scooters will be allowed in UK streets from Saturday Source: Energy live News OVO Energy to lead ma…
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News roundup of the most interesting Energy news stories for the week ending 28th of June
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This week we’re looking at Ofgem’s increased checks on energy suppliers, EDF and its plans for Sizewell C – Drax and Carbon Capture and Storage and EV Battery Passports. Stories: Ofgem to bring in new checks on energy suppliers- Source: City AM EDF ‘pleased’ as Sizewell C plans cleared for next phase - Source: EADT.co.uk Drax to trial second CO2 ca…
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News roundup of the most interesting Energy news stories for the week ending 21st of June
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Stories of the week Tesla approved electricity generation licence Source: Energy Live News International Energy Agency states – The energy sector will never be the same again Source: Oilprice.com Goldman Sachs - Clean Energy Investment Has Hit A Critical Point Source: Oilprice.com SSE - SSE to spend more than £7bn on 'helping to power green recover…
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A quick-fire news roundup of the most interesting news stories in Energy for the 14th of June
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This week: BP to cut 10,000 jobs as virus hits demand for oil Source: BBC British Gas owner Centrica to cut 5,000 jobs Source: BBC Demands grow for 'green industrial revolution' Source: BBC Britain goes 60 days without coal-fired power generation Source: EDIE.net Let me know if this is useful - contact me on Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/sebvandort #e…
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A quick-fire news roundup of the most interesting news stories in Energy for the 7th of June
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This week: Centrica - drops out of the ftse 100 - is this what the energy transition looks like Source - Yahoo finance Ofgem unveils £350m scheme to support struggling energy suppliers Source - City AM Bristol City Council agrees to sell Bristol Energy Source: BBC Europe delivering record renewables generation Source - Edie.net Let me know if this …
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A quick fire news roundup of the most interesting news stories in Energy. We cover the following stories from the Energy Sector: 1. SSE sends green recovery plan to the PM, Treasury and BEIS 2. Good Energy Tops supplier performance report, but disputes the findings 3. Europe enjoys record €60bn EV investment 4. Renewable energy may be switched off …
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Energy & Utilities News Round Up - 20th of May
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A quick fire news round up, we cover the following stories from the Energy Sector: Britain Breaks coal fired record Commitment to Net Zero from BP Low carbon investment in UK Covid-19 recovery #energy #netzero #news
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The 3 three news stories that grabbed my attention over the last couple of weeks. Discussing the UK's commitment to Net Zero. Stories from Business.com and BBC.com
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On the 10th of December, the CMA approved OVO's deal to take over SSE's domestic customer base. This means that OVO energy will be the second-largest energy supplier in the UK. Here are my quick thoughts on the incredible OVO / SSE deal!
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How the EV roll out will change the energy sector
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A 5-minute overview of how I think the EV Charging point rollout will change the landscape of energy and will start blurring the boundaries of Energy Supplies; Charging point Installers and Car Manufacturers. #ev #energy #oilandgas #netzero #electricvehicles
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The ECO 3 Consultation with Zankhna Shah - Founder and Director at Resourcematics
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Zankhna’s background is in environmental policy, having worked at Ofgem, leading on the RdSAP ECO Scoring model for Ofgem. I have personally worked with Zankhna on various aspects of ECO and she seemed the ideal person to ask about BEIS’ ECO 3 Consultation. Amongst other things, we discuss the changes out of the latest ECO 3 consultation from BEIS,…
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#6 - Inside Energy - Weekly update November 11
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What is happening in the world of Energy and Utilities? Here are the most interesting stories of last week. If you want a summary of the most interesting stories, you can listen to them here. This week we'll discuss: Labour's pledge to fund billions in energy efficiency measures; Global energy efficiency progress at the lowest rate since 2010 and B…
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Why the energy proposition will become a simple data proposition on the near future.
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Episode 4 - Andrew Medhurst a discussion on Climate Change
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In today's episode I talk to Andrew Medhurst. I came across Andrew via his Linkedin post where he explains that he has recently resigned from the City after 30 years to work on Climate Change. In Andrew's words; "I share the view of an increasing number of quite sane and rational academics/scientists who believe we face inevitable near-term social …
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#3 - Deltra Consulting - Q&A about the current state of the Energy Market
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Recently Deltra Consulting asked me a few questions about the state of the market. They will publish this interview later this week on their blog. In this episode I answer their questions about the current energy market, future trends and advice for smaller suppliers in 2019.
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#2 - What is happening on the ECO 3 Frontline - a chat with Kevin Sanders
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I've been very interested to see what is actually happening (or isn't) in ECO 3. I am particularly interested in a view from the front line of ECO Delivery. Kevin Sanders is a lead canvasser for suppliers and installers, so he is the best person to show what is happening at this front line.
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Why 2019 will be a tough year for smaller retailers
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The very first episode of Inside Energy and Utilities!
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Living With Uncertainty- An Inside Energy Podcast Special
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Is having oil and gas development nearby bad for your health? In this story, we’re going to dig into what is known and what is unknown about these dangers and why those unknowns still exist, as more and more wells are drilled. We’re going to meet different people with different perspectives, who are all gathering data or studying it. They’re lookin…
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Invisible Leaks: Where "Clean" Natural Gas Falls Short
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A natural gas boom in the U.S. is changing the power sector in the country. It's credited with bringing down American carbon dioxide emissions more than any other factor. But, one difficult to control component of the natural gas industry threatens to undermine those gains. This audio special from Inside Energy explores the serious and persistent p…
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Tax reform is going to impact renewables, oil and gas, and energy overall in the western U.S. Now that the President has signed the final tax bill into law, what does it mean for western energy? Inside Energy helps unpack.Av Inside Energy
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2017 Continuing Coverage: Firestone Explosion
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Four stories chronicling the growing conflict between oil and gas drilling and suburban development, in the aftermath of an April 2017 natural gas explosion in Firestone, Colorado that resulted in the death of two people. Submitted in the "Continuing Coverage" category for the 2018 RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards.…
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President Donald Trump has used the term “clean coal” a lot lately, but what is clean coal? Well, it can mean a lot of different things, depending who you ask. For some, it's history. For others, it's a fantasy. And for still others, it's a necessity. But could it become a reality that helps bring back coal and helps stop climate change? Inside Ene…
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An increasing number of cities are claiming they will go it alone to meet the emission reduction targets of the Paris Climate Agreement. This comes in the wake of President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris accord earlier this year. Just last week, mayors from more than 50 North American cities signed a formal agreement to reduce g…
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President Trump is set to announce a plan to shrink the boundaries of two national monuments in Utah: Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monument, the latter created by President Obama one year ago this month. Trump’s action will mark an important milestone in the story of these two red buttes which has become an outsized symbol for …
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