This Brooks& Capehart piece on PBS Newshour says some very important things about voting. https://youtu.be/p60dJvxbaQg
Archive for the ‘Government Agencies’ Category:
2022-01-06 Election Subversion, Partisan Election Officials
This Guardian article paints a dire picture of what may happen with partisan subversion of elections. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/14/trump-president-2024-election-coup-republicans Trump and his cult followers keep propagating The Big Lie. But life is a two-way street and what works for Trump could be used against him. I think that if Trump can claim that he won, then the
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2022-01-05 AG Garland Addresses Prosecuting Everyone Involved In The Jan 6 Uprising
In the last half of the video Attorney general Garland stated that
2021-12-30 IEA Special Report Press Release ++
This IEA Special Report (free .PDF) gives the pathways to reach net zero by 2050. It plans for 1/5th supplied by nuclear. https://www.iea.org/news/pathway-to-critical-and-formidable-goal-of-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-is-narrow-but-brings-huge-benefits
2021-12-29 Rich Pay Fair Share Of Taxes?
The wealthy don’t pay their fair share of taxes due to loopholes. This fact check explains some of it. https://checkyourfact.com/2019/01/09/fact-check-90-percent-taxes-eisenhower-1950s/ This is an opinion article but here is a quote: << Last year, America’s Gini Index was at 0.49, a tie for the highest on record. It’s not the absolute worst rating but it’s definitely
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2021-12-26 Death Of California Rooftop Solar?
This guy goes over the changes when NEM 3.0 takes effect in 2022. The smaller bill with lower solar power will be at a disadvantage and there will be a disincentive to get rooftop solar. In other words the owner will save minimal or no money over the lifetime of the system. Also the solar
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2021-12-24 Small Scale Solar: Calif Leads with 10+ GW
California leads with more than 10 GW, many times that of second place. Texas and Florida are adding a lot more. The incentives are important! They don’t say, but I assume that this includes ‘behind the meter’ rooftop solar. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46996
2021-12-24 3 Solar Farms In Riverside Co. On Federal Land
The Biden administration is approving 3 large solar PV farm projects on BLM lands in Riverside County, California. These utility scale projects total nearly 1 Gigawatt capacity. Up to 25 more will be built in other states. https://electrek.co/2021/12/23/biden-administration-approves-three-big-solar-farms-on-public-land/
2021-12-17 Court Lets Dominion Go Forward With $1.7B Fox Defamation Lawsuit
Quote: << In a 52-page opinion, Davis said Fox News may have pushed election fraud claims against Dominion despite knowing those claims were false. —- In a statement, Fox News said it remains “committed to defending against this baseless lawsuit and its all-out assault on the First Amendment.” >> Fox should know that the First
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2021-12-16 Biden’s Build Back Better Act Would Boost Solar Installs 31% Through 2026
Biden’s Build Back Better Act would boost solar installs 31% through 2026. https://electrek.co/2021/12/14/bidens-build-back-better-act-would-boost-solar-installs-31-through-2026/
