From this article: Alabama Power to Increase Fossil Fuel Use, Delays Solar Request: Alabama regulators voted today to give the go-ahead to Alabama Power Company’s request to add almost 2 million megawatts of energy from natural gas sources to its …
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Calling All Patriotic Moms and Dads
“Hey parents! Get this fun and free patriotic bundle from Mike Huckabee’s “Kids (sic) Guide to the Presidential Election” while supplies last!” Sounds good to me. Who wouldn’t like a “patriotic bundle” for our kids? I’m sure there are robust …
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“Mr. Trump Increasingly Sounds Like a Cultural Relic”
Here’s another person echoing the point I made the other day about Trump: he’s standing on an island that’s getting smaller with each passing day, as the seas are rising around him. Yes, he has a hardcore base that will …
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Evaluating Presidential Candidates
I have to love Kelly’s remarks. Really? We have to be more careful about who (sic) we elect? We need to apply a filter? Character matters? It’s not good enough to vote for someone who hates the same people we …
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Trump Backs Down, But What Does that Reveal?
This from David Frum, political commentator, speechwriter for President George W. Bush. What he said here is true, of course; it’s very unusual for Trump not to double down on whatever stand he’s made, regardless of how unsupportable. This time, …
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Why Trump Will Fail: Too Much Basic Human Goodness
Some guys never cry, but I’m not one of them. I would find it impossible to get through this minute-long video without tears welling up in my eyes. I especially love the guy with the bullhorn: “This is America.” This …
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Trump Addresses U.S. Cadets, Those Who “Will Not Lie, Cheat or Steal, or Tolerate Those Who Do.”
Such a sad day. Is there any aspect of our moral lives that Trump hasn’t reduced to rubble? As a pacifist, I wish young people weren’t doing this with their lives, but I have to say that I feel very …
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Trump and Mayhem
Did you know that there really are Americans who love the violence and racial hatred that have come to define current times in Trump’s presidency? When Trump says that venues at which police tear-gassed protesters were “beautiful scenes,” you have …
Those Who Don’t Study History: One of Those “Would Be Hilarious If It Weren’t True” Moments
I came across this cartoon just now. If November 3, 2020 (U.S. election day) goes the wrong way, it will be a moment that this becomes our reality.
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The Energy Gang: Fabulous Weekly Podcast
As often mentioned here, I heartily recommend the long-running weekly podcast “The Energy Gang” to anyone wishing to keep up with the technological, economic, and political trends in the international energy industry.
