From Yahoo News: Oklahoma Proposes Letting Gas Utility Charge A $1,400 ‘Exit Fee’ To Go Electric
Switching to electric appliances cuts climate-changing gas, eliminates dangerous indoor air pollution and saves homeowners money. However, in yet another effort to prevent the cessation of fossil fuel consumption, the state of Oklahoma is proposing to make homeowners pay a $1400 fee to terminate service to make the transition. This, of course, will ensure that millions of homes remain on natural gas for the indefinite future, while making rooftop solar less attractive.
Fortunately, Oklahoma, among the 10 poorest states, doesn’t represent the sensibilities of the bulk of the U.S.; in fact, it’s arguably the most regressive state in the union. Trump beat Biden 65.4% to 32.3%, the widest margin in all 50 states.
Nonetheless, this is disgusting, and we can only hope that the judge reviewing the proposal puts a spear through it.
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A companion point to be made here is that, in the absence of green infrastructure, the United States is actively contributing to the incineration of our planet.
The photo comparison here shows two views of Düsseldorf, Germany, taken about 20 years apart. It depicts something that is happening all around Europe, i.e., replacement of single-passenger vehicles with mass transit, bicycling, and walking.
Here we see Biden taking an optimistic tone about America’s future, and there is some value in that; it’s certainly better than its opposite.
We’re intelligent, but that’s not our only attribute.
“Wrong” isn’t the word I would use here. Trump supporters have to be some blend of racist, selfish, cruel, ignorant, and above all, credulous. How anyone could possibly believe the garbage coming out of that man’s mouth is astonishing.
Greta Thunberg is normally photographed with a scowl on her face, but not when in the presence of a person like Jane Goodall, who has spent her life building an understanding of life forms and using that knowledge to make life better for everyone.
One of the problems facing the United States is that a large group of people believe that no crimes were committed on January 6th. Jenna Ryan, the realtor/rioter who is now famous for saying that she wouldn’t go to prison until the judge handed her 60 days, says, “I did nothing wrong.”
Readers who happen to be Facebook users may want to sign up for science and math quizzes in their feeds. The question at left is rare, in that it has no right answer.
