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On Heat Pumps, Colorado Hits The Ground Running

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Regardless of the sorry state of federal energy policy today, climate action continues apace among the many US states where public servants prioritize energy affordability alongside job creation, health, and safety. A case in point is Colorado, where the heat pump business is heating up as stakeholders race to capitalize … [continued]

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21 Gigawatts of Solar for California Land That Can No Longer Be Used for Agriculture

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There’s a water district in San Joaquin Valley in California where there’s empty land that “can no longer sustain irrigated agriculture.” The Westlands Water District board of directors have decided on a plan for this land. They are going to have solar power plants built there — perhaps 21 gigawatts … [continued]

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Rivian’s 2025 Sales Were Meh — But Here Comes 2026!

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Rivian has released its 4th quarter and full-year 2025 production and delivery figures. There’s nothing particularly exciting or uplifting about them. They’re very meh. However, 2026 should look much different. In the 4th quarter, Rivian scored 9,745 deliveries, and it produced 10,974 vehicles. Across the full year, the company had … [continued]

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Elon Musk’s Dramatic Miss On 2025 Tesla Cybertruck Sales

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I had totally forgotten about this quote, but thanks to a reader, we’ve got a wild prediction to check regarding 2025. This prediction isn’t from November 2019 when Tesla unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck. It wasn’t from five years ago. It wasn’t from four years ago. Just two years and a … [continued]

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From Soviet Fields to US Committees: The Return of Institutionalized Untruth

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On December 30, a little noticed federal vaccine advisory meeting took place in the United States. It was scheduled between Christmas and New Year’s, broken into four brief sessions for a specific reason, and focused on procedural matters within a committee most Americans have never heard of. There was no … [continued]

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