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A Vacation Farmhouse In Vermont Inspires A Renewable Energy Travelogue

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This week, as part of our summer travels around New England, hubby and I have reserved a Vermont farmhouse. The rolling hills are lush and verdant. Generations of farmers have planted creamy hydrangea and purple phlox. Native columbine, wild grapes, and milkweed feed pollinators are among the thousands of plants … [continued]

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Why A Vote On Taxing California’s Billionaires Is Being Watched Around The World

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In November, California will vote on a proposal to levy a one-off 5% tax on the wealth of all billionaires in the state. Google co-founder and billionaire Sergey Brin has already spent US$100 million on political donations to a group opposing the tax. Brin is hoping to avoid a potential tax bill … [continued]

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Famous US Automaker Faces The Music As Million-Dollar Vote Scheme Goes South

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A fraud lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk is moving to the next step, in which class action status will be determined in regards to his pledge to select random voters to receive $1 million each, if they sign petitions circulated by his America PAC.

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Unearthing the Future: Inside NLR’s Summer Educational Programs

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An underground mine provided some welcomed cool on a peak-summer day in the mountains west of Denver, Colorado, for a group of 21 undergraduate interns from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). Outfitted with hard hats, and as gravel crunched under their closed-toed shoes, the … [continued]

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