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Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds

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The Economist says that petty spats among billionaire Elon Musk, other tech tycoons, and the MAGA crowd may be “a sign of a much deeper rift” within the right wing incoming US executive office. The policy team of once-and-future President Donald J. Trump has “disparate, sometimes contradictory goals,” with the … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to Expand Hydropower Generation, Battery Energy Storage, & Transmission

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Section 1706 Loan Guarantee Will Maintain Affordability for Customers and Improve System Resilience and Reliability As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $584.5 Million Loan Guarantee to Subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power Inc. to Build Solar PV and Energy Storage in Puerto Rico

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Convergent will build and operate utility-scale solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico, improving grid resilience and reducing costs for ratepayers. The U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $584.5 million ($559.4 million in principal and $25.1 million in capitalized interest) loan guarantee to subsidiaries of … [continued]

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Why Is Paramount Plus Promoting Big Oil With Its Landman Series?

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“Landman” is a television series broadcast on Paramount Plus, the digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. I’ve watched most of the other Taylor Sheridan series, somehow hoping that a romanticized Old West culture can be combined with positive representations of females. What I didn’t expect from him was a … [continued]

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8 Effective Approaches & Solutions For Electrifying Your Home

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Electrifying your home involves shifting from fossil energy sources to more sustainable electric alternatives, as well as optimizing home energy usage and efficiency, all of which reduces your carbon footprint. As the urgency to adopt more sustainable living solutions grows in response to climate change, many homeowners (and renters) are … [continued]

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Commercial & United States Postal Service (USPS) Electric Delivery Vans Spreading Out Across USA

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Two years ago this month, I saw my first Amazon Prime Rivian electric delivery van (lead figure of this article) just across my street. The driver said he loved the new van and was kind enough to pose for pictures and show me inside. He said Amazon already had ~100 … [continued]

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