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Federal regulators approve new rules to ease power connection backlogs 

2 years 6 months ago

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday finalized long-awaited new rules intended to reform how power generation projects get connected to the electric grid, seen as a major step in smoothing the path for thousands of mostly renewable power projects currently waiting to plug in. “This rule will ensure that our country’s vast generation resources […]

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Robert Zullo

Facebook says it was under “pressure” over lab leak posts

2 years 6 months ago
The Wall Street Journal reports today that in 2021 Facebook removed posts saying COVID-19 was the result of a lab leak. This was done due to "pressure" from "the administration and others." There's no indication of what that pressure entailed, but in a similar case involving vaccine hesitancy it appears to have been public comments ...continue reading "Facebook says it was under “pressure” over lab leak posts"
Kevin Drum

Great Flood of 1993 remains a vivid memory for those who experienced the long-running disaster

2 years 6 months ago

In the predawn hours of July 29, 1993, I sat with Earl Buck outside his New Franklin mobile home as the Missouri River rose two inches an hour on a sandbag levee he built with help from neighbors and volunteers. After three days of stacking, there were no more bags. In the darkness, when water […]

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Rudi Keller