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American Climate Corps

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- April 5, 2024

DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently posted:

The American Climate Corps will be key to scouting the next generation of climate leaders.

The Department of Energy is proud to partner with President Biden and six other agencies to train young Americans in clean energy deployment, conservation and environmental justice.

Climate totalitarianism be steps. Just imagine this road to serfdom with a bunch of marginal devotees checking your thermostat or trying to smell charcoal during the 4th of July.

Here are some comments to Graham’s post:

Paul Taylor: Please leave the kids out ot this creepy, leftist nonsense. Life is hard enough for them without using them as political pawns.

Randall Forsyth: In short, as an environmentalist and animal welfare activist, I am appalled by where my taxes are going, to solve a non solvable problem.…

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Alaska Bad Bill 2: Electric Utility Regulation (SB 257)

By -- April 4, 2024

“Our utilities are working in collusion with NGOs and ENGOs that promote decarbonization over affordability and reliability. Compromised utility board members will waste no time using this change in statute to gaslight everyone around them into believing this is what is best for them.”

The short title of Alaska’s SB 257 – Electric Utility Regulation refers to a monstrous process of government-on-government:

“An Act relating to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; relating to public utilities; relating to electric reliability organizations; relating to the Alaska Energy Authority; relating to the Railbelt Transmission Organization; and providing for an effective date.”

This bill was introduced by the Alaska Senate Resources Committee on March 1, 2024. Per the sponsor statement, “Senate Bill 257 lays the groundwork for an electric system that is more affordable, more sustainable, more equitable, a grid that can power a prosperous future for generations of Alaskans to come.”…

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Alaska Bad Bill 1: Clean Energy Standards (HB 368)

By -- April 3, 2024

“The score for this bill in its present state is a -7 with -9 being the worst, 0 neutral, and +9 being the best for freedom and liberty.”

HB 368 was introduced by Representative George Rauscher, chair of the Special House Energy Committee. Clean Energy Standards (CES) is the evil twin of the Renewable Portfolio Standard, Despite, the claim by this committee that there are no penalties for utilities to contend with, its just smoke-and-mirrors in terms of ratepayer welfare, energy reliability, and economic freedom from energy statism.

On March 22, 2024, the House Special Committee on Energy advanced the bill out of committee by a vote of 4-3 to establish a CES under HB 368.  The purpose of the bill is “to establish a clean energy standard that requires certain electric utilities to derive increasing percentages of the utility’s net electricity sales from clean energy sources.”…

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California Floating Wind Turbines? Environmental Pushback

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- April 2, 2024
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Energy & Environmental Review: April 1, 2024

By -- April 1, 2024
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EVs Not: Letters to the Editor, in the Houston Chronicle

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- March 29, 2024
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Hawaii’s Energy Transition: Solar-for-Coal, One-third Rate Jump

By Richard Storm -- March 28, 2024
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Climate Alarmist as ExxonMobil Whistleblower

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- March 27, 2024
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“The Price Anderson Suicide Pact” (Devanny on nuclear power insurance reform)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- March 26, 2024
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Houston’s Robust Fossil Future (Chronicle’s CERAWeek op-ed misdirects)

By -- March 25, 2024
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