Ashanti ⚡️
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Tennessean • All in for a 21st century grid.
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When I was at The Post, I once wrote about the effort to fight back against seat belt laws. Gift link: wapo.st/48PHVOF
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
Bring back residential-use lead paint, you cowards.
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
When I was at The Post, I once wrote about the effort to fight back against seat belt laws. Gift link: wapo.st/48PHVOF
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What about the interest and gains the corporation made by refusing to pay what was owed to their customers? Landlords have to return deposits with interest accrued. Why not this obvious malfeasance?
$33.5M in electric bill credits are finally returning to Illinois families — a full decade after a utility manipulated the market and overcharged consumers.
www.wcia.com/news/illinoi... #affordability #energysky
www.wcia.com/news/illinoi... #affordability #energysky
Central, Southern Illinois Ameren customers getting money through settlement
CHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) — Some Ameren customers in Central and Southern Illinois will be getting a credit on their next bill after the state’s Attorney General reached a settlement worth n…
www.wcia.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
What about the interest and gains the corporation made by refusing to pay what was owed to their customers? Landlords have to return deposits with interest accrued. Why not this obvious malfeasance?
$33.5M in electric bill credits are finally returning to Illinois families — a full decade after a utility manipulated the market and overcharged consumers.
www.wcia.com/news/illinoi... #affordability #energysky
www.wcia.com/news/illinoi... #affordability #energysky
Central, Southern Illinois Ameren customers getting money through settlement
CHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) — Some Ameren customers in Central and Southern Illinois will be getting a credit on their next bill after the state’s Attorney General reached a settlement worth n…
www.wcia.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
$33.5M in electric bill credits are finally returning to Illinois families — a full decade after a utility manipulated the market and overcharged consumers.
www.wcia.com/news/illinoi... #affordability #energysky
www.wcia.com/news/illinoi... #affordability #energysky
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Sens. Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, Chuck Schumer, and Adam Schiff have filed a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Sens. Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, Chuck Schumer, and Adam Schiff have filed a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.
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Join IBES's Values at Risk 2025 webinar! On Dec 9 at noon, experts in finance, insurance, policy, and environmental science will explore how we can better anticipate, price, and manage climate-related risk.
Learn more + register: https://ow.ly/3UVH50XnZaK Carolyn Kousky Environmental Defense Fund
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December 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Corporations are pricing for the wealthy, which drives up costs for everyone else. Hard to ignore that a key source of higher costs is that half of all spending is done by the top 10%.
Americans are paying more for less almost everywhere. In this month’s issue of The American Prospect magazine, we dig into how surveillance capitalism, regulatory capture, and monopolization raise costs for everyone. From Robert Kutner: trib.al/yR1TPKy
Sources of America’s Hidden Inflation - The American Prospect
How market power jacks up prices, and how Trump’s policies add to the pressure
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Corporations are pricing for the wealthy, which drives up costs for everyone else. Hard to ignore that a key source of higher costs is that half of all spending is done by the top 10%.
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Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Today, DOE renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), one of the crown jewels of U.S. science and engineering for renewable energy, the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). We should be reinvesting in our world-leading national labs not renaming them. www.nrel.gov/news/detail/...
News Release: Energy Department Renames NREL 'National Lab of the Rockies' | NREL
www.nrel.gov
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Today, DOE renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), one of the crown jewels of U.S. science and engineering for renewable energy, the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). We should be reinvesting in our world-leading national labs not renaming them. www.nrel.gov/news/detail/...
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as best I can tell, yeah - the names of the National Labs are spelled out in statute
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
as best I can tell, yeah - the names of the National Labs are spelled out in statute
How does this help the country?
The Energy Department’s iconic National Renewable Energy Laboratory will now be known as the National Laboratory of the Rockies. #energysky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Strikes ‘Renewable’ From National Renewable Energy Lab
The Trump administration is renaming the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the National Laboratory of the Rockies, in its latest move to re-characterize federal entities associated with clean energ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
How does this help the country?
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Coming back from vacation to some good news!
The first baby whale of the 2025-2026 North American right whale calving season was spotted Nov 28 near South Carolina.
Mom is Champagne (ID #3904) and its her 2nd documented calf. What joyful news for a species with 384 whales remaining.
The first baby whale of the 2025-2026 North American right whale calving season was spotted Nov 28 near South Carolina.
Mom is Champagne (ID #3904) and its her 2nd documented calf. What joyful news for a species with 384 whales remaining.
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Coming back from vacation to some good news!
The first baby whale of the 2025-2026 North American right whale calving season was spotted Nov 28 near South Carolina.
Mom is Champagne (ID #3904) and its her 2nd documented calf. What joyful news for a species with 384 whales remaining.
The first baby whale of the 2025-2026 North American right whale calving season was spotted Nov 28 near South Carolina.
Mom is Champagne (ID #3904) and its her 2nd documented calf. What joyful news for a species with 384 whales remaining.
The White House and GOP allies in Congress are trying to insert language into this month’s must-pass NDAA bill that would block states from creating their own AI safeguards & regulations.
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The White House and GOP allies in Congress are trying to insert language into this month’s must-pass NDAA bill that would block states from creating their own AI safeguards & regulations.
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For the first time ever, over 5,000 flash flood warnings have been issued in a single year—and more could be on the horizon thanks to storms supercharged by climate change. Learn more: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-climate-change-is-fueling-more-deadly-and-destructive-floods/
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For the first time ever, over 5,000 flash flood warnings have been issued in a single year—and more could be on the horizon thanks to storms supercharged by climate change. Learn more: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-climate-change-is-fueling-more-deadly-and-destructive-floods/
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‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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"Renewable energy is the cheapest form of new electricity"
Doesn't seem like despots, dictators and crony capitalists really care
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doesn't seem like despots, dictators and crony capitalists really care
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Renewable energy is the cheapest form of new electricity"
Doesn't seem like despots, dictators and crony capitalists really care
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doesn't seem like despots, dictators and crony capitalists really care
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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If you're traveling for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, please be safe.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If you're traveling for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, please be safe.
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Exciting news — @wyofile.com is growing again! We're adding a production editor to our team. This person will serve as lead copy editor while managing our story layouts and newsletters. Pay is $65K-75K. Unlimited PTO. Plus, we have a good time and do meaningful work. wyofile.com/wp-content/u...
wyofile.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Exciting news — @wyofile.com is growing again! We're adding a production editor to our team. This person will serve as lead copy editor while managing our story layouts and newsletters. Pay is $65K-75K. Unlimited PTO. Plus, we have a good time and do meaningful work. wyofile.com/wp-content/u...
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The Trump administration is again seeking to end humanitarian protection for Haitians in the U.S., saying their legal status will end on February 3, a government notice published on Wednesday said, a move that comes despite spiraling violence in Haiti that has displaced more than 1 million people.
Trump administration again seeks to end Haitian protected status
The Trump administration is again seeking to end humanitarian protection for Haitians in the U.S., saying their legal status will end on February 3, a government notice published on Wednesday said, a move that comes despite spiraling violence in Haiti that has displaced more than 1 million people.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Trump administration is again seeking to end humanitarian protection for Haitians in the U.S., saying their legal status will end on February 3, a government notice published on Wednesday said, a move that comes despite spiraling violence in Haiti that has displaced more than 1 million people.
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“The fine print shows it’s a deferral strategy, not a reduction,” Tait said. “It’s just a broken attempt to help the utility weather a storm of criticism for its high bills and abnormally high profits.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/2511202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2511202...
Alabama Power Seeks to Delay Rate Hike for New Gas Plant Amid Outcry - Inside Climate News
Alabama’s largest electric utility has proposed delaying an approved rate increase for an extra year amid a public outcry surrounding high utility bills. Alabama Power customers will still see an inc...
insideclimatenews.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“The fine print shows it’s a deferral strategy, not a reduction,” Tait said. “It’s just a broken attempt to help the utility weather a storm of criticism for its high bills and abnormally high profits.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/2511202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2511202...
The Voting Rights Act protects voters from racist redistricting. SCOTUS may undo it all.
Black Tennesseans say that political maps that dilute their community’s voting power hurt voter engagement. “It discourages people from voting because they don’t feel like their voice is heard.”
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS.
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Voting Rights Act protects voters from racist redistricting. SCOTUS may undo it all.
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Past due balances to utility companies jumped 9.7% annually to $789 between the April-June periods of 2024 and 2025, said The Century Foundation, a liberal think tank, and the advocacy group Protect Borrowers. That overlapped with a 12% jump in monthly energy bills during the same period.
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Past due balances to utility companies jumped 9.7% annually to $789 between the April-June periods of 2024 and 2025, said The Century Foundation, a liberal think tank, and the advocacy group Protect Borrowers. That overlapped with a 12% jump in monthly energy bills during the same period.
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A short blog with some more details on our new project to create an analysis-friendly version of the huge @ferc.gov EQR electricity transaction dataset, with support from GridLab @ricoconnell.bsky.social #EnergySky #OpenData
catalyst.coop/2025/11/17/c...
catalyst.coop/2025/11/17/c...
Capturing the elusive FERC EQR - Catalyst Cooperative
With support from GridLab, Catalyst is creating a open, cloud-native version of the electricity market data recorded in the FERC EQR.
catalyst.coop
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A short blog with some more details on our new project to create an analysis-friendly version of the huge @ferc.gov EQR electricity transaction dataset, with support from GridLab @ricoconnell.bsky.social #EnergySky #OpenData
catalyst.coop/2025/11/17/c...
catalyst.coop/2025/11/17/c...