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- The reason why your power bill is so high https://www.vox.com/technology/366885/utility-power-bill-price-clean-energy 3 comments
- Australians blame wind, solar for high power bills as media campaigns take hold https://reneweconomy.com.au/australians-blame-wind-solar-for-high-power-bills-as-media-campaigns-take-hold/ 10 comments
- The hidden reason why your power bill is so high https://www.vox.com/technology/366885/utility-power-bill-price-clean-energy 20 comments energy
- IRS is staffing up with high-powered talent to crack down on companies shifting profits from country to country to lower their tax bills http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/20/usa-tax-irs-transfer-idusl1e8ekhu220120320 3 comments business
- Colorado Signs 'Red Flag' Bill Giving Judges Power to Remove Guns From High-Risk Owners https://www.theroot.com/colorado-signs-red-flag-bill-giving-judges-power-to-rem-1834031724 569 comments politics
- Israeli Ministers Set to Advance Bill Effectively Revoking High Court's Power to Strike Down Unconstitutional Laws https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-12/ty-article/.premium/israeli-ministers-set-to-advance-bill-all-but-revoking-high-courts-power-to-strike-laws/00000186-4454-d80f-abff-6edccad20000 14 comments worldnews
- Macron invokes special constitutional power, bypassing parliament to impose a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 https://apnews.com/article/france-retirement-age-strikes-macron-garbage-07455d88d10bf7ae623043e4d05090de 5 comments europes
- ‘Control the narrative’: how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news. Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper. Neither reports on high electric bills or utility-related pollution. https://www.floodlightnews.org/post/control-the-narrative-how-an-alabama-utility-wields-influence-by-financing-news 3 comments energy
- 10 bills that were doomed in Colorado’s Democratic legislature that Republicans introduced anyway: One way for the power-limited GOP to make their voices heard at the Capitol is by introducing “statement bills.” Some of the measures are highly controversial. https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/28/colorado-republicans-doomed-bills-legislature/ 18 comments politics
- Heliogen, a Bill Gates-backed solar tech company, could help finally decarbonize heavy industry. Using mirrors to concentrate solar power isn’t new, but now the tech can push temperatures high enough to be used for manufacturing things such as steel and cement. https://www.fastcompany.com/90431869/this-bill-gates-backed-solar-tech-could-help-finally-decarbonize-heavy-industry 4 comments worldnews
- Bill Gates backs startup using sunlight to create 1,000C-plus heat - The world’s richest man is joining investors behind Heliogen, the first company to concentrate sunlight to reach temperatures that are high enough to power heavy industry without carbon emissions. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/19/bill-gates-energy-startup-sunlight-heliogen-solar-energy 669 comments worldnews