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Trump Ordered ‘American Flag Blue’ for the Reflecting Pool. It’s Green Again. nytimes.com/2026/06/15/clima…

Algae Is Turning the Reflecting Pool Green. Again.

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.

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Utilities aren’t sharing smart meter data in PJM. That’s a problem. @CanaryMediaInc canarymedia.com/articles/uti…

Utilities aren’t sharing smart meter data in PJM. That’s a problem.

Demand-response companies say utilities in the biggest U.S. energy market are blocking gigawatts of grid relief by withholding data meant to help…

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The Buckeye State continues to subsidize the uneconomic and ignore the modern. Ohio has blocked a lot of wind and solar. Its residents pay the price. @CanaryMediaInc canarymedia.com/articles/cle…

Ohio has blocked a lot of wind and solar. Its residents pay the price.

The clean energy projects thwarted by state lawmakers could have gone a long way toward meeting spiking energy demand, lowering bills, and eliminating…

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Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Has Never Been Before nytimes.com/2026/05/21/opini…

Opinion | Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Had Never Been Before

There’s no telling where this leads.

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Buying his way out of prosecution. Do you feel sufficiently cynical? nytimes.com/2026/05/14/nyreg…

U.S. Set to Drop Charges Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Fraud (Gift Article)

The decision came after a meeting in which a lawyer for the billionaire, Gautam Adani, made an unusual offer, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Check out ECONOCLAST: Herman Daly and the Gospel of Growth by John de Graaf on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/133…

ECONOCLAST: Herman Daly and the Gospel of Growth

Feature doc on the influential life of economist Herman Daly, who argued for ecological considerations and improving quality of life.

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Richard Munson’s splendid biography of Benjamin Franklin provides an insightful view of the statesman’s lesser known accomplishments in science. bookpage.com/reviews/ingenio…

Book review of Ingenious by Richard Munson

Munson’s splendid biography of Benjamin Franklin provides an insightful view of the statesman’s lesser known accomplishments in science.

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The power of batteries. insideclimatenews.org/news/0…

California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon....

An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts.

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Ohio -- again looking backwards. An Ohio court may OK fracking-waste wells despite pollution concerns @CanaryMediaInc canarymedia.com/articles/fos…

An Ohio court may OK fracking-waste wells despite pollution concerns

A legal challenge to the fossil fuel project faces dismissal, which would let the developer advance even as similar local pushback stifles Ohio’s solar…

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Solar was the largest single contributor last year to worldwide new energy supply. iea.org/news/global-energy-d…
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High energy prices, federal dollars turn nuke subsidies into ratepayer relief in northern Illinois via @@CapitolNewsIL capitolnewsillinois.com/news…

High energy prices, federal dollars turn nuke subsidies into ratepayer relief in northern Illinois

Article Summary ComEd electricity customers will see an average of around $19 back on April energy bills, providing relief amid

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Local support for renewables. This Ohio county put a ban on wind and solar. Will voters reverse it? @CanaryMediaInc canarymedia.com/articles/cle…

This Ohio county put a ban on wind and solar. Will voters reverse it?

Richland County blocked large-scale renewables in most townships. Voters now have a rare opportunity to overturn that policy at the ballot box.

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So much for law and order. DOJ drops thousands of criminal cases. propublica.org/article/trump…

Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration

Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of...

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Are we paying legal fees for someone who pleaded guilty?? Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/po… We're

Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million

The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.

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Trading on Insider Information called Treason in the Futures Markets open.substack.com/pub/paulkr…
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More scandals in Ohio. JobsOhio oversight proposed by bipartisan Ohio lawmakers following podcast scandal ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…

JobsOhio oversight proposed by bipartisan Ohio lawmakers following podcast scandal • Ohio Capital...

A bipartisan pair of Ohio lawmakers have announced legislation establishing new oversight for JobsOhio. The proposal comes in the wake of a podcast scandal that prompted Ted Carter to step down as...

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Trump's war on wind -- why wouldn't he like affordable, reliable, and clean power. Why does he spend taxpayer money to help a private company pollute? Trump’s latest salvo to upend offshore wind: Pay firms not to build it @CanaryMediaInc canarymedia.com/articles/off… Tr

Trump’s latest salvo to upend offshore wind: Pay firms not to build it

The administration will pay TotalEnergies $1B to end its offshore wind leases and invest in LNG exports. Critics say the move could make energy even more…

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U.S. manufacturing more and more grid batteries @CanaryMediaInc canarymedia.com/articles/cle…

Suddenly, the US manufactures a ton of grid batteries

Energy storage is surging on the U.S. grid — and now the country has more than enough battery-making factories to meet that booming demand.

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Review of "Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist" in "Compulsive Reader." compulsivereader.com/2025/12…
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Bloomsbury highlights "Power Corrupts," with its tales of utility bribery and racketeering (and how to block such corruption).
Bloomsbury Academic@BloomsburyAcad
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