The debate over Texas’s 765-kV transmission lines is heating up, and your wallet is caught in the middle. Last Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas held a hearing on the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP), and this Friday, the Commission will decide whether to approve or deny the northernmost line of the three...
The COVID-triggered recession of 2020 lasted two months, starting in February and ending in March, with the federal government spending trillions of dollars to stimulate the economy in the wake of a global pandemic. After losing almost 22 million jobs in two months due to government-imposed lockdowns, the economy recovered 12.5 million jobs—57% of the...
In a stunning reversal, Bill Gates—who literally wrote a book called “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”—has declared that while “climate change will have serious consequences… it will not lead to humanity’s demise.” The timing? Just days before COP30 convenes in Belém, Brazil from Nov. 10-21, and Gates specifically addresses his memo to that audience...