Which Way the Wind Blows
What to know: The Vineyard Wind offshore energy project was in a Boston courtroom in July, in a lawsuit filed by TPPF attorneys.
The TPPF take: The case went to court just after a failed Vineyard Wind turbine sent toxic debris into the waters off Nantucket, closing some beaches.
“Officials knew this project came with risks — but they pushed ahead anyway, in pursuit of the Biden-Harris Green New Deal,” says TPPF’s Robert Henneke. “Offshore wind is just another of the Biden-Harris administration’s sinking policies.”
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District Priorities?
What to know: School board members from across Texas were instructed to “weaponize” teacher pay in order to keep teachers angry enough to vote the “right” way, a whistleblower has revealed.
TPPF Take: The Texas Association of School Boards claims it doesn’t support that position—even though the advice was given during its conference.
“The firm Moak Casey was brought into TASB’s Summer Leadership Institute in San Antonio from July 12 through 15,” says TPPF’s Roy Maynard. “In that conference, according to our source, Moak Casey CEO Buck Gilcrease told board members from throughout the state that raises for teachers should be withheld this year as a way to leverage an agenda with lawmakers.”
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You Don’t Say
What to know: The New York Times is very close to admitting that electric vehicles aren’t cheaper than gasoline and diesel vehicles.
The TPPF take: The Biden/Harris administration can’t order up consumer demand at will.
“As Fortune reports, ‘no one wants to buy used EVs,’ leaving EV used-car values in free fall,” says TPPF’s Mark Mills. “That’s a problem for auto companies because their finance arms have been left holding the bag on fictitious residual values for leased vehicles. According to one industry executive, the situation ‘has the potential to destroy billions’ of dollars in value for auto firms.”
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