The Don Pedro hydropower project, just west of Yosemite National Park, has been churning out carbon-free electricity for nearly a century. As the Tuolumne River flows from the Sierra Nevada to the Central Valley, it passes through Don Pedro Dam, spinning four turbine generators.
None of the electricity is counted toward California’s push for more renewable energy on its power grid. A new bill advanced by state lawmakers last week would change that — and it’s being opposed by environmental groups, who say it would undermine the state’s landmark clean energy law by limiting the need to build solar farms and wind turbines.
People have far too much faith in the medical profession in general, but I’d have never put up with this kind of thing. I’ll always get a second opinion on any major dental procedure, particularly when the person recommending it is going to perform (and profit) from it. A few months ago, I broke a molar that had been weakened from a filling. But it was just the side, and the basic tooth remained intact. I got the dentist to grind it for a crown, and we avoided killing the tooth (for now, at least). I’m sure a lot of others would have recommended a root canal (though those are generally done by specialists).
Yup. The only one who has a chance of beating Trump is Biden, and he probably can’t get the nomination.
[Update a while later]
Things I'd like to "have a conversation" about.
1) Legalizing automatic weapons 2) Banning public-employee unions 3) Privatizing Social Security 4) Eliminating the Department of Education 5) Putting student loans in the free market 6) Reciprocal carry across state lines [more]
12) Nullifying the 17th Amendment 13) Eliminating the federal corporate income tax 14) Ending all federal subsidies for "renewable" energy and electric cars 15) Banning NASA from developing launch systems 16) Reversing Wickard v Filburn 17) Reversing Griggs v. Duke Power
I do it almost every day (in fact, I generally fast until evening), but this study says it will increase my chances of a cardiovascular event. I’m skeptical. I suspect that it’s another BS uncontrolled epidemiological study (particularly since, as usual, it’s based on self reporting).
Socialism, on the other hand, can be implemented only by denying it, despite the fact that human nature unfortunately finds itself attracted to the concept.
I’ve been advertising the renewed Space Access Conference for a few weeks in the left sidebar. I’m heading off to it in the morning. Hope I’ll see some of my readers there.
Yes, I’ve always thought this was stupid, since California implemented it. If you don’t wash the reusable bags regularly (and many probably don’t), they’re a public-health nightmare.