Clean energy projects deserve the same predictable and stable laws and rules that other investors and investments deserve.
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David P. Littell
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David P. Littell
@DavidPLittell
Innovator on clean energy and environmental challenges. former Maine PUC; ME DEP Commissioner(s) RGGI chair, founder; @BernsteinShur @[email protected]
Portland, ME, New England U.S. انضم Haziran 2017
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It's one thing to change rules going forward with fair notice; it's entirely another to sandbag a billion $ of steel in the ground with retroactive changes after the projects are built and financed.
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The Maine Legislature is considering, this week, a rush job (LD 1777) to impose retroactive charges on community solar projects already built over the last five years. Maine's form of net energy metering is called Net Energy Billing and this bill guts NEB:
pressherald.com/?p=7464622T
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Yes Senator Ernst, "everyone dies" when they can't get basic insurance coverage for an asthma inhaler: 22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler nbcnews.com/nightly-news/v… via @nbcnews
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@TKavulla Leakage is an issue when there are market and carbon market themes but every analysis I've seen for a decade is contrary to what you cite in this study (which I have not reviewed yet to be clear). Last I knew, NRG supported successful and effective carbon markets?
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Speaking of government programs that don't work: The "carbon market" in the eastern United States is *increasing* emissions in PJM, while costing ratepayers >$1B annually -->
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@GavinBade Congratulations Gavin! The WSJ is lucky to have you!
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It’s true: I’m thrilled to be joining WSJ to cover all things Trump and trade. My last day at Politico is tomorrow and I start my new role on the 13th.
Thanks to all my colleagues at Politico for an amazing five years!
Max Tani@maxwelltani
Some news from @semafor's Principals newsletter this morning: Politico is considering moving Jack Blanchard, the author of London Playbook, to DC for a role writing/working on main Playbook. WSJ also continues to poach Politico staff including @Olivia_Beavers and @GavinBade...
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Happy New Year from Lulea, Sweden! Mother nature was magnificent on New Years Eve and the first hour of 2025.
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@JesseJenkins You convinced me to give it a shot Jesse. Just followed you @davidlittell.bsky.social.
Thanks
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This is why you can find me Over There now. I'll be posting much less here. So come on over if you want my content...
Jesse D. Jenkins@JesseJenkins
Controlled experiment: which social site gets more engagement now? Two versions of the same post, here and on the Friendly Skies. Engagement Over There is now better for both posts (as measured in likes, reposts, quote posts)...
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what a simple and good idea. Better and less expensive than manhole style drain inserts.
Wolf of X@WolfofX
Simple Ideas, Big Impacts 🧵 1. Mesh drains in Australia prevent water bodies pollution. Should be a worldwide standard.
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GDP growth at 2.8 percent, PCE inflation 1.5 percent. This puts a capstone on an incredibly successful response to the pandemic — even if many people won’t believe it bea.gov/news/2024/gros…
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America's share of the world's market capitalization has grown steadily since 2010.
It is now higher than it was under any former president since Ronald Reagan.
So much for the claim that "America is in decline".
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Check your bank account. The Canada Carbon Rebate goes out today.
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Senate Intelligence Committee member Mark Kelly warns of a “huge” misinformation campaign by foreign actors. After hearing from the FBI, DNI, and NSA, Kelly estimates that 20%-30% of the political content and comments on social media are generated by Russia, Iran, and China.
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Honored to join this distinguished group:
741 National Security Leaders, comprised of over 230 general and flag officers, including 15 retired four-star generals and admirals, 10 cabinet secretaries, 10 service secretaries, and 148 ambassadors endorse Kamala Harris for President
nsl4a.org/nsl4a-announce…
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In the debate, Trump claimed he he fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper because he “did a bad job”
Trump fired the Iraq war vet & lifelong Republican by tweet on Nov 9, 2020
Here’s the real reason. This is how close we came at the end of Trump’s term 👇
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