Pavan Venkatakrishnan
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policy advisor @joinfai, senior advisor @faiaction
Burgum suggests the Supreme Court may ultimately shut down the wind industry in America, claims "when these wind farms are operating, they create tremendous radar interference that could represent a tremendous threat, particularly off our highly populated northeast coast."
Every Democrat is excited about this poll. Every Democrat is going to be thrilled if Peltola wins. And every Democrat who feels that way should want the national party to adopt views on Alaska’s natural resources that help her win, you’ll be thrilled if she does.
🚨Alaska U.S. Senate Poll🚨 🔵 Mary Peltola - 52% 🔴 Dan Sullivan (Inc) - 48% Alaska Survey Research 1,988 Registered Voters 3/19-3/22
Here's a good one: As part of its NHPA mitigation requirements, Empire Wind had to fund the installation of a "fitness lane" next to the Ocean Grove boardwalk.
From another solar developer: “We once developed a project that we had to kill because the archaeological demands from the SHPO were overwhelming. Meanwhile adjacent to the site were literal auto scrapyards. And the site itself had already been tilled farmland for a century.”
As currently implemented, the National Historic Preservation Act allows for a sort of quasi-extortion, whereby developers end up having to fund projects that have nothing to do with actual mitigation. A few examples: SpaceX: To obtain a launch license from the FAA, SpaceX was required to fund: - A comprehensive Historical Context Report on the Mexican War and Civil War activities in the geographic area; - The design, production, and installation of five multilingual interpretive signs describing the history and significance of historic properties in the area; and - Educational outreach to the public about the region's cultural heritage Susquehanna-Roseland Transmission Line: The developer was required to pay for the completion of four "interpretive products", including: - Podcasts; - Popular publications; and - Scenic byway signs Donlin Gold: The Donlin Gold mining project was required to participate in "creative mitigation" that included: - Sponsoring a rural community teacher to attend the year-long Iditarod Trail in Every Classroom (iTREC) training program; - Funding an "interpretive kiosk" explaining the connection between the local community and the Iditarod trail; and - Cabin maintenance Kings Mountain Lithium: Albemarle was required to carry out “Community Outreach and Public Interpretation,” including: - Digitizing historic documents; and - Creating an ArcGIS Story Map about the affected historic properties All of this, despite the fact that the NHPA contains no authority for agencies to impose these costs on a private party as a condition of a federal license. NHPA Section 106, like NEPA, is purely procedural. The agency must "take into account" effects on historic properties, but it does not authorize the sorts of preservation agreements that have become commonplace. It's time for reform.
.@SenSanders proposes moratorium on AI data center construction: "A moratorium will give us time—time to understand the risks, time to protect working families, time to defend our democracy, and time to make sure this technology works for all of us, not just the very few."
UNSTOPPABLE ENERGY: Venture Global is launching our first national advertising campaign – “Unstoppable Energy”. “Venture Global is excited to unveil our very first national advertising campaign, featuring the accomplished Billy Bob Thornton as its voice,” said Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel. “The Unstoppable Energy campaign portrays the roll-up-your-sleeves tenacity and innovation that drives our company every day. We are proud to introduce the ethos and story of the Venture Global brand across the U.S. as we grow into one of the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters in the world.” Read more: businesswire.com/news/home/2026… Watch the first commercial spot, "Fraction", here -
