Mike
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Mike
@looongstrangetrip.bsky.social
Wandering - not lost.
March 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
CT congressman Joe Courtney, respectfully addressing the U.S. House prior to the recent budget vote:

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Rep. Courtney Slams House GOP Budget that Favors Ultra-Wealthy
YouTube video by Joe Courtney
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March 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Inspiring - first Jones Act-compliant U.S. offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) starts sea trials. Shown here during a "jacking" test, the ship is perched 400 feet (122 meters) above the water. Soon to be installing wind turbines off Virginia - CVOW.

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Sea Trials Underway for First Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
The sea trials have commenced and are in progress for Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).
www.offshorewind.biz
February 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Fascinating interactive tool by @pewresearch.org - allows you to peek at how federal grants impact annual revenues, state-by-state. Enlightening…

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Fiscal 50: Federal Share of State Revenue
State and federal budgets are inseparably linked. The Federal Share of State Revenue indicator measures how much funding states receive from the U.S. government to help pay for key public services suc...
www.pewtrusts.org
February 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fascinating interactive tool by @pewresearch.org - allows you to peek at how federal grants impact annual revenues, state-by-state. Enlightening…

www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
Fiscal 50: Federal Share of State Revenue
State and federal budgets are inseparably linked. The Federal Share of State Revenue indicator measures how much funding states receive from the U.S. government to help pay for key public services suc...
www.pewtrusts.org
February 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Stumbled across a terrific overview of Offshore Wind by
@engwithrosie.bsky.social
- shares the how's and why's, and provides significant depth of techno-economic background to to help dispel a few pervasive myths - check it out here:

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Offshore Wind in Crisis! What Can We Learn?
YouTube video by Engineering with Rosie
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February 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Produced about 5 years ago, this overview on Fascism by travel writer Rick Steves is really well assembled and factual. It's absolutely worth a watch - dare I say ignore it at your own peril:

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Rick Steves' The Story of Fascism in Europe
YouTube video by Rick Steves' Europe
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February 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Clean energy - "It's about Money and Jobs" - plus it helps save a planet" @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/clim...
Forget saving the planet. Clean energy interests sharpen a different message: Money and jobs
Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now emphasizing the greener side of green: wealth-building.
apnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Very interesting article co-published by @propublica.org and @nytimes.com wrestling with climate change, home valuations, insurance changes and population migration.

"The implications are staggering."

Worth a 5-minute read.

www.propublica.org/article/clim...
How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream
Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trying to sort out the "real" impacts of recent EO's in the sustainability arena. Read this article from
@canarymedia.com and found it helpful:

www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Trump admin’s attack on clean energy and climate funding continues
Federal funding portals are down. Binding contracts are at risk. And a legal battle is sure to come. What happens next?
www.canarymedia.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM