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John Cassibry
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Politics and sports. Hot takes are my own.
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Planned Parenthood Director: Total Abortion Ban and Death Penalty Are On the Republican Legislative Agenda
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Planned Parenthood Director: Total Abortion Ban and Death Penalty Are On the Republican Legislative Agenda
Buckle up, South Carolina.
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December 20, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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December 20, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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Of critical importance to South Carolina as the legislature considers what to do about energy policy and data centers.

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ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Dec 11
The mental shortcut "More renewables = more climate action" was always faulty, but it's even worse in regions with absurd data centre demand growth.

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An electrification strategy Renewables are serving demand growth, not replacing fossil fuels v Expanding renewable energy capacity is rightly a central mission in Ireland’s climate strategy. However, renewable energy supply is only one half of the picture. Its possibility to decarbonise Ireland’s energy system, and reduce fossil fuel dependence, if the power produced from wind and solar farms is used to replace fossil fuels through electrification. v However, as the data in this report has shown, all the increase in renewables generation between 2017 and 2023 has been matched by demand growth from data centres: at the country level, this means renewables have been “running just to stand still” - fossil fuel use has not declined, and emissions remain stubbornly high. This disconnect threatens Ireland’s ability to meet carbon targets. v The data centre industry argues1 that its growth is necessary to decarbonise Ireland’s economy, claiming that new customers electricity customers are needed to support offshore wind development. While it’s true that Ireland may one day produce a surplus of clean electricity to meet the needs of power-hungry industries like data centres, this argument ignores the present reality. Today, the extraordinary growth in energy demand from data centres is straining our electricity system and delaying emissions reductions. v Renewable developers are seeking PPAs with data centres to secure a guaranteed customer to buy their power at a fixed price: future electricity demand is uncertain, and renewables developers cannot all get contracts through renewable auctions. v This points to an important gap in Ireland’s energy policy – clean electricity can power homes, vehicles, and industries, directly replacing fossil fuels. Yet, electrification is happening far too slowly. Moreover, if renewables are diverted to serving data centre demand growth, this may limit the ability of existing energy-intensive industrial consumers to electrify, risking them b…
December 12, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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He died as he lived, clicking “Forgot password,” then checking his inbox for a code, then putting in that code, then setting up two-step verification, and then waiting for the text message that doesn’t come, and then calling the 800 number, and then downloading an authenticator app, and dying.
December 18, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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My not-so-hot take: this, combined with the rise/diversification of streaming services and RFK’s threat to limit pharmaceutical advertisements, will be the end of cable news as we know it.

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ABC to pay $15 million legal settlement in Trump defamation case
The money will be transferred to “a Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for” Trump, according to the settlement terms.
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December 18, 2024 at 4:28 PM