Thu
Aug 5 2010
01:07 pm
By: romanstone
A national environmental group has labeled the man TVA hired to head its energy efficiency efforts a "superstar," leaving a state clean energy group cautiously hopeful.
Whether Bob Balzar, who until this summer ran Seattle City Light's conservation program in Oregon, will get the resources needed is the concern.
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Eco warriors and politics
- ‘Literally heartbreaking as a librarian’ 150 titles pulled from Rutherford County school libraries (TN Lookout)
- Trump’s Defense secretary nominee has close ties to Idaho Christian nationalists (TN Lookout)
- Top two Tennessee House Democrats retain caucus leadership (TN Lookout)
- Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections (TN Lookout)
- Community coalition issues demands for BlueOval City benefits, calls on Ford to negotiate (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Buy your hemp sticks before they clean the shelves (TN Lookout)
- Lawmaker accuses private-prison operator of celebrating potential boost in inmate population (TN Lookout)
- Federal agencies illegally okayed river dredging to restore railroad lost in Helene flooding (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions (Science News Daily)
- Dengue is classified as an urban disease. Mosquitoes don’t care (Science News Daily)
- Refurbished heart pacemakers work like new (Science News Daily)
- Ancient Central Americans built a massive fish-trapping system (Science News Daily)
- Satellite space junk might wreak havoc on the stratosphere (Science News Daily)
- Scientists identify a long-sought by-product of some drinking water treatments (Science News Daily)
- For adult chimps, playing may be more important than previously thought (Science News Daily)
- This is the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy (Science News Daily)
- Mars’ potato-shaped moons could be the remains of a shredded asteroid (Science News Daily)
- Here’s why turning to AI to train future AIs may be a bad idea (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- The Constitution Won, Trump Lost in Colorado...Now What? (1 reply)
- Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
- Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
- Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
- 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
- It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
- Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
- How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
- Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
- The Most Important Thing You Will Read Today! (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.
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There's hope for TVA yet.
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