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Can Amtrak Really Be That Top Heavy
Buried in a 2023 article in Progressive Railroading about diversity of employment at Amtrak is an interesting statistic unrelated to diversity: 82…
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Episode 26: Local Funding of the Soros Network
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The State And Local Governments Funding Political Activism
Earlier this year, Elon Musk stated that George Soros had “hacked the system” by getting the government to pay into the nonprofits that he created, so…
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Cap and Trade Credits Largely Sent to Native Tribes, Alaska For Forest Management
Cap and trade is a market-based approach to mitigating the release of carbon and methane or other chemicals.
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Solar Is Only Cheap When It's Not On a Roof
Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is a common metric for determining how expensive a power source is for electricity generation.
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May 2025

China's Massive Solar Arrays Don't Generate Much Energy
China easily has the world’s largest solar generation capacity with an incredible 880 gigawatts of utility-scale solar in 2024. Of that, 277 gigawatts…
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Tax Credits For Solar Energy That Can't Be Produced
The investment tax credit (ITC) and the production tax credit (PTC) are two major subsidies for renewable energy generation in the U.S.
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Episode 25: Oil and Gas vs. Oil and Gas
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The Bias in Post-Pandemic Autism Analysis
In April, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced the estimated prevalence of autism is now 1 in 31 for those aged 8 years old in the U.S.
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April 2025

The Santa Ynez Reservoir Wasn't Reporting Large Outflows
One of the major complaints by Los Angeles residents to the fires that ravaged the city earlier this year is that the nearby Santa Ynez Reservoir was…
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Autism Epidemic Exploded As Diagnostic Standards Changed
In the 20th century, autism was considered a rare condition, but it became increasingly common over the last three decades.
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The Oil and Gas Executive Funding Climate Action Against Oil and Gas
At its peak, Standard Oil controlled over 90 percent of U.S.
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