- En-ROADS
En?ROADS is a global climate simulator that allows users to explore the impact that dozens of policies—such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices—have on hundreds of factors like energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise.h/t Alan Levine
- Using PHP and cURL to post to the Mastodon API | chrisjones.io
- Trump’s executive order targets ACPS’ anti-racism policy | News | cbs19news.com
A fact sheet accompanying the order, reported by the website The Hill, claims that Albemarle County Schools taught a student that “her achievement was based on her race.” The document also references Harrisonburg City Public Schools’ policy on teachers using students’ preferred pronouns. - Rate of Return Equals Cost of Capital: A Simple, Fair Formula to Stop Investor-Owned Utilities From Overcharging the Public – American Economic Liberties Project
As investor-owned businesses, IOUs seek to maximize their profits, which often runs headlong into regulators’ goal of achieving just and reasonable rates. Moreover, IOUs too often have the upper hand in their interactions with regulators, to the detriment of their customers. Over the last three years, IOU residential electricity rates have increased 49% more than inflation. In contrast, their publicly owned counterparts have increased 44% less than inflation.