On today’s BradCast, some accountability news for a happy change of pace! What are the odds? [Audio link to the show posted below.]
Among the accountability stories covered on today’s show:
- 15 felony counts filed in CA against the rightwing activists who secretly video taped and then lied about Planned Parenthood;
- 28 federal criminal counts filed in TX against a former Tea Party Republican U.S. Congressman for massive fraud and money laundering;
- Two of NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s top staffers are sentenced to prison in the “BridgeGate” scandal (as he continues to escape justice);
Also today:
- More on Donald Trump’s absurd “Energy Independence” executive order, meant to roll back Obama-era environment and climate regulations (and the legal problems he will face in court while trying to roll them back);
- Republicans in Congress send a bill to gut the FCC’s Internet privacy regulations to Trump for his signature;
- Trump’s approval ratings continue to plummet to another record (today, according to Gallup, he is now a remarkable 24 points under water);
- “Buy American, hire American”?! Eric Trump’s winery is seeking foreign, yes, foreign workers;
- And, finally, Desi Doyen joins us for the latest Green News Report, including, among other stories, a bit of good news on a Republican Governor who has just signed a law to permanently ban fracking in his state…
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Desi talked about home grown solar and wind energy. How many times when I lived in Wyoming and we had strong arctic gusts coming from CANADA! And the last I saw, we don’t control the sun. I know that we will have an eclipse this summer, all of the Solar PV will probably be eclipsed and might cause a huge drop. Let’s use the newklear option.
Larry Taylor’s comment @1 typifies overblown concerns by those opposing expansion of solar power. A total solar eclipse is a rare and transient event that covers a small area.
In 2015, concern about the impact of a total solar eclipse arose in Europe, where solar use far exceeds our own. Specifically, it was believed there would be a 35,000 MW loss of solar energy over the span of two hours. But, thanks to “meticulous planning” by the European Transmission System Operators, the power loss was offset by reintegration of solar generation “over the span of milliseconds.”
[Ed Note: Post from repeated, multiple rule offender — using multiple names, posting knowing disinformation, personally attacking other commenters, etc. — removed. BF]