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Monday Thoughts. A short column this morning but here are some things I’m reading and thinking about. The green new deal is sparking a discussion in politics about how energy should be generated in America and what the policies around that should look like. The editorial board at the New York Times opines on the topic and David Roberts from Vox takes a deep dive on it. Intrigued about Kevin de Leon’s run for the Los Angeles Council as the next step, this could mean big changes coming to LA when he inevitably runs for Mayor. KDL was the driver of the SB100 legislation that drove California to 100% renewable energy. Yesterday Trump tweeted that he’s extending the deadline as the US and China negotiate a trade deal. Good news given the pending tariff increase that was slated for March 1st.
- CNBC: Trump says he will delay additional China tariffs originally scheduled to start on March 1
- Washington Post: The next money crop for farmers – Solar panels
- Kicking the Tires: FBI Document – DC Solar operated $800-plus million Ponzi-scheme, defrauded investors, IRS
- Vox: This is an emergency, damn it
- Axios: Feinstein says she heard Green New Deal youth activists “loud and clear”
- New York Times: The Green New Deal Is Better Than Our Climate Nightmare
- Greentech Media: The Author of California’s 100% Clean Energy Law Sets Sights on Local Leadership
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Have a great day!
Yann