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Kevin C. O’Neil

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Retired GC/senior corp lawyer (S&P Top 20) (Securities /M&A/ Corporate Governance/Venture Capital) and business executive. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kevinconeil Published images in Sierra, Audubon www.instagram.com/eastern.light.ltd

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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior. Models hid mistakes, made up data and moved files to the open internet without permission. The company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong. Free Article: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
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OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (Gift Article)
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Ohio citizens showed power by stopping state EPA approval for data center pollution of waterways ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/29/o...
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Ohio citizens showed power by stopping state EPA approval for data center pollution of waterways • Ohio Capital Journal
Enraged citizens got wind of the Ohio EPA’s outrageous proposal to make it easier for massive data centers to pollute local waterways with impunity and they mobilized. They fought and won. The power o...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Here's the thing: They don't vote enough
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
US Crude Oil Inventory at the Lowest Level in 45 Years. Only 43 Days of Supply Left.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
There was a time when even the Republican Party held Trump to account.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Bureau of Economic Analysis overhauls PCE price index methodology, potentially lowering the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan estimate the revised core PCE reading could drop to 3.2-3.3%, down from the initially reported 3.4%. cryptobriefing.com/bea-pce-pric...
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Bureau of Economic Analysis overhauls PCE price index methodology, potentially lowering the Fed's preferred inflation gauge
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is revising PCE price index methodology for three key components, potentially lowering core PCE inflation from 3.4% to
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
One more reason to reject Todd Blanche as AG—he refuses to recognize court’s statutory authority to appoint US attorneys if president tries to circumvent Senate’s advice and consent role. Reject the puppet. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
General Fusion, the nuclear fusion startup backed by Jeff Bezos, with a $1 billion valuation, is the first pure-play fusion company to trade on public markets. Will be listed as of 7/13/26 on NASDAQ as "GFUZ." cryptobriefing.com/general-fusi...
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Jeff Bezos-backed fusion startup General Fusion is going public at a $1 billion valuation
General Fusion, backed by Jeff Bezos, is going public via a $1 billion SPAC merger to become the first pure-play fusion company on Nasdaq and TSX.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
@governor.ca.gov announces new protections against illegal federal interference by the Trump Regime to undermine confidence in free & fair elections. CA proposes new legislation making it a felony to unlawfully seize ballots before election results have been certified by state & county officials.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Renewables just hit 30% of US electricity generation. electrek.co/2026/06/26/e...
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EIA: Renewables just hit 30% of US electricity generation
Renewables accounted for 30.0% of total US electrical generation during the first third of 2026, according to new EIA data.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Bank of America Expects 3 Fed Hikes This Year, Inflation Is Getting ‘Unambiguously Worse’ 6/22/26: BofA predicts the Fed will raise rates by a quarter point 3 times this year, lifting the benchmark rate to 4.25%–4.5% from the current 3.5%–3.75% range. fortune.com/2026/06/22/f...
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The Fed is fed up with inflation and will bring down the hammer with a series of rate hikes this year, reversing earlier cuts, BofA says | Fortune
“The Fed was willing to look through the tariffs, but it is losing patience after the latest round of supply shocks.”
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Assuming it's not before then, Trump is out of office on 1/20/2029 (943 days).
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Interesting article worth a read. The Real Reason Bosses Want You Back in the Office Gift Article: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/o...
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Opinion | The Real Reason Bosses Want You Back in the Office Full Time (It’s Not Productivity)
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Largest wind farm in US to begin commercial operations The SunZia Wind Project is to begin commercial operations this month. The wind farm, located in New Mexico, has a total net summer generating capacity of 3,650 megawatts (MW) and is composed of 916 wind turbines. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
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Largest wind farm in the United States slated to begin commercial operations - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
D.C. Board on Prof. Responsibility recommends 6-month suspension of law license of former fed prosecutor Jennifer Muyskens. She used deceptively edited videos as evidence in criminal cases against people arrested protesting the 2017 inauguration of Pres. Trump. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Prosecutor in 2017 anti-Trump protest cases faces 6-month suspension
Disciplinary officials in Washington said on Friday that a former federal prosecutor should be suspended from practicing law for six months, finding she used deceptively ​edited videos as evidence in ...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 14/06/2026
Congress’s abdication of power is a big reason why American government doesn’t work. That’s why we’re releasing a plan to restore Congress to its rightful preeminence. bit.ly/4vCq2eR
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A Wake-Up Call for a Moribund Congress
We have a plan to restore our national legislative body.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Warning: Trump's Rolling Coup Is Already Underway
And what must be done to stop it
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Blatantly Unconstitutional: "Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive" www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...
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Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive | CNN Politics
State election officials could soon face a stark choice: hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
TIME's Top GreenTech Companies 2026 - General Fusion Listed as #1. Annual ranking of the World's Top GreenTech Companies, that develop green technologies, products, or services that help mitigate or reverse the environmental impacts of human activity. time.com/article/2026...
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World's Top GreenTech Companies of 2026
TIME and Statista have named 250 companies reducing human impact on the environment
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
"Over 50% of all Bitcoin $BTC in circulation is now held at an unrealized loss."
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Albania is erupting for the second consecutive day in angry mass protests against the Kushner land seizure deal worth $4 billion.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Extraordinary Letter to Senate Intel. Points to Bill Pulte appointment as national security danger. "The undersigned include twenty-eight former service secretaries and retired general and flag officers who collectively served under every president from John F. Kennedy to Joseph R. Biden, Jr."
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
As of 1:56pm ET (6.5.26) Bitcoin has lost 25% of its value in one month.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Trump is out of office on 1/20/2029, which is in 960 days (unless of course he leaves office before then).
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Geothermal Legislation. 6/2/26: House passed the Geothermal Energy Advancement Act, H.R. 5631. This legislation includes geothermal-specific permitting, among other matters. Two public companies benefiting are: Fervo (FRVO) which partners with Shell; and Ormat (ORA) which partners with Google.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
On 5.28.26 the Commerce Department issued the April PCE which rose to 3.8% year-over-year. That’s an increase from already significant increases of 3.5% in March and 2.9% in February 2026. April PCE is the highest level since 2023. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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Fed's favored inflation measure reaches highest level since 2023
The first inflation report released since Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Fed chair suggests the central bank's largest challenge may be rising prices.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
On 5.28.26 the Commerce Department issued the April PCE which rose to 3.8% year-over-year. That’s an increase from already significant increases of 3.5% in March and 2.9% in February 2026. April PCE is the highest level since 2023. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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Fed's favored inflation measure reaches highest level since 2023
The first inflation report released since Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Fed chair suggests the central bank's largest challenge may be rising prices.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ohio gave Meta, Google, and Amazon a sales tax break for data centers. It was supposed to cost $136 million in 2025. It cost $1.6 billion. Gov. DeWine vetoed the legislature's attempt to end it, insisting the tax exemption is needed to lure data center developers. signalohio.org/ohio-data-ce...
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Ohio data center tax break cost $1 billion more than expected in 2025 - Signal Ohio
Ohio’s biggest tax break for data centers is more expensive than once thought. A lot more expensive.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The world is heading toward a financial crisis. "The largest risk, at this moment, revolves around the [US] debt, now in excess of 120% of the nation’s [GDP], a[n] unprecedented level." www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The world is heading toward a financial crisis – the state of US politics has left us ill-prepared
Trump’s second term has revealed that Washington’s policy response to such a crisis will be misguided and full of chaos
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
30-year Treasury yield tops 5.1%, highest in nearly a year. The yield on the 30-year bond jumped 8.6 basis points to yield just under 5.1%, the highest since May 22, 2025, and nearing the highest since October 2023. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/t...
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30-year Treasury yield tops 5.1%, highest in nearly a year
Treasurys spiked on Friday as inflation signals continue to muddy interest rate expectations under the new Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Trump is out of office on 1/20/2029 in 987 days (assuming he doesn't leave before the end of his term).
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Trump is out of office on 1/20/2029 in 990 days (assuming he makes it to the end of his term).
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
CLE Fed projects annual core PCE running at 3.7%, with headline PCE at 5.4%. UBS sees headline CPI inflation for May at 4.3% and 3-month annualized headline CPI inflation at 8.51% in May, the 5th-largest reading since 1982 (excluding the 2021-2022 pandemic years). www.reuters.com/commentary/r...
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Forget 3% US inflation. It's heading for 4%
Is 4% the new 2%?
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 03/05/2026
Editor Commentary: Ohio Republican state lawmakers still want to rob Ohio voters of fundamental Constitutional power ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/30/o...
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Ohio Republican state lawmakers still want to rob Ohio voters of fundamental Constitutional power • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican lawmakers want to try again to rob voters of our fundamental power over the Ohio Constitution. They haven't learned. In their phenomenal arrogance, they once again want to spit in the…
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The US CPI, a key inflation measure, rose 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. That’s up from 2.4% in February. While a CPI of 3.3% may not seem high, it will have a very significant negative impact on the US economy.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The US CPI, a key inflation measure, rose 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. That’s up from 2.4% in February. While a CPI of 3.3% may not seem high, it will have a very significant negative impact on the US economy.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
"Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns." fortune.com/2026/04/02/h...
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Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns | Fortune
Trump's proposal would be "by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-WWII era," the CRFB said.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request The huge, proposed increase would be offset in part by steep cuts to domestic programs, some of which the administration describes as wasteful.” Note: Up from $961 Billion (2023 Budget) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...
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White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The US spends 300% more on defense than the next largest country (China at 12%), or 37% (as of 2023) of the total worldwide defense spending. That percentage is even higher now. Rather than "defending" the US, this amount is hurling the US into insolvency.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Eli Lilly has entered into a significant global research collaboration with Insilico that could be worth up to $2.75 billion. Announced on 3/29/26, the deal focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery and development of novel therapies. share.google/IXu2GRti2CCx...
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Eli Lilly signs $2bn deal for AI drug development with Hong Kong biotech
Global pharmaceutical companies are aggressively searching for new medicines in China
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
@stuartpstevens.bsky.social on his father, Robert Mueller, and "the mass suicide of decency in the Republican party: "This is not about Trump... It is about the collective failure of the Republican party to exhibit even a base level of admirable human qualities." open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Robert Mueller, My Father, and the Vanishing American Patriot
I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad and Robert Mueller.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"In its updated outlook this week, the OECD raised its U.S. inflation forecast to 4.2% for 2026, up 1.2 percentage points from its previous estimate in December and well above the 2.6% rate in 2025." An increase to 4.2% is a serious headwind to the US economy in 2026.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"In its updated outlook this week, the OECD raised its U.S. inflation forecast to 4.2% for 2026, up 1.2 percentage points from its previous estimate in December and well above the 2.6% rate in 2025." An increase to 4.2% is a serious headwind to the US economy in 2026.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
US Inflation Will Surge to 4.2% www.ft.com/content/e8bc...
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US inflation will surge to 4.2% on energy shock, warns OECD
Middle East war to push American price growth to ‘highest in G7’
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/03/2026
Please share widely!
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
NEW: The FBI went down to Georgia, looking for some ballots to seize. Now, in an Atlanta courtroom tomorrow morning, the government must defend a search warrant built on recycled fraud claims & glaring omissions. My primer on Fulton County’s battle for ballots: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fult...
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Fulton County’s Battle for Ballots: A Primer
The Justice Department now must defend a search warrant built on recycled fraud claims, strained statutory theories, and glaring omissions.
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Kevin C. O’Neil @kevinconeil.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Lawsuit against ICE from ACLU of Ohio alleges warrantless arrests, arrests of citizens, other abuses ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/l...
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Lawsuit against ICE from ACLU of Ohio alleges warrantless arrests, arrests of citizens, other abuses • Ohio Capital Journal
Federal immigration agents have repeatedly violated federal law and their own rules in Ohio, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court last week, including by arresting people without warrants, ar...
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 20/03/2026
President Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open, a move that consumer advocates fear could mean billions of dollars in added costs for customers in dozens of states. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/20/r...
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Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions. • Ohio Capital Journal
President Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open, a move that consumer advocates fear could mean billions of dollars in added costs…
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"Unlike during previous oil shocks, renewable power is now competitive with fossil fuels. >90% of new renewable power projects in 2024 were cheaper than fossil-fuel alternatives. Nations w more renewable power are more insulated since renewables are not imported fuels.” apnews.com/article/midd...
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Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies. The conflict has virtually choked off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of the...
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