Almost three years since the deadly Texas blackout of 2021, a panel of judges from the First Court of Appeals in Houston has ruled that big power companies cannot be held liable for failure to provide electricity during the crisis. The reason is Texas’ deregulated energy market....
Your contact is to pay for the power they provide. It is a regulated field so if something fails, then it is up to the regulators to cover the costs of they want more redundancy but 100 percent guarantees are not possible. Solar doesn’t provide all days and wind can be gone for weeks. Do you think you should be able to sue them for that?
A large portion of fighter pilots don’t actually fly a mission or a mission that involves weapons activation. That doesn’t make them any less of a fighter pilot. Most of the time they are training or just protecting assets.
But if you want to walk up to these guys and suggest they are not a fighter pilot cause they didn’t kill anyone yet then go ahead.
I will go against everyone here. You should buy a drink. Is polite. And it may make your friends bit uncomfortable.
That being said, while it is not a public place, not sure why they would care much considering others are purchasing something. Maybe your group should locate other location.
The economy’s strength and stability — defying many of the most optimistic predictions — represents a remarkable development after seemingly endless crises...
Do you see excess stock? Profits are not particularly high after the two years of costs that COVID created. Trillions of dollars were printed during COVID while people were not working and products were not being manufactured/farmed/repaired/…
There simply was/is more money floating around then stuff being produced. Unless God herself comes down and drops food/shelter/iPods from heaven, costs won’t come down. Failing that, it is up to us to produce these products otherwise nothing will change.
Bernie would lose a great number of center votes. The guy was praising Chavez and Venezuela not that long ago. It is easy for him to suggest all these programs when he knows there is no way to pay for it.
Police boosters insist that police violence and corruption are the result of "a few bad apples." As the saying goes, "a few bad apples spoil the bushel." If you think there are just a few bad cops on the force, then you should want to get rid of them before they wreck the whole institution. Bodycams could empirically identify...
As per title. I very, very rarely drink, and I generally just want to buy a single of something for a rare treat, however most beers/ciders/etc are sold in multipacks....
If it is in a closed packb and no price is listed individually, then it is likely not for sale individually. You certainly should not be opening something to take one out.
Does anyone have any experience with self-cleaning cat litter boxes? I’m curious if any particular model of self-cleaning litter box is any good. We now have 4 cats and it would be nice to not have to clean litter boxes manually 1-2 times every day....
Was a part about a cop being ambushed and murdered few weeks back. There was quite a few posts and every single one of them were gleeful. I was happy to get down voted.
Or look at the response to anyone that might be republican. Unless you have the same opinion and echo back that, it is pretty caustic. Personally I like to hear from people with different opinion as it keeps your brain flexible but you will see little if that here.
Think it has been a few hundred years since Christianity has been outwardly expressing hate and acting on it. If course there will be individuals that are extreme. Mostly it is edge lords that like to include it in these overall statements.
The National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana’s telecoms regulator, cautioned the general public Dec. 7 against using services purported to be from Starlink following reports of equipment being sold and operated in the country....
Rural would be huge all the same. Certainly few people will get it individually but it will be common for multiple people to get together and share along with cafes etc.
I have never worn out a pair of shoes that way. Not against what you suggest but if they takes say 20 percent more energy but only 5 percent of people will take any advantage of it, that is a fifteen percent hit to the environment.
I just took those numbers out of my ass but there is a good chance that if you force companies to build say a product like this more durable, it could end up costing the consumer and the environment more than less. It is near impossible to legislate.
Chevron’s ambitious plans reflect its optimistic outlook on the industry and its confidence in the future of oil and natural gas. The $14 billion investment will be focused on various projects worldwide, including exploration, drilling, and infrastructure development. These projects will contribute to Chevron’s overall...
Which is a pretty legitimate write-off considering they are an expense. To expand what you mean is that in some cases they can be expensed entirely in one or two years instead of 5 or 6 years that most capital assets will be mostly written down. In the end, the government gets the same amount of taxes and the company will pay a similar amount of taxe. It is pretty hard to call that a subsidy. But this is always the one that comes up because typically there is no tax dollars provided and little to no other benefits oil and gas receive.
But secondly, and why it is pretty much a legitimate write off is that often, especially with exploration, the well value does not provide returns. When that is the case, all the capital spent on said well pretty much has zero value. It makes sense and is fair to write it off. You can do that on any business if you can justify that the item is no longer viable and you can’t sell it.
There are a number of reasons we should limit our fossil fuel consumption but it certainly is not for the tax benefits it provides.
The scientists used lasers to fuse two light atoms into a single one, releasing 3.15MJ (megajoules) of energy from 2.05MJ of input – roughly enough to boil a kettle....
One of my many admirers just went through literally every single post or comment I’ve ever made to downvote. Is there a way to see who it is and save them from having to see my posts in the future?...
In Windows 11 there’s a button on the taskbar next to the start button that lets you switch between multiple desktop environments. It seems like something that would probably be useful in theory, but I can’t think of any reason why I would want to use it. Is it actually useful? What do people use it for?
Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies, judges rule (www.kut.org)
Almost three years since the deadly Texas blackout of 2021, a panel of judges from the First Court of Appeals in Houston has ruled that big power companies cannot be held liable for failure to provide electricity during the crisis. The reason is Texas’ deregulated energy market....
Donald Trump Has the Worst Economic Record in Modern U.S. History (democrats.org)
She scolds me about not buying anything in the bar we hang at
Greetings....
Everyone expected a recession. The Fed and White House found a way out. (wapo.st)
The economy’s strength and stability — defying many of the most optimistic predictions — represents a remarkable development after seemingly endless crises...
What’s Up With Germany’s Pro-Israel ‘Left’? | Novara Media (novaramedia.com)
Joe Biden whisked to safety by Secret Service as car slams into motorcade (www.independent.co.uk)
Biden was emerging from his Delaware campaign headquarters when the car ploughed into an SUV guarding his motorcade...
What was the embarassing moment of your life that turned out positive?
It’s friday, so lets try to end the week in a positive note with a laugh....
How the NYPD defeated bodycams (pluralistic.net)
Police boosters insist that police violence and corruption are the result of "a few bad apples." As the saying goes, "a few bad apples spoil the bushel." If you think there are just a few bad cops on the force, then you should want to get rid of them before they wreck the whole institution. Bodycams could empirically identify...
What's the deal with buying single cans out of a multipack at a bottle shop? (Australia)
As per title. I very, very rarely drink, and I generally just want to buy a single of something for a rare treat, however most beers/ciders/etc are sold in multipacks....
Are any self-cleaning cat litter boxes any good, or worth the money?
Does anyone have any experience with self-cleaning cat litter boxes? I’m curious if any particular model of self-cleaning litter box is any good. We now have 4 cats and it would be nice to not have to clean litter boxes manually 1-2 times every day....
Politically engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic, even in non-political subreddits (www.psypost.org)
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Taxpayer-Subsidized Seminars Train Cops To Violate the Constitution (reason.com)
Ghana warns against illegal Starlink services (spacenews.com)
The National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana’s telecoms regulator, cautioned the general public Dec. 7 against using services purported to be from Starlink following reports of equipment being sold and operated in the country....
US police agencies took intelligence directly from IDF, leaked files show (www.theguardian.com)
EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing (www.dw.com)
Chevron Plans to Spend $14 Billion on Oil and Natural Gas Production in 2024 (www.energyportal.eu)
Chevron’s ambitious plans reflect its optimistic outlook on the industry and its confidence in the future of oil and natural gas. The $14 billion investment will be focused on various projects worldwide, including exploration, drilling, and infrastructure development. These projects will contribute to Chevron’s overall...
World’s biggest nuclear fusion reactor comes online (www.independent.co.uk)
The scientists used lasers to fuse two light atoms into a single one, releasing 3.15MJ (megajoules) of energy from 2.05MJ of input – roughly enough to boil a kettle....
Russia Takes Control of Iraq’s Biggest Oil Discovery for 20 Years | OilPrice.com (oilprice.com)
Is there a way to see user likes and dislikes on lemmy?
One of my many admirers just went through literally every single post or comment I’ve ever made to downvote. Is there a way to see who it is and save them from having to see my posts in the future?...
Why would I want to use the multi-desktop functionality in Windows 11?
In Windows 11 there’s a button on the taskbar next to the start button that lets you switch between multiple desktop environments. It seems like something that would probably be useful in theory, but I can’t think of any reason why I would want to use it. Is it actually useful? What do people use it for?