Rachel Maddow has a near-solstice puzzle for you: Why on earth would Arizona and Florida, a couple of states with near-constant sunshine, take steps to actively discourage people from making use of all that abundant solar energy? If you guessed that lobbying from energy companies -- and of course, the Koch brothers -- might have something to do with it, you win Will Shortz's voice on your answering machine. In fact, just before Thanksgiving, Florida regulators quietly gutted requirements for utilities to conserve energy, and also to eliminate solar rebates for homeowners at the end of 2015 in a deal that the
Hey, Florida Power & Light needs to build two new nuclear reactors at Turkey Point (at sea level) in the most sea level threatened elevation in the country next to a national park. It's not like south Florida is prone to hurricanes and 20 foot storm surges or something. Who is going to pay for that if people conserve electricity? Besides, has the solar energy industry solved its waste disposal problem like the nuclear industry has?
The Florida Lege is already considering a solar drug-testing law, to make sure the sun isn't getting high.
Doesn't prevent permanent electromagnets from generating free energy, so they won't notice.
...considering some of the horrible legislation coming out of Florida, I'm surprised that Rick Scott isn't heavily taxing sunlight
Hey, Florida Power & Light needs to build two new nuclear reactors at Turkey Point (at sea level) in the most sea level threatened elevation in the country next to a national park. It's not like south Florida is prone to hurricanes and 20 foot storm surges or something. Who is going to pay for that if people conserve electricity? Besides, has the solar energy industry solved its waste disposal problem like the nuclear industry has?
No Nude Sunbathing Taxes!
Enforced by spy drones flying over backyards?
Florida is also working on a new bill to make beach tanning illegal. Coal-fired tanning beds only.
You have to admire a temper tantrum that is powerful enough to actually destroy the planet. Stay Klassy, Floriduh & Arid-zona.
Still a better officer than Starbuck.
Save us, Maggie Simpson!
Those Duke brothers have always been rotten. Just look at the mean tricks they played on Danny Akroyd and Eddie Murphy.