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What has happened to Australia’s once-bipartisan policies favouring decentralisation?

When my board placed approval of the Exploring Environmental Science for A.P book on the agenda for our meeting, I knew the voters in my district would want me to know what I was voting for, so I went into the administration office to look at the book.

Legislation unanimously passed on April 10, 2019 by the Chicago City Council has just made Chicago the largest city in the United States to commit to 100 percent clean energy.

If we switched all our electric generation to wind energy, how much brighter would our future be?

When Thomas Edison established his Pearl Street power plant in New York City in 1892, he used coal for fuel, not wood.

And the global warming apocalypse is not nigh. Real-world evidence certainly supports him.

China has backtracked on policies implemented to increase solar power, announcing it would not approve any wind and solar power projects unless they can compete with coal power plants strictly on the basis of price.

Hecklers protested the U.S. event on fossil fuels but nobody bothered the Africans when they promoted the role of oil and gas in national development.

In the 2018 midterm elections, voters in several states cast ballots in favor of energy and natural gas development.

Under a renewable energy proposal from Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Indiana consumers would face a 12 percent electricity rate hike, which will cost the average household more than $100 per year in additional electricity costs.

On Nov. 6, Virginia’s State Corporation Commission approved a project to construct wind turbines near Virginia Beach. The plan calls for construction of turbines 27 miles off the coast, to begin operation by the end of 2020.

Nevadans enjoy some of the lowest electricity prices in the nation. However, Question 6 on the Nevada ballot could put that in peril.

Two states and more than 80 cities and counties have now announced a goal of receiving 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources.