[MCN] Electricity utilities campaign to crush clean competition: Montana utility joins fight over money from dirty fuel

[Lance Olsen]

Monopolies in Michigan fear solar, deliver some of nation’s most expensive electricity

An analysis by Michigan Technological University shows how Michigan utilities use political influence to push back against distributed solar generation, 
leading to some of the nation’s highest electricity rates in the Upper Peninsula.

Excerpt: Researchers at Michigan Technological University have found that the state’s utilities are hindering the proliferation of distributed generation through 
rate cases, legal maneuvers, shifting control from regulators, and selective modeling in the cost of service studies. Utilities can propose little compensation as 
well as added fees on DG customers, making these customers’ investment in renewable energy technologies unattractive.

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/03/19/monopolies-in-michigan-fear-solar-deliver-some-of-nations-most-expensive-electricity/ <https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/03/19/monopolies-in-michigan-fear-solar-deliver-some-of-nations-most-expensive-electricity/>

   ========++++++.  Food: Heat has consequences +++++=======
 
“Coping with the short-run challenge of food price volatility is daunting. But the longer-term 
challenge of avoiding a perpetual food crisis under conditions of global warming is far more 
serious. “
 
David. S. Battisti  and Rosamond L. Naylor.
Historical Warnings of Future Food Insecurity with Unprecedented Seasonal Heat. 
SCIENCE 9 JANUARY 2009
 

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