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Utilities Are Usually Hostile to Solar and Battery Systems, But Not for These Rural Customers
Mother Jones Sep 10, 2025

Utilities Are Usually Hostile to Solar and Battery Systems, But Not for These Rural Customers

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Michael Gillogly, manager of the Pepperwood Preserve, understands the wildfire risk that power lines pose firsthand. The 3,200-acre nature reserve in Sonoma County, California, burned in 2017 when a privately owned electrical system sparked a fire. It burned again in 2019 during a conflagration started by power lines operated by utility […]

Being Black in America Almost Killed Me Part 2
Mother Jones Sep 10, 2025

Being Black in America Almost Killed Me Part 2

When Trymaine Lee began writing his first book, he didn’t realize that the gun violence he was reporting on was such a central part of his own story. But then he began digging into his family history, only to fully learn about a series of racially motivated murders involving his ancestors. Lee’s book, A Thousand […]

The Bravery of #iranian #womenlifefreedom
Left Reckoning Sep 9, 2025

The Bravery of #iranian #womenlifefreedom