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Home for the holidays
Merry Christmas, Zoo by Lisa Eickholdt and Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by Laura Watkins (Chronicle Books, 40 pages, ages 3-8). Inspired by “The Night Before Christmas,” this rhyming story shows how the zookeepers prep for Christmas, making gifts for the animals and decorating the zoo. When...- Hoca
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Dragon into Monday morning
Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 48 pages, ages 4-8). Ember loves gold, but he’s too small to terrorize villagers into giving it to him like the other dragons do. He’s excited when he sees a glimmer of gold in the distance until it turns out to be street lamp...- Hoca
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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
We are in unprecedented times and uncharted territories. I find myself remembering the famous line from the film The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy tells her dog, “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore” after finding herself transported by a tornado to the unfamiliar land of Oz. In our... -
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The North Carolina Utilities Commission has a hole to fill on North Carolina’s road to decarbonization
The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has an electricity generation “hole” to fill on North Carolina’s road to decarbonization. Two Looming Questions We know this hole is coming, but two major questions remain: How big is it? And what should it be filled with? Question 1: How Big is... -
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TVA Draft IRP – Exceedingly Broad Planning is Meaningless
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation’s largest public power utility, released its long-awaited integrated resource plan (IRP) today, September 23, 2024. While the plan and its associated draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) are lengthy, 631 pages to be exact, there is still... -
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From Lifeline to Land Grab
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was founded during the Great Depression to bring affordable electricity and economic uplift to rural communities. However, in recent years, TVA has shifted its focus towards methane gas plants, sacrificing its original mission in pursuit of profit. The... -
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SACE submits comments on TVA’s New Caledonia Gas Plant DEIS
Only July 22, 2024, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the New Caledonia Natural Gas Plant, a project to be located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. This was done in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which... -
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7 Daily Rituals Highly Creative People Use to Improve Their Lives
Over the past 15 years, through our live events and coaching practice, Angel and I have spoken with hundreds of entrepreneurs, artists, and creative types about their personal daily rituals and routines. And the truly nice thing is that we often learn just as much from our event attendees and...- Hoca
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Duke Energy Leans In to Fossil Gas While the Rest of the Country Moves On
The Duke Energy Carbon Plan hearings at the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) ended on August 5, 2024, and it is more clear than ever that Duke is unprepared to take the steps required to move away from its reliance on polluting resources. High Stakes Hearings Draw Multiple Intervenors... -
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Person County deserves a better deal from Duke
Person County, North Carolina is beautiful. The drive up from Durham rolls through fields of corn and tobacco, past horse pastures and cattle farms. The county, nestled up next to the Virginia line, is rural, with a sparse 40,000 people living and farming within its 404 square miles. Person... -
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Duke Energy’s Proposed Roxboro Gas Plant: A Primer
Duke Energy Progress (DEP) is seeking approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to build, at least initially, a large (1,360 megawatt) fossil gas combined cycle plant near its existing coal-fired Roxboro Steam Electric Plant in Person County. This approval is called a... -
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Duke’s Carbon Plan: Part 3: How Many Extra Power Plants Should We Pay For? The Southeast’s Hidden “Reliability Tax”
In much of the rest of the country, regional markets help root out inefficiencies, identify reliability needs, and determine which transmission upgrades could increase reliability and lower consumer costs. But not in the Southeast. This article explores Duke Energy’s proposed long-term energy... -
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Duke’s Carbon Plan: Part 2: Flawed Modeling Assumptions Produce Fossil Fuel Bias
Every two years, Duke Energy is required to file a plan with utility regulators that outlines different portfolios of new and existing resources that will be available to meet anticipated future energy demand while also attempting to meet carbon reduction targets. This Carbon Plan is developed... -
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Duke’s Carbon Plan: Part 1 — Too Risky, According to Experts
Electricity is a necessity for modern life, so it is important that the electricity system be flexible, resilient, and built to minimize risks. It’s no secret that the electricity sector is in a time of transition. Our electricity system was originally built around large, long-lived... -
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June holidays
They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston’s Emancipation Park by Tonya Duncan Ellis, illustrated by Jenin Mohammed (Balzer + Bray, 32 pages, ages 4-8). Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas tells its history, beginning on June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas learned...- Hoca
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6 Tiny Daily Rituals that Will Change the Rest of Your Life
Are you willing to spend a little time every day like most people won’t, so you can spend the better part of your life like most people can’t? Think about that question for a moment. Let it sink in. You ultimately become what you repeatedly do. The acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re...- Hoca
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10 Wake-Up Calls for Days When You Lose Your Motivation (and You’re Unsure of Everything)
Struggling to find your motivation? Feeling unsure or uneasy about the next steps? There are just a few things you need to know right now. This quick read is for YOU… Once upon a time there was a woman in her mid-sixties who noticed that she had lived her entire life in the same small town...- Hoca
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18 Things We All Wish Someone Told Us When We Were 18
This morning I was reading a book outside my favorite beachside coffee shop when an 18-year-old kid sat down next to me and said, “That’s a great read, ain’t it?” So we started chatting. He told me he was getting ready to graduate from high school next week and then immediately starting his...- Hoca
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20 Calming Affirmations We Should All Tell Ourselves More Often
Let’s cut to the chase today. What you ultimately do comes out of who you believe you are. You have to practice believing in yourself and ignoring the naysayers. Because while you may not be able to control the impolite and unfair things some people say and do, you can press forward and decide...- Hoca
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A couple of holiday books
Ramadan Kareem by M. O. Yuksel, illustrated by Hatem Aly (HarperCollins, 40 pages, ages 4-8). Kids around the world celebrate Ramadan from the sighting of the crescent moon that marks the beginning to the next crescent a month later that signals that it’s time for the Eid celebration. In...- Hoca
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