The Daily Populous

Thursday May 11st, 2017 day edition

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Look at California, which is one-eighth of the U.S. population with 39 million people and one-seventh of the nation's gross domestic product of $2.3 trillion.

California is the chief reason America is the only developed economy to achieve record GDP growth since the financial crisis of 2008 and ensuing global recession, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Much of the U.S. growth can be traced to California laws promoting clean energy, government accountability and protections for undocumented people.

No state or country has created as many laws discouraging fossil fuels and carbon while promoting clean energy.

California is home to 20 of the 130 companies in North America and South America that meet the standard classification of clean energy.

Jobs at clean energy companies in California increased 14 percent last year, double the average rate for the industry.

Technology driving the clean energy boom is the reason California companies lead most of their peers in U.S. »

Tesla releases details of its solar roof tiles: cheaper than regular roof with ‘infinity warranty’ and 30 yrs of solar power

Authored by electrek.co

What is important to understand is that not all tiles on the roof would be solar tiles.

The $21.85 per square foot price point was calculated for a roof where 35 percent of the tiles are solar (solar tiles cost more per square foot than non-solar tiles).

Tesla says that it will manage the entire “Solar Roof experience—from the removal of your existing roof through design, permitting, installation, operations and maintenance of the new Solar Roof.” »

High levels of exercise linked to nine years of less aging (at the cellular level)

Authored by news.byu.edu

But new research from Brigham Young University reveals you may be able to slow one type of aging—the kind that happens inside your cells.

Surprisingly, he also found there was no significant difference in telomere length between those with low or moderate physical activity and the sedentary people.

Previous studies have shown telomere length is closely related to those two factors and it is known that exercise can suppress inflammation and oxidative stress over time. »

Days Before Firing, Comey Asked for More Resources for Russia Inquiry

Authored by nytimes.com

A day earlier, the Senate panel began pressing a little-known government bureau that tracks money laundering and terrorism financing for leads in the Russian investigation.

The Senate’s rush to press forward with its investigation set up a potential showdown with the Trump administration over the future of the F.B.I. investigation.

To a president who puts a premium on loyalty, Mr. Comey represented a fiercely independent official who wielded enormous power. »