The Daily Populous

Sunday August 6th, 2017 morning edition

image for Dirty energy's quiet war on solar panels

This practice, called “net metering,” helps cut utility bills and shortens the payback period for solar installation costs.

But what if you don’t own a home, or can't afford solar panels?.

And when you contract with a company to install solar panels, you do your part to create jobs.

In statehouses all over the country, there's a growing movement by industry front groups to undermine net metering and other renewable energy incentives.

This state-level push parallels another front at the federal level, where the Trump administration is unabashedly waging war on renewables.

Apparently career energy experts at the Department of Energy aren't concerned with the ideological preferences of their political appointee overlords.

Another purple state, Nevada, got rid of net metering — but then reversed course and reinstated it under pressure. »

Uber’s search for a female CEO has been narrowed down to 3 men

Authored by denverpost.com

In the wake of Kalanick’s departure, a number of A-list female executives have made it clear they are not interested in the role.

General Motors chief executive Mary Barra and EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall, were reportedly approached, but did not pan out.

Last week, HP chief executive Meg Whitman prominently took herself out of the running with a post on Twitter. »

The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun

Authored by vox.com

Now it seems Australia and a number of countries in Europe are fed up enough with vaccine-refusing parents that they’re experimenting with punitive measures.

Germany is also cracking down on vaccine-refusing parents: Its parliament approved a law that obliges administrators at kindergartens to report parents who refuse counseling from their doctors about vaccines.

These figures are much higher than the national averages (85 percent for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis and 92 percent for the measles-mumps-rubella vaccines). »

Maravich Said in 1974: 'I Don't Want . . . to Die of a Heart Attack at Age 40'

Authored by articles.latimes.com

BEAVER, Pa. — Pete Maravich, in a 1974 interview with the Beaver County Times, said: "I don't want to play 10 years in the NBA and die of a heart attack at age 40.".

He played pro ball for 10 years, from 1970 to 1980, and died of a heart attack Tuesday in Pasadena, at 40.

"That's a little scary," said sports writer Andy Nuzzo, who had interviewed Maravich when he played for the Atlanta Hawks. »