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Electricity sources are tracked by the California Energy Commission, the 2024 report [0] shows the zero-carbon sources that make up this claim are:

  Nuclear     9.92%
  Large Hydro 11.06%
  Biomass     1.94%
  Geothermal  4.60%
  Small Hydro 1.52%
  Solar       21.30%
  Wind        11.89%
2% from biomass is suspect as a "zero-carbon" source, but the rest seems to be reasonably be zero carbon by today's standards.

[0] https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/califo...

Re:Larry Page has moved to Florida on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @08:06PM (#47160442)
What philanthropic initiatives or non-profits? Regarding philanthropy, this Forbes estimate [0] suggests Page is not particularly engaged in philanthropy compared to others in his wealth class.

[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/2026/02/09/ame...

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This restriction appears to go beyond most other state level policies in the US.

> This is the strictest ban on sending reading material to prisons in the country. Advocates worry this will launch similar efforts nationwide. [0]

[0] https://bookriot.com/arkansas-prison-book-ban/

Re:The End of Advertising on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @09:26PM (#41653591)
What did Amazon prove that newspapers and cable tv haven’t demonstrated for ages?
You can see details of ProPublica’s funding here:

https://www.propublica.org/reports

$43 million budget in 2023.

Looks to me like typical American non-profit funding. Several significant donors rather than an “angel”.

Re:I-10 closure in California prompts state of emergency on Sunday November 12, 2023 @08:41PM (#38245948)
Another similar repair occurred in 2007 when a truck fire damaged I-880 and I-580 one was repaired in a week and the other 26 days[0].

[0] https://2013.infrastructurereportcard.org/2009/case-study/ma...

Or perhaps they were eager to make the announcement prior to a government shutdown…
Re: on Thursday February 02, 2023 @12:49PM (#34630335)
I don't know, but it must have happened to Jane Wyman too.

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