The Big Tech boom is driving advancement through artificial intelligence, but it is also putting increasing demands on America’s electric grid. The result could be a “strange …
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President Trump’s expansive economic plans could fuel the first meaningful growth in electricity demand this century. Forecasts show that the United States will need 128 gigawatts of additional …
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Letters to the editor
New York finally has a budget, albeit a month late in typical Albany fashion. This monstrous budget comes in at a whopping $254 billion, the largest in state history. As with every budget, …
Skinners Falls Bridge is now history after a David and Goliath battle. Now it is time to move on. One very significant sign of constructive response by PennDOT and Gov. Josh Shapiro would be to …
Sullivan’s Legacy is proud to endorse Sheriff Mike Schiff for reelection in 2025. Sheriff Schiff’s quiet discipline, his principled leadership and unwavering service to the people of …
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has laid off nearly all remaining staff, effectively gutting the agency responsible for safeguarding American workers. This follows a …
I’m glad to see local protests against ICE raids. I am concerned about our loss of due process in this country. We are guaranteed the right to defend ourselves in a court of law by the U.S. …
OPINION
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The internet, AI, electric vehicles, the need for air conditioning. Demands for electricity are expected to rise sharply. Here, four people or groups take the subject on, and the Sierra Club weighs …
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I had been feeling cagey since the end of last year—A sort of heavy, bottom-of-the-stomach feeling. Something like a blend of existential dread and civic helplessness mixed with a million …
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COLUMNS
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
In the space between big and small

When everything seems fractured, it's hard to remember that everything is connected. In those times, and in reflection of the small spaces in our lives, we understand the vastness of the universe and …

Creating a market

Someone recently told me, when complaining about the overreach of federal mandates, most specifically phasing out gas stoves in new construction among other ideas, that these types of changes ought …

Libraries and gardens

Simple truth: Food for your mind. Food for your body. And as you work the soil, your spirit is renewed with the wonder of inherent growth. Perfect trifecta.

BLOGS

An evolving Earth

For a long time, I did not think of the Earth as an evolving living entity. It was constant. The weather was constant. As a kid, I spent a lot of time outside. I worked as a YMCA camp …

To be or not to be 

One of the most powerful moments in cinematic history comes from the movie "Crimson Tide. " Following the destruction of a Russian Akula Class Attack Submarine, the USS Alabama SSBN (Submerged …