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After ORES denied the Shepherd’s Run Solar permit in Copake, New York, over floodplain compliance issues, it was discovered that Fort Edward Solar is another ORES-permitted project with the same FEMA Zone A flood designation within its project footprint.
We (American Land Rescue Fund) went ahead and had the FEMA floodplain map overlaid on the Fort Edward Solar project map.
These materials are not compiled or released by the foreign solar corporations or New York State.
Why? They don’t want you to see this map… it shows the insanity behind the siting of these solar complexes.
On top of the fact an inverter will be located inside a floodplain, this solar complex is sited for one of the last grasslands of its kind (the Washington County Grasslands) throughout the entire Northeast. A significant amount of state-endangered and threatened birds, raptors, animals, and plants live here.
Based off the precedent just set in Copake, NY, it’s time to relinquish the permit to Fort Edward Solar.
I won’t stop until the grasslands are freed.
Eventually You Run Out of Other People’s Content: How Google May Win the AI Race But Lose on the AI Economics christiancastle.substack.com…
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One more night in Rome!
Following his December 12 performance at the Vatican Christmas Concert, Herbie Hancock will take the stage at Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone on December 14 with his full electric jazz band.
Tickets on sale now! dalessandroegalli.com/events…
I’m With Sneaky: European Publishers and Senator Marsha Blackburn call out Meta’s Terms of Service Shenanigans christiancastle.substack.com…
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Incredible shout-out from @prattprattpratt! 🎬 As The Terminal List returns, Chris is standing with @ciaomf2001 to honor those who served. Partnerships like this help us keep our promise to the families of fallen @CIA officers. Check out his special message! @TerminalListPV
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All the copies of TRUE BELIEVER with Chris Pratt as James Reece on the cover and a new foreword about the show that I signed at Parnassus Books in the Nashville airport on Thursday were gone and restocked with new copies - I just signed the new ones a few minutes ago. If you are passing through and looking for a signed TRUE BELIEVER, Parnassus has you covered. Happy Reading 📚
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Double Shot Brings Songwriters a Double Win christiancastle.substack.com…
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@ArtistRights Symposium Wrap Up, Thank you @TerryCollege @UGA_SPIA and all the panelists! artistrightsinstitute.org/bl… @davidclowery @MusicTechPolicy
Artist Rights Symposium 5: Panelists for Ghost Busters: Fighting Back Against Speculative Tickets with Randy Nichols, Jay Gilbert and Mala Sharma musictechpolicy.com/2026/10/…
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Today is the day we say goodbye to my childhood home. Soon to be demolished by Georgia Power for the data centers. Thank you to ALL of you, we wouldn’t be so gracious about it if it weren’t for all the support.
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Happy Birthday to two notable musicians: fellow bassist Mr. Dave Holland and singer Mr. Donny Hathaway.
In the 70s, I had the opportunity to work with both of these gentlemen. Learn about those collaborations via RonCarterUniverse.com
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Gwen Seale @Sealeinthedeal and Chris Castle @musictechpolicy discuss songwriter panel at Artist Rights Symposium 5 10-19 at @TerryCollege youtu.be/EIUnGxg-oVA?si=f49N…
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Texas is staring down an 11-gigawatt AI data center campus in the Panhandle.
Project Matador has already secured a state permit for 6 gigawatts of natural-gas power generation.
A project this massive raises serious questions about the strain on Texas water, power, and rural communities.
Though currently paused, if restarted it could start draining resources and harming communities in the panhandle.
ALT Graphic featuring a photo of Texas Governor Greg Abbott with the headline, “Greg Abbott approves world’s biggest data center that uses more power than 35 states.” The “Let’s Address Texas” logo appears above the headline.
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Georgia Power tearing down homes for data centers. Abusing eminent domain laws.
The Bad Hemingway Contest at Main Justice, or What Judge Chhabria Actually Said musictechpolicy.com/2026/09/…
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Today's #FlashbackFriday is to September of 1986, the release of the Academy Award Winning Round Midnight soundtrack. I had the pleasure of playing on that soundtrack with many noteworthy jazz talents...
Listen here: ow.ly/wTZJ50MhzbY
Phonorecords V: The Copyright Royalty Judges Are Asking the Right Questions for Songwriters musictechpolicy.com/2026/09/…
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I am not an A.I. doomer, in fact I’m excited about all the ways it can help humanity.
what a great mom!
Yesterday, I had the very special honour of singing “O Canada” 🇨🇦 alongside my son, Blu, at the Apple Bowl.
Blu was very nervous before we began. I told him, “I’ll be right there beside you. And if you make a mistake, just keep going.” ❤️
This was only his second time singing publicly, and sharing that moment with him—standing side by side and singing our national anthem here in his hometown of Kelowna—is something I’ll treasure for a very long time. 🍁
A heartfelt thank you to Eric Stansfield, everyone at the Apple Bowl, and the Okanagan Sun Football team for inviting us to perform. It was truly an honour to be part of the day. 🙏🏼🇨🇦❤️
And thank you to our friend Eric for capturing this video and giving us such a beautiful keepsake of the moment.
O Canada 🇨🇦🍁
#OCanada #AppleBowl #Kelowna #Okanagan #OkanaganSun #CanadianNationalAnthem #MotherSonDuet