Italian Energy Giant Invades America: Eating Up the Environment
Enel is an Italian firm that that has filled enough of America with wind turbines to cover two of the nation’s big national parks. But the intermittent, weather-dependent power Enel…
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Italian Energy Giant Invades America: Trespassing Against the Osage Nation
One of the most iconic victories over Enel was won by the Osage Nation, a Native American tribe based in Oklahoma. After receiving permission from the county government, but not…
Italian Energy Giant Invades America: Virtue Signaling
Enel’s home page doesn’t show pictures or even references to natural gas wellheads, coal mines, hydro dams, or nuclear fuel rods that produce the overwhelming majority of its electricity. Yet…
Italian Energy Giant Invades America: The Cheapest Way to Make Expensive Electricity
Coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants remain necessary as backups for the frequent occasions when the wind and sun—like a flaky employee—won’t work. The more unreliability that is added…
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Election Day
Left-of-center nonprofit organizations played a pivotal role in augmenting Native American turnout on and off reservations to seal Joe Biden’s victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election. This…
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Nationwide Organizational Structures
Van Jones’s remarks correctly identified Native Organizers Alliance as a critical nationwide nonprofit organization involved in turning out heavily Democratic-leaning Native American voters to propel Joe Biden to victory in…
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Arizona et al.
In the 2020 election, the Native American vote may have had the greatest impact in Arizona, where American Indians make up 6 percent of the vote. In Nevada, Native American…
The Left-Progressive Machine in Indian Country: Beyond 2020
The Democratic Party’s electoral victories have expanded the influence of several Native American foundations where they operate. Immediately following the 2020 presidential election, left-aligned Four Directions began work to support…