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California: Fossil Gas use Declining, replaced by Solar Plus Megabatteries
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California: Fossil Gas use Declining, replaced by Solar Plus Megabatteries

Juan Cole

Two-thirds of California’s electricity retail sales are now generated by renewables.

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From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East Fault Lines now run through American Tech

From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East Fault Lines now run through American Tech

12/19/2025 By Jasim Al-Azzawi

“We cannot Negotiate with the Melting Point of Ice:” World’s Ice Sheets shed 640 bn. Tons in 12 Months

“We cannot Negotiate with the Melting Point of Ice:” World’s Ice Sheets shed 640 bn. Tons in 12 Months

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Talabani: Muqtada Welcome in Transitional Government Muqtada al-Sadr, the heretofore radical Shiite cleric of Kufa, would be welcome in the Iraqi government, according to Interim […]

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Cordesman Attacks On Americans Will

Cordesman Attacks On Americans Will

Cordesman: Attacks on Americans will continue “until the day the US leaves” CPA under Fire According to Knight-Ridder, the US will double the number of […]

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Supposed Al Qaeda Links With Saddam

Supposed Al Qaeda Links With Saddam

Supposed al-Qaeda links with Saddam People have asked me what I thought about the memo of Undersecretary of Defense for Planning Douglas Feith detailing 50 […]

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3 Us Troops Dead Guerrillas Killed Two

3 US Troops dead Guerrillas killed two American soldiers Monday in two different attacks. They ambushed on soldier while he was patrolling. They blew up […]

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Us Destroys Houses According To Jeff

Us Destroys Houses According To Jeff

US destroys Houses According to Jeff Wilkinson of Knight Ridder, the US military in its most recent shock and awe campaign has destroyed fifteen houses […]

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Haeri Rejects Transitional Authority

Haeri Rejects Transitional Authority

Haeri rejects Transitional Authority The San Francisco Chronicle’s Robert Collier has pulled off a coup, landing an interview with Grand Ayatollah Kadhim al-Haeri, a leading […]

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Khatami Recognizes Igc According To Afp

Khatami Recognizes Igc According To Afp

Khatami recognizes IGC According to AFP, Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami met with Interim Governing Council president Jalal Talabani on Monday. In a surprise announcement, Khatami […]

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Shiite Leaders Cautious Critical Of New

Shiite Leaders Cautious Critical Of New

Shiite Leaders Cautious, Critical of New Plan for Iraqi Government Stories in the Christian Science Monitor and the Washington Post have some reaction from Shiite […]

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String Of Assassination Attempts In

String of Assassination Attempts in Kirkuk: IGC member Shongol Chapouk escapes; Deputy Mayor Wounded The deputy governor of Kirkuk, Ismail Rajab al-Hadidi, was wounded along […]

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