To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.

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      City officials plan to cover the remaining 30 percent through the purchase of renewable energy credits.

      Provably powered by water and wind at night.

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            How exactly are you going to progress if you’re just being lied to all the time?

            Hey great news, my house is 100% renewable now.

            (I didn’t change the damn thing, and oh by the way I just forgot to mention this that I heat my home with natural gas)

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      A major US city is running on renewables and taking stress off the national grid only during the daytime still sounds like a win for me.

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        Yes actually, it’s almost humorous that they’ve made good changes alongside the stuff that’s just meant to give people who aren’t paying any attention warm fuzzy feelings.