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October 28, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pledges to revive the nation's struggling coal mines, but new data from the federal agency that tracks employment growth suggests blue-collar job seekers would do better to look to clean energy.
According to projections released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the top-growing job classification over the next nine years will be solar photovoltaic installers. Those positions are expected to double, from 11,300 in 2016 to 23,200 by 2026. The median worker employed installing solar panels made $39,340 last year.
Wind turbine service technicians came in at No. 2. Those jobs were projected to grow by more than 96 percent, from 5,800 to 11,300. They were paid a median salary of $52,260 last year.
Though coal miners did not make the federal list of fastest-growing jobs, employment is expected to continue to boom in the oil and gas sector. Derrick operators, roustabouts and rotary drill operators were all listed among the top 30.
http://www.ien.com/operations/news/20980806/solar-wind-jobs-to-boom-over-next-decade
Solar, Wind Jobs to Boom Over Next Decade
New data suggests blue-collar job seekers would do better to skip coal and look to clean energy.WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pledges to revive the nation's struggling coal mines, but new data from the federal agency that tracks employment growth suggests blue-collar job seekers would do better to look to clean energy.
According to projections released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the top-growing job classification over the next nine years will be solar photovoltaic installers. Those positions are expected to double, from 11,300 in 2016 to 23,200 by 2026. The median worker employed installing solar panels made $39,340 last year.
Wind turbine service technicians came in at No. 2. Those jobs were projected to grow by more than 96 percent, from 5,800 to 11,300. They were paid a median salary of $52,260 last year.
Though coal miners did not make the federal list of fastest-growing jobs, employment is expected to continue to boom in the oil and gas sector. Derrick operators, roustabouts and rotary drill operators were all listed among the top 30.
http://www.ien.com/operations/news/20980806/solar-wind-jobs-to-boom-over-next-decade
October 28, 2017
A Trump administration plan to subsidize coal and nuclear energy would cost US taxpayers about $10.6bn a year and prop up some of the oldest and dirtiest power plants in the country, a new analysis has found.
The Department of Energy has proposed that coal and nuclear plants be compensated not only for the electricity they produce but also for the reliability they provide to the grid. The new rule would provide payments to facilities that store fuel on-site for 90 days or more because they are “indispensable for our economic and national security”.
Rick Perry, the energy secretary, said the subsidies were needed to avoid power outages “in times of supply stress such as recent natural disasters”.
The plan would provide a lifeline to many ageing coal and nuclear plants that would otherwise go out of business, primarily due to the abundance of cheap natural gas and the plummeting cost of renewables.
More: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/27/subsidize-coal-nuclear-plants-taxpayer-cost-rick-perry
Emissions spew out of a large stack at the coal-fired Morgantown Generating Station on 10 October 2017 in Newburg, Maryland. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Subsidy plan for coal and nuclear plants 'will cost US taxpayers $10.6bn a year'
Non-partisan analysis reveals the cost of energy secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to give handouts to some of the country’s oldest and dirtiest power plantsA Trump administration plan to subsidize coal and nuclear energy would cost US taxpayers about $10.6bn a year and prop up some of the oldest and dirtiest power plants in the country, a new analysis has found.
The Department of Energy has proposed that coal and nuclear plants be compensated not only for the electricity they produce but also for the reliability they provide to the grid. The new rule would provide payments to facilities that store fuel on-site for 90 days or more because they are “indispensable for our economic and national security”.
Rick Perry, the energy secretary, said the subsidies were needed to avoid power outages “in times of supply stress such as recent natural disasters”.
The plan would provide a lifeline to many ageing coal and nuclear plants that would otherwise go out of business, primarily due to the abundance of cheap natural gas and the plummeting cost of renewables.
More: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/27/subsidize-coal-nuclear-plants-taxpayer-cost-rick-perry
Emissions spew out of a large stack at the coal-fired Morgantown Generating Station on 10 October 2017 in Newburg, Maryland. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
October 28, 2017
Bill discusses the latest sexual harassment revelations and GOP resistance to President Trump in his Real Time monologue.
Woody Harrelson: LBJ
Academy award nominee and "LBJ" star Woody Harrelson joins Bill to discuss how "publicly vulgar" Donald Trump measures up to former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Joy Behar: The Great Gasbag
Comedian and "The View" co-host Joy Behar joins Bill to discuss her new book, "The Great Gasbag: An A-to-Z Study Guide to Surviving Trump World."
New Rule: Fetish Patriotism
Bill asks why people who wrap themselves in the flag are always the ones most clueless about what it represents.
"Overtime" will return next week...
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 10/27/17
Monologue: Bad Boy BehaviorBill discusses the latest sexual harassment revelations and GOP resistance to President Trump in his Real Time monologue.
Woody Harrelson: LBJ
Academy award nominee and "LBJ" star Woody Harrelson joins Bill to discuss how "publicly vulgar" Donald Trump measures up to former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Joy Behar: The Great Gasbag
Comedian and "The View" co-host Joy Behar joins Bill to discuss her new book, "The Great Gasbag: An A-to-Z Study Guide to Surviving Trump World."
New Rule: Fetish Patriotism
Bill asks why people who wrap themselves in the flag are always the ones most clueless about what it represents.
"Overtime" will return next week...
October 28, 2017
Ya Burnt: Autumn, Babies in Halloween Costumes
Seth sizzles through a list of topics and fires sick burns at some deserving subjects like Late Night's writers and bow ties.
Seth’s Favorite Jokes of the Week: The President's Memory, Lou Dobb's Trump Interview
Seth's favorite jokes from the week of October 23.
Seth Meyers: Lou Dobbs' Interview with Trump, Zombie Frappuccino - Monologue - 10/26/17
Ya Burnt: Autumn, Babies in Halloween Costumes
Seth sizzles through a list of topics and fires sick burns at some deserving subjects like Late Night's writers and bow ties.
Seth’s Favorite Jokes of the Week: The President's Memory, Lou Dobb's Trump Interview
Seth's favorite jokes from the week of October 23.
October 27, 2017
Donald Trump has proven that there's one network he trusts to give him softball questions. Again and again and again and again and again and (continued until infinity).
Harasser Of The Day: President George H.W. Bush
Stephen copes with the latest American hero to become a recipient of sexual misconduct allegations. This time, it's former President George H.W. Bush.
Ivanka Trump Doesn't Understand Words
Donald Trump's daughter is among the most trusted members of his administration. And yet, she appears to have extreme difficulty finding the right... letter compounds? Alphabet parties? Oh, words!!
Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions, Vol. XXXIV
When I worked at an office supply store, I used to steal paper. It had pictures of presidents on it.
No One Says 'Stranger Things' Than Donald Trump
Since the Demogorgon is gone, we put a new villain into the Stranger Things series.
Stephen's Interview Of Lou Dobb's Interview Of Trump
President Trump sits down with his most-commonly visited network: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 10/26/17
Trump Has Now Been Interviewed On Fox News 19 TimesDonald Trump has proven that there's one network he trusts to give him softball questions. Again and again and again and again and again and (continued until infinity).
Harasser Of The Day: President George H.W. Bush
Stephen copes with the latest American hero to become a recipient of sexual misconduct allegations. This time, it's former President George H.W. Bush.
Ivanka Trump Doesn't Understand Words
Donald Trump's daughter is among the most trusted members of his administration. And yet, she appears to have extreme difficulty finding the right... letter compounds? Alphabet parties? Oh, words!!
Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions, Vol. XXXIV
When I worked at an office supply store, I used to steal paper. It had pictures of presidents on it.
No One Says 'Stranger Things' Than Donald Trump
Since the Demogorgon is gone, we put a new villain into the Stranger Things series.
Stephen's Interview Of Lou Dobb's Interview Of Trump
President Trump sits down with his most-commonly visited network: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
October 27, 2017
Trevor weighs in on how President Trump's response to opioid abuse is a small, meaningless gesture in the public health crisis.
The Daily Show: How Trump Is Mishandling the Opioid Crisis
Trevor weighs in on how President Trump's response to opioid abuse is a small, meaningless gesture in the public health crisis.
October 27, 2017
Seth takes a closer look at the Trump administration's seemingly permanent state of scandal and why many on the right seem to want to live in an alternate reality where Trump isn't president.
Seth Meyers - Fox News Showers Trump with Praise, Obsesses Over Hillary: A Closer Look
Seth takes a closer look at the Trump administration's seemingly permanent state of scandal and why many on the right seem to want to live in an alternate reality where Trump isn't president.
October 27, 2017
Seth Meyers: Pablo Picasso's Birthday, President Trump's Memory - Monologue - 10/25/17
October 26, 2017
The only way Donald Trump could have looked crazier at Tuesday's presser is if he was fielding questions from a cloud.
Kid Rock Says The New York Times Is 'Gay'
Stephen doesn't understand what it is about the NYT that Kid Rock finds LGBT.
Skeletons In The Cabinet: Scott Pruitt
Stephen does an in-depth dive into the recent actions of Donald Trump's Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Adam Savage And Michael Stevens Preview 'Brain Candy Live!'
Scientist-musicians Adam Savage and Michael Stevens have teamed up to feed your mind catchy, information-packed tunes in their new show 'Brain Candy Live!'
Climate Change Is Even Affecting The World Series
The 2017 World Series features the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros going to head-to-head . . . in the debate over climate change.
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 10/25/17
Our President Is An Old Man Yelling On His LawnThe only way Donald Trump could have looked crazier at Tuesday's presser is if he was fielding questions from a cloud.
Kid Rock Says The New York Times Is 'Gay'
Stephen doesn't understand what it is about the NYT that Kid Rock finds LGBT.
Skeletons In The Cabinet: Scott Pruitt
Stephen does an in-depth dive into the recent actions of Donald Trump's Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Adam Savage And Michael Stevens Preview 'Brain Candy Live!'
Scientist-musicians Adam Savage and Michael Stevens have teamed up to feed your mind catchy, information-packed tunes in their new show 'Brain Candy Live!'
Climate Change Is Even Affecting The World Series
The 2017 World Series features the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros going to head-to-head . . . in the debate over climate change.
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