BREAKING: Virginia just became the first state in the Southeast to adopt an enforceble commitment to 100% clean energy by 2045. The Virginia Clean Economy Act is on its way to Gov. Northam’s desk. 💯 ☀️🌬👏solarpowerworldonline.com/2020/03/virgin…

.Vegas Means Business board next unanimously approves spending $10.5 million for a 600K sq ft solar photovoltaic array on the roof of the new West Hall under construction. The system will cover about 3/4 of the roof and have a 25-year life cycle. Contract will go to SunPower Corp.

It's time we put Oregon on a path our children can be proud of. Today I issued an executive order setting new science-based climate goals, and directing state agencies to take urgent action to lower greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. myoregon.gov/2020/03/10/gov…

Thank you, Governor Kate Brown! This executive order is the right thing to do and reflects the urgency of the climate crisis. We need courage over cowardice and Oregon is showing that leadership today. It's time for people to take priority over polluters and their friends in power.

Whoa. MGM owns and operates many casinos on the the iconic Las Vegas Strip. Definitely unprecedented.

With MGM, Wynn, and Clark County School District announcing closures, it seems like a MAJORITY of Nevada's largest county's top employers could be closed to start the work week tomorrow. (Worth a fact check, of course.) nevadaresorts.org/benefits/large…

Las Vegas casinos owned by Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts International will temporarily close in response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, shuttering much of the famed Strip on.wsj.com/2QjGhMF

It’s underappreciated that we’re shutting America down precisely because we don’t have enough tests to look for the big outbreaks. It’s not only that we missed our chance at containment. It’s that we don’t know which cities are worst, so we have to flatten the curve everywhere.

Ugh. This is like a company town situation.... "they never get out of debt."

I'm working from home like many people and figured I'd just do the Census to get that over with. I thought it'd be a ~30-min thing but I did it online in about 2 mins on the U.S. Census Bureau website. It's very easy (and important) to do here: my2020census.gov

The Cosmopolitan resort announces plans to close starting Wednesday evening Live blog update: thenevadaindependent.com/article/corona…

Amazing. Aquarium is closed to the public, so the penguins have the place to themselves.

I don't even know anymore. The virus. The virus. The virus. Now this... "RuPaul Has a Fracking Empire on His Wyoming Ranch" earther.gizmodo.com/rupaul-has-a-f…

The telemarketer scam people need to refresh their scripts: WHY WOULD I BE INTERESTED IN A CRUISE RIGHT NOW!?

In coronavirus fight, "Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered all Californians to stay at home" latimes.com/california/sto…

What does "indefinite backlog" mean in plain English? Especially for people who need/should be tested?

A firm looked at "Change in distance traveled each day" w/ social distancing. Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, appears be one of the few where travel has INCREASED. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Well, I can report that the local ice cream truck is still a going concern in this era of 'non-essential' business closures. I hear the iconic ice cream truck jingle from my house. (Said jingle is totally, and sadly, racist, by the way: washingtonpost.com/news/morning-m…)

The unemployment claims data by state is pretty astounding. It's record setting in so many states. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

McCarran's low temp last night was 81F! 🥵🌡️ That is the warmest low temp ever recorded in the month of April for #LasVegas, AND blows the old record of 74F for 4/30 out of the water! 💥 Unless we dip below 81F before 12a, 81F is our new record! #VegasWxRecords #VegasWeather