Jeremy Quist, Author at aForay

Making Sausage: How the Legislative Process Shaped the IRA’s Climate and Renewables Funding

Jeremy Quist

The Roots of the IRA The story of how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed may seem incidental to the content of the bill, but Senate rules, and…

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How Solar Power Works

Jeremy Quist

Like a lot of things in our lives, we take electricity for granted. Most of us don’t think about how a car runs, how a plane flies, or how our…

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8 First Steps for Making Your Business Sustainable

Jeremy Quist

Sustainability is one of the buzziest of the buzzwords in today’s business world. That is not to say that it is a fly-by-night passing trend. The ideas behind the sustainability…

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The Future of Solar Power 2023

Jeremy Quist

The pace of change quickens Solar power continues to be a relatively small portion of the energy supply of the United States with about 3.4% of the country’s power coming…

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Dramatic Energy Policy? Somehow Argentina Does It

Jeremy Quist

Murder, cover-ups, spies, and a terrorist attack all somehow factor into the country’s energy sector. Argentina has achieved the impossible: it has made energy policy dramatic. Cinematic, even. A bombing…

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Internet Fact-checking 101: Case Study

Jeremy Quist

This is an extension of the Fact-checking 101 article which you can read here. I would recommend reading that first. A Case Study in Fact-checking Someone on my Facebook feed…

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Internet Fact-checking 101

Jeremy Quist

An essential skill in today’s world This isn’t exactly the Information Age we were promised. Instead of a bottomless well of the wisdom of the ages, we find ourselves wading…

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What Is Gay Identity?

Jeremy Quist

Gay identity, and identity more broadly, are misunderstood concepts. At its most basic level, identity is a part of who you are that you feel is especially important.

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Why Identity Politics Matters

Jeremy Quist

Somehow, “identity” has become a loaded term. Politicians, including some on the left, bemoan the influence of “identity politics,” an even more loaded term, on our political system. Some have…

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What We Mean When We Say “Gay Community”

Jeremy Quist

As I traveled from country to country seeking out the gay community, sometimes I found myself losing sight of what the phrase “the gay community” even means.

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