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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
SolarCity and Solar Power in the West Tesla just announced that it wants to buy solar panel company SolarCity for $2.8 billion. Elon Musk - who owns Tesla - is also the chairman of SolarCity, which is run by two of Musk’s cousins. Musk called the bid a “no-brainer,” but many analysts and investors are puzzled by the decision. Especially because SolarCity is struggling with rising costs and increased competition. One estimate found that SolarCity could lose up to $400 million next year alone. And here in California, solar only makes up about four percent of our total power.
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Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.