The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is allocating $19 million to install solar panels over irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, with the aim of both decreasing water supply evaporation and advancing clean energy goals.
“Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we have historic new resources to invest in innovative solutions that advance our clean energy goals and make Western communities more resilient to drought and climate change,” says DOI’s Michael Brain.
“In partnership with state, Tribal and local stakeholders, the Interior Department will continue to invest in essential water infrastructure projects that mitigate the worst impacts of climate change and invest in communities across the country.”
The projects are part of an initiative to study the water efficiency gains and amount of clean energy produced for future larger scale implementation. They are being funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, which makes available $25 million for the design, study and implementation of projects to cover Reclamation-related water conveyance facilities with solar panels.
The announced projects include $15 million for the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Delta-Mendota Canal Floating Solar Project in California, $2.55 million for the North Unit Irrigation District, Main Canal Floating Photovoltaics Project in Oregon and $1.5 million for the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Solar Panels Over the Layton Canal Project in Utah.
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DOI Earmarks $19M for Solar Panel Installation Over Irrigation Canals
The fascism of the early 20th Century taught us all the key elements of the playbook (see below).
In particular, when a leader identifies an enemy like Islam as a grievous threat and pledges eliminate it, one might think that such a position would generate suspicion, rather than adoration.
No so here in the United States, where tens of millions of uneducated Americans would happily elect Trump an absolute leader for life, in the way of Putin and Xi.
In addition to all the sane, honest, and compassionate people in the U.S., I’m sure there are many Trump supporters who would agree.
Rich people may love the tax breaks, but very few of them want their kids to become criminal sociopaths.
https://www.2greenenergy.com/2026/05/20/raising-children/
There many be several explanations for this trend, but the most obvious is that the political right in the United States stands for lawlessness, i.e., the opposite of what law schools teach.
The Trump administration is essentially a criminal organization. You won’t find many intelligent and honest people, e.g., the professors and students in this setting, who support things like pardoning (and then rewarding) the thugs who stormed the Capitol and beat up law enforcement personnel.
https://www.2greenenergy.com/2026/05/20/law-schools-are-leaning-left-but-what-does-this-mean/
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