Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile
Skip Descant

@tdsskip

Skip Descant writes the Siskiyou County Dispatch, a local news site on Substack.

ID: 760363830

linkhttp://www.erepublic.com/ calendar_today15-08-2012 23:18:48

5,5K Tweet

2,2K Followers

3,3K Following

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I used an EVgo Fast Charging Network charger at the Black Bear Diner in Willows, Calif., recently, and received a free beverage because I was plugged into the charger. Good for EVgo, and good for the restaurant. govtech.com/transportation… Electrify America Next 10

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Major technological advancement included in new electric USPS delivery trucks -- Air conditioning. apnews.com/article/postal…

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Traffic volume and congestion continues to climb, unchecked. San Francisco emerges as a bright spot. govtech.com/transportation… StreetLight

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When rural Texans get all sorts of new broadband infrastructure in their communities, don't bother sending a Thank You note your Republican Congress-member. They voted against the Infrastructure package, which included broadband development. govtech.com/network/rural-…

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Streetlights support a lot more than lighting a dark sidewalk. They are eliminating the need for unsightly cell towers. govtech.com/network/connec… Ubicquia @smartcityc maine(メイン)🍋🎴🌑@麗華七年

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Artificial Intelligence could end up crushing sustainability goals. The data centers needed to support A.I. consumes massive amounts of power and water. govtech.com/infrastructure… ACEEE

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Broadband infrastructure buildout -- a hallmark feature of the Biden Administration -- will likely continue to move forward in the new Trump administration. (It probably helps that so many of these projects are happening in such politically red districts.) govtech.com/network/bead-b…

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This new charging station in Weed, Calif., at the Pilot Travel Center is everything EV charging should be: seamless, plug-and-charge, pull-through parking and covered. EVgo Fast Charging Network General Motors

This new charging station in Weed, Calif., at the Pilot Travel Center is everything EV charging should be: seamless, plug-and-charge, pull-through parking and covered. <a href="/evgonetwork/">EVgo Fast Charging Network</a> <a href="/generalmotors/">General Motors</a>
Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What Mariann Edgar budde did was show the kind of leadership so many in the so-called Evangelical community have abdicated. Thank you for standing up, and speaking truth to power. Her voice inspires many. nytimes.com/live/2025/01/2…

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sean Duffy, the new U.S. Department of Transportation secretary, says he plans to end the "electric vehicle mandate," according to a release by his office. Which should be easy, since there is no mandate.

Pete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch. President Trump now oversees the military and the

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Rather than compromise core government systems to dismantle government, U.S. Digital Service tech workers walked out. Much to Elon Musk dismay, there are a lot of folks in government with a lot of integrity. govtechnews adn.com/nation-world/2…

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New urban design concepts are emerging as cities search for solutions to solve the package delivery chaos at the curb. govtech.com/transportation… Populus Smart Cities Council

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I suppose the word "Liberty" isn't so great after all... Or at least, it doesn't surpass the splendor of the word "Bragg," honoring a disgraceful figure of the Southern Confederacy. nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/…

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gutting legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, with its incentives to advance clean transportation and energy, has rattled the electric industry, who want to see more certainty out of this White House. NEMA govtech.com/infrastructure…

Skip Descant (@tdsskip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The world certainly seems to be having a good laugh over the utterly unserious people running very serious agencies in this pathetic little country... nytimes.com/2025/04/25/us/…