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By: Paige Bennett Updated: February 7, 2023 Edited by Chris McDermott

🌞 Nearly 5,000 Solar Panels Added to Longest Dam in Switzerland

Switzerland’s longest dam — also the highest dam in Europe — has now been adorned with nearly 5,000 solar panels. The added solar panels help provide additional energy, particularly during the winter months.

The 2.2 megawatt project, called AlpinSolar, will provide about 3.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year, with half of that energy provided during the winter. AlpinSolar is expected to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 700 households, as reported by Electrek.

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February 9, 2023 By Billy Ludt

SnapNrack’s new mount attaches to solar panels before reaching the roof

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SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, is launching a new rooftop mounting system, TopSpeed. SnapNrack has changed its installation process by having the majority of the TopSpeed install performed on the ground.

SnapNrack TopSpeed solar roof mount. SnapNrack

TopSpeedTM Mounts are attached directly to the modules before they are brought up on the roof. Only the first row of TopSpeed Mounts are attached first to the roof utilizing the integrated Universal Skirt, which creates a strong structure for leveling and aligning the array.

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https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/snapnracks-new-mount-attaches-to-solar-panels-before-reaching-the-roof/
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NEP Microinverter Installation 🤠
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🌞 NEP ⚡ Microinverter Installation


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Step-by-step instructions on installing NEP's solar microinverters. As always, please refer to the manual for full installation instructions.
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🧐 WATCH the 🌞 Solar Carport Video
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March 1, 2023

WATCH the Solar Carport Video


The pre-fabricated components of the carport eliminates field welding and cutting. The solar support structures feature PLP’s unique module attachment clips which offer 40 - 50% fewer components than traditional mounting systems. 4-high or 7-high portrait mounting structures are available.


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🌞 Washington's largest solar project now 🔌 connected to ⚡ grid
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February 28, 2023 By Kelly Pickerel


Washington's largest solar project now connected to ⚡ grid

Avangrid has achieved commercial operation of the 150-MW Lund Hill solar farm in Klickitat County, Washington — now the state’s largest solar PV plant. The facility will supply Puget Sound Energy’s Green Direct program.

“Lund Hill represents a major milestone for us at Avangrid and is proof of our commitment with accelerating the energy transition in the U.S.,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “We are pleased to work with Puget Sound Energy to help it meet its ambitious goals to reduce emissions and provide clean, reliable power to its customers.”

Avangrid’s facility will supply the solar for PSE’s second round offering of its Green Direct program, for which more than 40 customers have already signed up, among them six Washington state government agencies, including the Departments of Health, Ecology, and Transportation (WSDOT), among others. The initiative allows participants the ability to purchase 100% of their energy from dedicated, local, renewable energy resources.

Lund Hill is located on approximately 1,800 acres, a mix of land leased from private landowners and the Washington Department of Natural Resources, the state’s first solar power land lease.

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https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/washingtons-largest-solar-project-now-connected-to-grid/
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GREAT 🌞 NEWS for Apartment Dwellers AND Manufactured Home Parks!
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CleanTechnica

March 18, 2023 by Steve Hanley

Allume Energy SolShare System Brings Rooftop Solar To Apartment Dwellers

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Solar Alternatives, a Louisiana-based solar contractor, installed the 22 kW rooftop solar array at 805 Madison Street. But instead of averaging out that solar between tenants, as most multifamily solar projects do, Allume’s SolShare technology will measure and match solar output to each apartment’s energy usage on a second-by-second basis. The project was supported by the Mississippi Public Service Commission, central district commissioner Brent Bailey, and former Solar Innovation Fellow Alicia Brown. Entergy Mississippi, an integrated energy company that delivers electricity to 461,000 utility customers in 45 Mississippi counties, assisted with project funding.

“Belhaven Residential focuses on offering quality housing at affordable rates, and we have a holistic and long range vision for how to serve our tenants’ needs,” said Jennifer Welch, founder of Belhaven Residential. “Implementing solar with the goal to provide cleaner energy at affordable prices is a win for our tenants and a win for our environment.” The installation of the SolShare system and rooftop solar will increase on-site clean energy consumption and lower the energy burden for Belhaven Residential complex tenants, all of whom qualify for Mississippi’s low to moderate income benefits under the state’s distributed generation program.

“Residential consumers and building managers continue to pursue and embrace the benefits of a more sustainable energy portfolio, and I’m excited to see the results of our new rules and the partnerships that are developing in the community,” Commissioner Brent Bailey said. “The Distributed Generation Rules provide customer-focused programs that reduce risks, reduce energy consumption, and put money back into customers’ pockets.” ... ...

Allume Solshare Lowers Utility Bills & Carbon Emissions

Technologies and programs that expand access to technologies like SolShare can reduce utility bills and decarbonize multifamily housing, which is particularly critical for low income tenants. According to the US Department of Energy, Mississippi’s low income residents currently experience the nation’s highest energy burden — 12% of total income. Most households in the South have electric heating and cooling systems in their homes. Those factors, along with the region’s high temperatures, drive up energy use which contributes to a higher energy burden despite Entergy Mississippi having some of the country’s lowest electricity rates. ... ...

How Allume SolShare Works


Full article:
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/17/allume-energy-solshare-system-brings-rooftop-solar-to-apartment-dwellers/

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This is a subject that I am keen on.
There are too many multiple unit buildings that should take advantage of heat pump and solar technology, preferably on the same building.

AGelbert > Peace Man March 19, 2023

Agreed. Another interesting aspect of this technology is that it can apply to a large grouping of manufactured homes. You see, most manufactured homes do not have the roof loading strength to handle the weight of multiple solar panels 😦. With this new technology a manufactured home park could erect 🌞 solar panels over available ground along the roads (and other open spaces within the park e.g. "instant" carports 😁) and then "Solshare" the ⚡ juice to all the connected mobile homes. 🤠

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17 March 2023

The Adjuntas ⚡ microgrid project is a high-profile example of how Puerto Ricans are devising 🌞⚡ solutions to the island’s fragile and unreliable ⚡ electricity system.
Solar installers put panels on a rooftop in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. (Ricardo Arduengo/Honnold Foundation)

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March 28, 2023 By Billy Ludt

Larger residential solar panels create market for rooftop transport equipment

Carrying heavy solar modules up to rooftops is one of the most physically demanding and dangerous parts of an installer’s job. That risk is only increasing as PV modules continue to grow in wattage and size.

A panel from Canadian Solar is marketed for residential projects but is about 89 in. long and 44 in. wide — and 71 lbs. Solar installers must determine how best to move these large, thin panes of solar cells wrapped in glass and aluminum framing from a pallet to the roof without hurting themselves or damaging the panels.

Then, there’s the financial risk of citations from OSHA and other bodies monitoring work safety. In California, the state with the largest solar market, installers must be aware of guidelines from the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).

The DIR mandates that “employees shall be prohibited from carrying equipment or materials which prevent the safe use of ladders,” in Section 3276 of “General Industry Safety Orders.” It clarifies that safe use of ladders requires a person to always maintain three points of contact with the ladder, meaning either two feet and one hand or two hands and one foot.

In either scenario, is it possible for a single person to safely handle a large-format solar module while on a ladder?

“If you have a process that relies on an installer putting a solar module on their back, that’s not a safe process,” said Peter Hoberg, product and marketing manager at Solmetric.

As modules get larger, more solutions are emerging to mitigate the risk of carrying hardware up to residential rooftops.

One example is the Module Lift from Solmetric. The company made its name in the solar industry for PV analysis tools that report I-V curves, thermal imaging and panel shading. During the company’s time as an in-house engineering firm for national installer Vivint Solar, Solmetric developed Module Lift as an economic solution to hoist solar panels to the roof using a tool found at every install: A ladder.

Credit: Solmetric

“If you look at the features that were designed, the patent that was awarded, everything about it is all about safety,” Hoberg said. “You could say, ‘Well, if it was really all about safety, you’d have a gold-plated, platinum lift that automatically came out of the truck.’ But the other realistic part is that it needed to be simple, affordable and a couple guys can figure it out.”

Module Lift is composed of four components: A rope, ramps, a lift and a pulley. These four components attach to any standard fiberglass ladder to make a manual system for hoisting panels to the roof, one at a time. It’s assembled by attaching the pulley to the top of the ladder, placing the ramps at the gap between two sections of the ladder, running the rope through the pulley and attaching the lift to the end of the rope.

The lift uses patented module hooks that attach to a panel’s frame and, once attached, an operator at the bottom of the ladder pulls the rope to hoist the panel to another person on the roof.

“It’s designed for any solar module with a frame, so it’s universal for all frames,” Hoberg said. “We haven’t come across any modules that are incompatible with it.”

As the module travels up the ladder, the ramps prevent it from colliding with the raised section of the ladder. A built-in braking system in the pulley stops the module from traveling backward if someone releases the rope. Module Lift costs about $1,200, and Hoberg said the expense could save installers in the long run, considering potential fines from OSHA and risk of panel damage when transporting modules manually.

Another solution for bringing modules and other hardware to residential rooftops is TranzVolt from Tie Down, a remote-controlled machine that can carry a range of solar equipment. Tie Down is a metal fabricator that operates in many industries and got its start manufacturing ground screws that prevented trailers from tipping over during hurricanes.

[TranzVolt] came about because we do a lot of safety stuff,” said Michael Maczko, mechanical design engineer at Tie Down. “If you’re handing something up or down on an open-sided building, there’s a chance for that person to fall off. We looked at what was there in that market and there really wasn’t a great product for it. When you’re putting solar panels on top of the roof, you’re always pulling stuff up. You’re always at the edge of the roof trying to lift something hanging off the side of the building.”

TranzVolt G2 is a ⚡ battery-powered solution that uses a track that resembles a ladder to transport hardware from the ground to above the roof, so installers do not need to lean over the edge of the building.

The main Power Carriage unit of TranzVolt automatically locks into the inner channel of the track. When activated by remote, a cable at the top of the track pulls the unit up toward the roof and over the edge of the track. While the Power Carriage weighs about 30 lbs, it can carry up to 250 lbs per trip in about 10 seconds — that’s at least three Canadian Solar large-format modules.

Tie Down has developed three attachments for TranzVolt. The first is the Solar Tilt Back Platform, a framed attachment for hoisting solar panels, packs of shingles, plywood and components with similar dimensions that lays down when it reaches the top of the track. The second is the Roofing Platform, an attachment with a flat edge. And the third is the Utility Tray, a 17-by-26-in. bucket or basket. TranzVolt’s solution costs around $5,000, depending on the accessories added.

“Being able to have one person at the bottom, one person at the top, we might be able to reduce your crew load and have a smaller crew doing the same amount of work,” Maczko said. “Maybe you can increase and have a whole other crew working another job, and hopefully you can increase your daily output as well.”

Shifting away from ladder-based and ladder-like hoisting solutions, there is heavy machinery built for the purpose of installing residential solar. Bailey Specialty Cranes and Aerials of Muskego, Wisconsin, manufactures heavy machinery for specialized industries like aviation, window fitting and solar installation.

“Several years ago, OSHA came along and said, here’s a new guideline: Anything lifting under 2,000 pounds is not a crane,” said Jack Garczynski, sales engineer at Bailey Cranes. “You don’t need a crane operator. That’s where it just changed the whole industry completely, because crane operators are expensive, and rightfully so, they’re certified and have a lot of different abilities.”

Now smaller-scale construction contractors like residential solar installers can rent “mini cranes” without hiring an outside operator and incurring that additional expense. Bailey Cranes developed the Solar 24T Mini Crane, a telehandler with a stand-in basket that can hold solar panels off its side using a rack. The 24T is operated with radio controls located in the basket and it can reach 24 ft vertically and move 16 ft horizontally.

Credit: Bailey Cranes

The operator can load solar panels and other hardware onto the rack and lift the components over the roof line to deliver them to installers. The propane-powered 24T has treaded tracks that can be adjusted independently of each other to work with uneven terrains that are common in residential yards. The mini crane is a part of Bailey Cranes’ Brandon line, which can use other attachments like suction cups for lifting glass, a fork for palletized equipment and a winch and hook for hoisting other equipment.

Problem-solvers in the industry are offering new options for solar panel transport that can save installers time and money. Installers should identify their specific needs and invest in the equipment that’s right for them.

“It’s really about both safety and productivity,” Garczynksi said. “How can you do it safely and still be productive? Everybody seems to want to make money, so it’s how we can do it safely. That’s the biggest push.” 
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/larger-residential-solar-panels-create-market-for-rooftop-transport-equipment/

AGelbert 🤔 Comment: The Solar 24T Mini Crane should be modified to be all electric. It now has a 😒 propane powered motor.
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Nextracker LLC. 2K subscribers 1,148 views  Mar 22, 2022

From NX Horizon™, the world’s most deployed smart solar tracker on the planet, to TrueCapture™, the only performance boosting tracking software proven on hundreds of PV power plants, Nextracker is simplifying and de-risking solar projects at a whole new level. 

Introducing NX Horizon-XTR, the latest solar tracker innovation from Nextracker that solves for uneven terrain. 

As utility-scale solar expands into regions with complex site topographies and rolling hills, conventional tracking systems are limiting. Most tracker systems require longer foundation piles, extensive grading, or a combination of both to accommodate rolling North-South terrain installations, which all adds up to additional costs, potential delays, and environmental concerns, putting projects at risk.

NX Horizon-XTR, takes on uneven terrain in stride. By conforming to the ups and downs of varied terrain, NX Horizon-XTR breaks the paradigm of tracker rows requiring installation on a single plane. This minimizes earthwork, reduces foundation steel and keeps construction costs and keeps schedules in check.

XTR also reduces environmental impacts and permitting risks associated with grading land so EPCs and solar developers can:

PLAN better by reducing permit risk and improving community acceptance for simpler, faster project approvals.

BUILD smarter, SAVE money and reduce schedule delays.

And OPERATE efficiently by minimizing land maintenance and remediation costs.

With technology currently powering gigawatts of solar power plants across six continents, transform your site challenges into productive solar opportunities with NX Horizon-XTR.
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Event Review – March 03, 2023 | Sarah Hommel de Mendonça

PV-Symposium Brings Together Optimistic German-speaking Solar Industry

📢 Let’s get going and get it done : That’s how the general atmosphere at the 38th PV-Symposium can be summed up. The most important application forum for photovoltaics (PV) in German-speaking Europe took place at Kloster Banz in Bad Staffelstein / Bavaria from February 28 to March 2, 2023.

Bernd Porzelius, Managing Director of the organizer Conexio-PSE, opens the PV Symposium 2023.
Around 480 solar experts from the fields of research, industry and services got together for three days to discuss how the second PV boom in history can be turned into a sustainable success in Europe by applying technologies and applications, and by improving framework conditions. While the event at Kloster Banz identified the challenges facing the industry, the general attitude was one of optimism – it can be done.

Solar Industry Names Hurdles to Development
What are the most discussed topics in the industry? The turning point in European geopolitics has made the transformation of the energy system imperative, and the agenda at Bad Staffelstein reflected this: How can we achieve the expansion goal of one Terawatt (TW) of solar power by 2030 in Europe?

Representatives from the spheres of politics, associations and industry were very clear in their answer to this question: We need unobstructed market access, a comprehensive waiver of the need for construction permits, the elimination of red tape and professional training. The PV production industry has to be brought back to Europe. Obligatory solar installations and financial incentives are needed to tap hitherto unused spatial capacities. The power grid continues to be a main worry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Everyone agreed that grid expansion is a basic precondition for the ongoing, large-scale deployment of renewable energies.

Political Support for the EU Production Industry
At the PV-Symposium, Carsten Körnig, CEO of the German Association for Solar Energy (BSW-Solar), welcomed the recent position paper by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), which promotes the return of PV production to Germany. At last, the urgently needed support for investments and operating costs, as well as hedging instruments for large-scale projects and innovation programs are getting political support.


The 2023 PV Symposium was again held at the traditional venue in the Banz Monastery in Bad Staffelstein.
The strategic dependencies on China as the dominant exporter of all components along the PV value-added chain – were spelt out at the PV-Symposium: The dependency on China is 85 percent for modules and 99 percent for ingots and wafers. European industrial policy should contribute to the global diversification of production capacities and promote the fast return of PV production to Europe.

The German-speaking experts agreed that the region has an excellent research and machine engineering infrastructure, and that measures for performance improvements and the reduction of manufacturing costs, as well as recycling, could create a unique feature for the region.

Innovative Use of Space is on the Rise
The issue of available surface areas was a hot topic both at the PV-Symposium and the concurrent BIPV-Forum for Building-integrated Photovoltaics. Speakers and attendees discussed options for the ratio of free areas and roof areas for new installations. Researchers and industry representatives also showcased some visionary applications for innovative technologies that can help make the most of available space, such as agricultural PV, wetland PV, parking lot PV and façade-integrated PV.

The carbon-saving potential of these options was also discussed. Medium-sized (135 to 950 kilowatts) installations surface areas in Germany, for instance commercial properties, are still being discouraged by regulatory hurdles. Thomas Nordmann, founder and managing director of TNC Consulting AG from Switzerland, explained how PV is going to be deployed in the Alps and how it complements hydropower.

Herculean Tasks: Grid ⚡ Connection and Qualification
As Gerald Obernosterer from Kärnten Netz GmbH was able to demonstrate to the amazement of the audience, accelerated, fully-digital grid connection processes are possible. The experts gathered in small groups to discuss the industries’ key requirements, such as talent and talent development, because the lack of qualified people is threatening to slow down the energy transition. Meyer Burger, sponsor for young talents, invited ten graduates to the PV-Symposium, where they took part in a business-dating dinner.

Strong Research and Development in the German-speaking Region
To confirm the status of the PV-Symposium as important technology conference, the who’s who of the research and innovation scene for renewable energies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland showcased the latest developments in PV quality assurance, yield optimization, new storage technologies in combination with solar power, as well as recycling and revamping projects. Digitalization in connection with photovoltaics and power grids as well as systems integration and sector coupling were the focus at the Bad Staffelstein gathering of experts.

Markus Rennhofer, Senior Scientist at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, concluded the PV-Symposium 2023 by combining a look back with a vision for the future: “In the past, photovoltaics has been worth-while and has consistently contributed to climate protection and the energy transition. As an industry, we now have to produce energy in a sustainable, resilient and reliable way.”
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March 29, 2023 By Billy Ludt

Construction starts on the largest solar project in Illinois

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Renewable energy developer Swift Current Energy is ramping up construction this spring for its Double Black Diamond solar project in central Illinois, which is currently the largest PV project in the state. The company has contracted St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor.

Swift Current Double Black Diamond solar project in southeast Sangamon County, first day of panel installation Monday, March 20, 2023 near Virden, Illinois. Rich Saal/Swift Current Energy

Double Black Diamond will use American made components, including 800 MWDC of solar modules from First Solar and single-axis solar trackers from Nextracker. The majority of the project’s 1.6-million solar panels will be manufactured in the United States.

“As America’s solar company, we’re pleased that our responsibly produced solar technology, designed and developed right here in the United States, will power this project,” said Georges Antoun, CCO of First Solar. “This isn’t simply an example of American solar; it’s an example of the potential for Responsible Solar to power growth and decarbonization in the U.S.”

In coordination with local unions, the project will employ approximately 435 craft workers to construct the Double Black Diamond solar project. Crews have started site preparations. Peak workforce is expected to be onsite for approximately 14 months, beginning in late spring 2023. The project is expected to reach commercial operation by fall 2024, with Swift Current continuing to own and operate the facility.

Full article:
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-illinois/
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CleanTechnica

July 29, 2023 By Jake Richardson

Community Solar Is Clean, RenewableEnergy For Everyone 

Michelle Moore, author of “Rural Renaissance” and CEO of Groundswell, answered some questions about community solar for CleanTechnicaCleanTechnica.

SNIPPET:

Why is community solar power important?

Rooftop solar works for less than half the country. Community solar can work for everyone — democratizing the benefits of solar and keeping energy affordable. By adding energy storage, community solar can also increase resilience and share infrastructure benefits with local utilities and with the grid. It’s a great “we’re all in this together” kind of clean energy solution.

Are there any indirect benefits for community solar power installations that are not commonly known?

While it’s not unique to community solar, thanks to the new “Direct Pay” option for the solar tax credit — which was among the many policy innovations in the Inflation Reduction Act — local communities can now own their own power. Nontaxable organizations like churches, nonprofit affordable housing groups, municipalities, and nonprofit local utilities including rural electric cooperatives can now directly receive the value of the solar tax credit. Direct pay democratizes the ownership of energy assets, which means neighbors can now come together through local community institutions like churches to produce, own, and share solar power (and energy storage!).

How many community solar projects has your organization completed, and where are they?

Full article:
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/20/community-solar-is-clean-renewable-energy-for-everyone/

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AGelbert
"Making these reparative investments is important so that everyone has equitable access to clean power, which I would argue is a moral responsibility. Funding and financing tools like the new “Low Income Communities Bonus Tax Credit” in the Inflation Reduction Act help close these gaps."

Steve Hanley
In the US, states controlled by Team R want nothing to do with such woke nonsense. It is a great mystery why people keep voting for officials who will continue to kick them in the gonads. People must love getting abused by their governments.

super390  >Steve Hanley
Much of the appeal of inequality, I think, is that you get to see someone else get systematically abused by the government more than you. Some folks just don't have the time or energy to do the abusing themselves and they're gratified to hand that job over to professionals as long as it's clear that their caste is somewhat privileged.

Thus the irony when apologists for the police try to find any stats at all to show that cops are as likely to kill White people as non-Whites - in far greater numbers than other countries. Why doesn't their White audience take to the streets in anger that police are killing so damn many people of their own race? Because the audience knows perfectly well that the police are on their "side" against the criminal mud races and sacrificing a few of their own losers to cop bullets is worth that status.

AGelbert  > super390

Steve Hanley  > super390
Cogent and correct, as usual. Translation: "Yeah, they are crooks and thugs but they are OUR crooks and thugs."

AGelbert  > Steve Hanley
IOW, people with an Orwellian moral compass just DO what they DO...
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Matthew 24:12
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So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12