The U.S. electric grid is a hard thing to wrap your mind around but so much easier with NPR's vein-y looking maps. The map below shows existing and proposed (the orange ones) transmission lines keeping the PlayStation 3 kicking.Another map breaks down the sources of electricity in each state. And guess what? Coal is king in Kansas and Missouri, generating 75 percent of the Sunflower State's power and 85 percent of the Show-Me State's.Hat tip to Gizmodo.
Former Kansas Governor and current Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was talking health care reform on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. Don't tell Sebelius about that fried Snickers you scarfed down while playing PlayStation 3, or she'll make you eat a lettuce sandwich and run around the block. I'll pass on the dinner invite, Secretary Sebelius.
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