Greenwich, Connecticut real estate, politics, and more.
Greenwich, Connecticut real estate, politics, and more
101 Old Mill Road, $6,237,000. NYC buyers. It started off at $7.9 million way back in January 2024, but the market for 1800 homes, no matter how beautifully renovated, is thinner than that for newer construction.
And another older home, though not as old: 1904 vs 1800, has also sold. 14 Lincoln Avenue (the Greenwich, not the Old Greenwich Lincoln Ave) originally listed for $2.9 million last September closed yesterday at $2.3.
pothole Pete took two months off in the middle of the covid shut down-caused transportation crisis; he should have quit.
Sister Tolja, RedState:
As we've reported, the standoff between Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over the proxy voting issue is showing no signs of letting up, with Luna ally Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) bringing her infant child to the House of Representatives and interviews to demonstrate how hard it allegedly is to be a new parent while also being expected to show up for votes.
Predictably, Petterson is also (wrongly) claiming that the actions of those who oppose proxy voting in the House, including Johnson, are "anti-woman, anti-parent, and anti-family," despite the fact that Republicans have long been opposed to proxy voting on grounds that it's unconstitutional and would, as Johnson described, "open a Pandora's box."
READ MORE -->> 'Opened a Pandora's Box': Mike Johnson Blasts GOPers Who Want Special Voting Privileges for New Parents
“There's evidence for Johnson's suggestion, as explained by conservative legal scholar, author, and mother of three Carol Swain, who pointed out how the proxy voting allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic proved Johnson's point:”
Far from being confined to the “public health emergency,” it ballooned into a catchall excuse for lawmakers who cited COVID but instead held campaign events, went on vacation or simply sought to avoid travel.
Votes were cast from conferences, cars and even from a celebrity wedding in France, stark departures from the measure’s intent.
If reinstated for new parenthood, what prevents its creep into other categories — illness, family events or inclement weather?
Congress already meets sparingly: The House convened just 117 days in 2024, and the Senate 154.
Expanding remote options will further dilute a duty that demands presence, not mere participation.
Sec. of Transportation Sean Duffy's daughter, Evita Duffy-Alfonso, was a little less diplomatic, explaining why the issue was very personal for her and the Duffy family:
When my baby sister was born with two holes in her heart and needed a very risky surgery, my father, @SecDuffy, knew he needed be at home with his newborn daughter, my mother, and my eight siblings. So my dad resigned. What he did not do was demand an unconstitutional exception that would allow him to vote remotely. He viewed his job in Congress as a responsibility and a privilege, not an entitlement.
If you are unable to fulfill the duties required of a member of Congress because you are a parent of a small child, feel free to resign. Many have before.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) also blasted back:
I can’t believe that Congress was hijacked this week over Luna’s resolution to allow members to skip work and vote from home.
As a mom, I know all about seasons of life. If you aren’t capable of doing the job your constituents sent you to do, then you should step aside and let someone else do it.
We have critical bills to pass to prevent illegals from voting and to stop judges from vetoing President Trump’s agenda.
It’s a shame that selfish politicians are putting themselves before the American people.
Homer City Generating Station imploded, marking the end of an era in Indiana County
CHANGE: Reversal of fortune in Homer City: new manufacturing project a ‘Game Changer.’
HOMER CITY, PA — Eleven days after the massive smokestacks and cooling towers of Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant came down in a dramatic fashion in this Indiana County village, causing both emotional and economic distress and a sense of hopelessness, Homer City Redevelopment announced that an even bigger natural gas power center would be built in its place.
The Homer City Energy campus will be a series of natural gas plants that will power a massive data center campus.
…. The emotion coming from hometown boy Shawn Steffee was palpable — not just because the build will resurrect Homer City, which has seen six generations of Steffees, but also because it will create thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs for at least the next four to six years.
“It is a game changer for the region and for the state of Pennsylvania,” said Steffee, the business agent for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 154, in an interview with the Washington Examiner.
Steffee said part of what makes this a big deal is that the HCR is building up to 4.5 gigawatts of natural gas generation. Homer City will now be the largest electricity producer in the state, and Steffee’s members in Western Pennsylvania will be instrumental in building and maintaining the facility.
Opportunity, Steffee said, has not been available to his members for four years, forcing them to leave their families and communities behind to travel to New Mexico, Washington, Ohio, West Virginia, and Tennessee because nothing new was being built in Pennsylvania.
“What this means for us is I can bring the boilermakers home back to Pennsylvania. This will be anywhere from a four-to-six-year job. They will need hundreds of boilermakers and thousands of construction workers. This is good for everybody in the building trades,” Steffee said.
28 Curt Terrace, Glenville, is pending after 11 days. Priced at $1.780 million, it’s apparently going for more than that.
From Agent-to-Agent Remarks: “No escalation clauses and no love letters.”
25 Mary Lane, Riverside, a 4.68-acre land listing with a wetlands problem and priced at $1,997,500, was reported under contract last October, but it’s back on the market today. There are lots of reasons for contract contingencies to derail a deal; often it’s financing difficulties, but I’m guessing that this one fell apart because of the swamp, and what consultations with our wetlands people showed what could done here. That’s just a guess, of course.
On a happier note, 29 Highland Farm, which just yesterday I reported had fallen out of contract, is back on track today (with a different buyer?), which is good news for the owner; we’ll hope that Mary Lane enjoys the same good fortune.
1 Ivanhoe Lane has dropped from $4.5 million to $4.195. I wrote about this when it first hit the market, and included the property’s price history over the years just to show the shift. I’m doing so again, but I do believe that it’s not the price that’s hurting this house’s prospects — it’s very nice — so much as the stager’s daring, but misguided decision to substitute pale imitations for the classic Zebra and the Tipi.
no. just no
Too feeble an attempt — an ironic reference just won’t do
not even close
6 Carissa Lane, $2.850 million. I can’t say I see $1,215,000 in improvements performed since they bought it in 2020 for $1.635 (from owners who had paid $1.675 million all the way back in 2003), but I have seen what’s happened to the market these past five years.
New on the market today, 135 Byram Shore Road (corrected) , $850,000. Of note, perhaps, is that the owner installed a new oil tank in 2020 and left the old one in the ground. Before committing to purchase, a soil inspection might be wise.
Remarks: FABULOUS CORNER LOT LOCATION IN BYRAM NEIGHBORHOOD IN GREENWICH. THREE-BEDROOM, TWO-BATHROOM HOME BUILT IN 1914 WITH A WRAP AROUND PORCH & BAY WINDOWS IN NEED OF SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION. THERE IS A 2020 OIL TANK AND A BURIED OIL TANK. IDEAL FOR BUILDERS OR ANYONE INTERESTED IN A PROJECT. SOLD ''AS IS''. BYRAM NEIGHBORHOOD IS A CHARMING & HISTORICALLY RICH AREA NESTLED ALONG THE EASTERN SHORELINE OF THE BYRAM RIVER. BYRAM OFFERS RESIDENTS A BLEND OF SUBURBAN TRANQUILITY & CONVENIENT ACCESS TO URBAN AMENITIES, MAKING IT A DESIRABLE LOCATION. CLOSE DISTANCE FROM PROPERTY TO WESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL (7 MIN), DOROTHY HAMIL ICE RINK (7 MIN) AND CLOSE DISTANCE TO GREENWICH HOSPITAL (8 MIN), PORT CHESTER TRAIN STATION (5 MIN), GREENWICH AVE (5 MIN), CVS, COSTCO, THE HISTORIC CAPITOL THEATER.
STAGING BY ZEBRA PRODUCTIONS LTD
Sellers are offering a bonus gift if sale closes before July 1st:
And so far, no one has; no one’s bought it, either, but hey ….
69 Taconic Road, bought out of foreclosure on March 19, 2024 for $1.750 million, was quickly renovated and put back on the market in August for $4.750. That listing expired, price unchanged, March 1st, and it’s back on today, new broker, same price, $4.750.
Interesting, or ironic, perhaps, the foreclosed-on previous owner, on Sethi Mukesh, urchased th house in 2000 for $1.7 million from an owner who herself had bought the property in 1992 from the Resolution Truct Company for a $2 million after the last crash.
As foreclosed on, March 1st, 2024
who are the compassionate ones: those who would keep Africa mired in poverty, or those who want to unleash their countries’ wealth?
Nations once relegated to the margins of economic discourse are now sprinting toward prosperity, their trajectories propelled by a single, unifying force: energy.
Energy is indispensable. From the huge AI data centers in the U.S. to the mega-scale manufacturing factories in China, affordable and dependable energy supplies make all the difference between living and thriving.
Access to domestic energy resources – or the ability to secure imports – unlocks a cascade of opportunity: Jobs multiply, infrastructure rises, and governments gain the fiscal muscle to invest in their people.
Oil and gas, derided by climate elites as relics of a bygone era, are proving instead to be the engines of a new dawn. A cohort of nations is charting a radically different course fueled by the unyielding pragmatism of hydrocarbon exploitation.
Guyana: From Obscurity to Oil Juggernaut
Nestled along South America’s northern coast, Guyana was once an afterthought in global economic discourse. Today, it is the world’s fastest-growing economy, with gross domestic product (GDP) skyrocketing by a staggering 63% in 2022 and 38% in 2023. It is projected to grow another 27% this year.
Guyana’s growth leaves even the vaunted “Asian Tigers” – Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan – in the dust. By 2025, analysts project a still-robust expansion of more than 14%, driven by the relentless output of the Stabroek Block, 6.6 million acres of oil reserves off the country’s Atlantic shoreline. The 2015 Liza discovery, a 10-billion-barrel bonanza, has transformed this nation of 810,000 into an energy powerhouse.
The fiscal windfall – $2.57 billion in 2024 alone – has funded infrastructure upgrades, healthcare expansions and education reforms. As Upstream Online reports, Guyana’s per capita income has quadrupled since 2019, a feat unimaginable without oil.
Niger: Africa’s Pipeline to Prosperity
Half a world away, in the arid expanses of West Africa, Niger is scripting a similar tale. Long known for uranium and subsistence farming, this landlocked nation is poised to ride an oil boom that could redefine its future.
The key? The Niger-Benin pipeline, a 1,212-mile conduit that promises to ferry crude from Niger’s Agadem Rift Basin to the Atlantic coast. After diplomatic hiccups with Benin were resolved in August 2024, production was expected to surge past 110,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the coming years. GDP is forecast to soar as a result.
Senegal: Gas Lights the Way Forward
Further west, Senegal is joining the energy-driven renaissance. The Sangomar oil field, which began production in June 2024, and the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project, straddling the Senegal-Mauritania border, are rewriting the nation’s economic playbook.
In 2024, the Sangomar field exceeded its initial target, producing 16.9 million barrels of crude oil compared to the planned 11.7 million. With oil output exceeding 100,000 bpd and GTA is poised to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to global markets, Senegal’s GDP growth is projected to hit double digits in 2025, among the highest in Africa.
Senegal’s GDP growth was around 10% in 2024, and energy exports were projected to account for 30% of government revenue in 2025. Crucially, gas-fired power plants are slashing electricity costs, enabling industries to thrive.
Côte D’Ivoire: Diversification Through Hydrocarbons
Côte D’Ivoire, long reliant on cocoa and coffee, is emerging as West Africa’s quiet energy giant. The country has exceeded initial estimates for production from its Baleine oil and gas field.
Oil production has doubled since 2020 to 60,000 bpd, while natural gas – supplying 72% of the nation’s electricity – has lured industries from across the region. The country plans to reach 200,000 barrels of oil per day and 450 million cubic feet of gas daily by 2028.
Thanks to rapid oil and gas development, Cote d'Ivoire has managed to reduce its poverty rate from 55% in 2011 to 37% in 2021 (the latest data available). With oil output projected to more than triple in next four years, the poverty rate could drop to single digits.
Energy poverty, not climate change, remains the immediate threat to these regions and continues to plague the future of millions of Africans and South Americans. Solar panels and windmills cannot power steel mills, factories or cities.
The governments of Guyana, Niger, Senegal and Côte D’Ivoire understand this. They are prioritizing their citizens’ livelihoods over “carbon-reduction” targets drafted by so-called elites in Brussels or New York.
Their success exposes the vacuity of net-zero dogma and reaffirms a timeless truth: Energy abundance is the foundation of human progress.
Vijay Jayaraj is a Science and Research Associate at the CO2 Coalition, Fairfax, Virginia. He holds an M.S. in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia and a postgraduate degree in energy management from Robert Gordon University, both in the U.K., and a bachelor’s in engineering from Anna University, India.
What will Samantha do now?
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