Waits took to the stage dressed in a Chaplinesque suit, delivering his set from a slightly raised platform that gave up a cloud of dust each time he bashed his feet into it.

CNN: Tom Waits: The bard of Americana

The pinstriped-suit set tend to be a conservative bunch, particularly when it comes to financing renewable energy projects that deploy new technologies.

FORBES: How Robots Are Making Solar Power Cheaper

Downes' ruling came in a suit brought by the Wyoming Farm Bureau which was concerned that the program might set a precedent that would weaken protection for endangered species.

CNN: Orders transplanted animals removed