The climate is changing. It is more “unpredictable” than it was until recently. High temperatures are higher than before and for more days of the year. Cold temperatures…the same…colder than before and for longer periods. Storms are more intense with more electrical activity and far more wind and rains. Droughts are drier and leave vegitation […]
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Trump’s Attack On Congressional Oversight
Originally posted on Rcooley123's Blog:
For someone who has on several occasions claimed to have the most transparency of any administration in the history of this country, Donald Trump is doing his best to indicate he has plenty that he wants to hide from both the American people and our elected representatives in Congress.…
David Swanson: We Need a New Armistice Day + Transcript
via David Swanson: We Need a New Armistice Day + Transcript
Allies, Trade and Military Activity
A thoughtful piece about Donald Trump by Rick Cooley. https://wp.me/p1LcUS-fD
Women in the RCMP
Originally posted on Everyone Is Equal:
Perhaps you have seen it in the news, perhaps you dismissed this issue without a thought. The RCMP is discriminating against women and nothing is happening to change it. Here are the facts; there have been hundreds of reported harassments and sexual assaults from former and current female RCMP officers,…
The Right of Free Speech
Originally posted on Everyone Is Equal:
In Canada, Freedom of Speech is nearly total, excluding only hateful and obscene matter, such making bullying etc. not included in your rights. That said I can say, write, blog anything I want, as long as it is based on facts or is solely my opinion. Unfortunately this is not the case in many places across the world, such…
400 ppm Scary say NASA scientists. #Auspol #ClimateChange #Science
Originally posted on jpratt27:
The global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere – the primary driver of recent climate change – has reached 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in recorded history, according to data from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. Since 1958, the Mauna Loa Observatory has been gathering…
Climate Crisis: this changes everything.
Originally posted on jpratt27:
Yes, the threat of war seemed immediate and concrete but so too is the threat posed by the climate crisis that has already likely been a substantial contributor to massive disasters in some of the world’s major cities. Still, we’ve gone soft since those days of wartime sacrifice, haven’t we? Contemporary…
Solar Impulse Live. #RTW
Originally posted on jpratt27:
Solar Impulse will takeoff for its first flight from Abu Dhabi (Al Bateen Executive Airport, AZI/OMAD) in the United Arab Emirates, to Muscat (Muscat International Airport, MCT/OOMS) in the Sultanate of Oman. André Borschberg?will fly the zero-fuel airplane on about 400km (215NM) for an estimated time of 12 hours. Masdar, Host…
ALIEN STAR SYSTEM BUZZED THE SUN
What a difference 0.8 Light-years makes. Imagine if the pair had been captured into an orbit by our sun and how that would have affected planetary and trajectories. Blows my mind. Thanks
Can Japan recapture its solar power? — MIT Technology Review
Originally posted on Japan Safety : Nuclear Energy Updates:
” It’s 38 °C on the Atsumi Peninsula southwest of Tokyo: a deadly heat wave has been gripping much of Japan late this summer. Inside the offices of a newly built power plant operated by the plastics company Mitsui Chemicals, the AC is blasting. Outside, 215,000 solar…
A molecular approach to solar power (MIT News)
This is another example of excellent innovation from MIT and Harvard. This one is for energy storage and it is quite similar to one I just recently posted on the “bionic leaf”. With better solar energy conversion and more efficient energy storage the idea of moving away from fossil fuels and nuclear power begins to […]
10 Lessons I learned Living in a Tiny House #6-10
Originally posted on 21 Days on the Road:
#6- Change it Up You must be willing to change how you live. This is a mistake I sometimes see people make, especially those who switch to living off the grid, where their living system has changed but their expectations of life didn’t. A great example is with…
Solar Panels Too Ugly? Check out Solar Shingles
Originally posted on RE Projects:
Despite their undeniable environmental and economic merits, rooftop solar panels are sometimes dismissed simply because the homeowner is afraid of ruining the appearance of their home. While I do not share the same view (I think solar panels are downright beautiful), companies like Dow Solar have recognized this and developed more aesthetically pleasing…
Gourken's Brain Dump (more of a trickle actually) 