On Sunday, Tom Philpott at Peak Energy told us about The End of Food . The book, that is. While food is neither alt energy not cleantech, it is a key environmental theme in my view and will grow in importance as the effects of climate change are felt across the globe.
On Monday, David McClellan at Solve Climate argued that the costs of nuclear energy were rising out of reach . A good attempt at coming up with a comparison of wind and nuclear prices, and interesting in the context of my earlier article on power plant costs .
On Tuesday, Matthew McDermott at TreeHugger told us about a new software that allows windfarms to predict output to four days in advance . Whenever I cheer wind on, and I do that a lot, I get comments to the effect that wind won`t ever count for much because of predictability and dispachability problems. To that I answer: if you`re paying no attention to technological developments on the storage and predictability fronts, you`re missing the boat.
On ...
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On Sunday Integrated Fighting Systems is having an open mat session. Come in check at the school and train with the guys.
Open Mat starts at 12:30.
Location:
4375 Sellers Street
Indianapolis, IN 46226
If you have any questions email me at danchristison@yahoo.com
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Brody Jenner may be looking for Bromance on his new reality show, but he seems to be doing just fine in the romance department.
On Sunday, Brody was spotted frolicking on a beach in...
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Brody Jenner may be looking for Bromance on his new reality show, but he seems to be doing just fine in the romance department.
On Sunday, Brody was spotted frolicking on a beach in...
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The fun continued unabated at TodaysWorkplace.org, as we continued our Take Back Labor Day project for Week 3: September 15-19, 2008. Although we featured fewer posts this week than the previous two weeks, we still tackled many provocative issues that are frequently in the headlines.
On Monday, September 15, ...... more
via Chris Kuc of Icing at the Chicago Tribune,
The NHL and the Blackhawks will release ticket information to Hawks season ticket-holders Tuesday afternoon regarding the Winter Classic on Jan. 1 at Wrigley Field.
There are three price ranges for tickets: $75, $225 and $325.
On Monday, the NHL will announce more information regarding ticket sales to non-season ticket-holders. ... more
GATINEAU, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 31, 2008) - Public Works and Government Services Canada wishes to advise all motorists that vehicular traffic on the Des Allumettes Bridge in Pembroke will be reduced to one lane beginning on Monday, November 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., until Friday, November 7. Both lanes will re-open for the weekend.
On Monday, November 10, vehicular traffic will once again be reduced to one lane from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., until Friday, November 14.
The schedul... more
Local Towns Around the Entergy Nuclear Power Plant to Conduct Annual Three-Minute Siren Tests
Emergency sirens in several area towns around the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant will sound longer than usual during their normal monthly testing during the first week in November.
This testing that occurs each November is based on criteria developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency which requires a full three-minute test of the sirens once per year.
The tests will be conducted in the V... more
On Tuesday Starbucks is offering a free 12oz Brewed Coffee to everyone who votes. All ya need to do is go to any starbucks and tell them you voted and you recieve a free coffee.
WB2 news said this is based on the honor system, you dont need to prove you votes, just tell them you did.
It did say 1 per person.
So FREE STARBUCKS :banana: ... more
Congolese refugees fled from the city of Kibati towards Goma on Wednesday.
GOMA, Congo - The exodus has begun.
Women with babies on their backs. Families crammed into cars with coolers and suitcases stuffed to the windows. United Nations trucks. Aid workers. Businessmen. Congolese government troops literally running for their lives.
On Wednesday afternoon, countless people of all [...] ... more
Citizen siren survey
We’d like to know if you heard the Entergy Nuclear emergency siren test today.
Please let us know where you were, and if the sirens could be heard for three minutes.
This testing that occurs each November is based on criteria developed by FEMA, which requires a full three-minute test of the sirens once every year.
Vernon was scheduled to sound their sirens for 3 minutes at 8 a.m.
Brattleboro’s test was scheduled for 12 noon and Winchester, NH. was to follow at 12:30 p.m.... more
It is with great sadness that I announce the departure of one our own. Baytown Police K-9 Mary badge #209 passed away September 16th 2008 from natural causes. She was born on May 3rd 1997. Mary was a bloodhound who was named after a child (Mary Stiles) who was abducted and murdered on Halloween night in 1985. Detective Corporal Jim Kerr #109, who was then assigned to the Patrol division, had the honor of being chosen to be Mary’s handler. Mary’s droopy eyes and floppy ears made... more
On Thursday morning trading mildly wavered up and down, but the Dow was up almost 48 points or .53 percent percent to 9,038.91 by noon. Nasdaq gained 12,69 points or 0.77 percent to 1,669.90. (AA) (AYE) (ATI) (AEO) (CNX) (DKS) (FII) (HNZ) (KOP) (NCC) (NCX) (PNC) (PPG) (X) (WCC)... more
Grigoris Vallianatos, a gay and human rights activist in Greece was Media Advisor to the Greek PASOK party that is until he expressed his personal views regarding Macedonia. Vallianatos it seems gave the wrong answers when he gave his personal opinion on Greek television because the next day he was sacked by Giorgos Papandreou, leader of PASOK, the main Greek opposition Party.
On Thursday evening November 6th, 2008 Grigoris Vallianatos was a guest on a Greek television show when he was asked ... more
The Red cameras come with a lot of not-so-cheap accessories. (Credit: Red Digital Cinema Camera)
Red Digital Cinema Camera , a new maker of high-end digital movie cameras, is expanding its turf closer to traditional camera makers such as Canon and Hasselblad.
On Thursday, Red announced a new range of modular ... Originally posted at Underexposed ... more
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc ( QTWW ) announced that it received a purchase order for 15 hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles from Miljobil Grenland AS, a participant and vehicle provider to the Norwegian Hydrogen Highway (HyNor). These hydrogen hybrid vehicles will be put in service in Norway in 2006 and 2007 as part of the HyNor program.
HyNor is a unique Norwegian joint public/private partnership initiative to demonstrate real life implement... more
Hydrogenics Corp ( HYGS ) announced it was awarded a contract, valued at approximately $3.3 million, to supply a HySTAT(TM)-A Hydrogen Plant to a major North American oil and gas refinery for installation in 2007. The high purity hydrogen generated by the HySTAT-A Hydrogen Plant will be used by the refinery to reduce the sulfur content in diesel fuel in compliance with EPA regulations. [ more ]
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Distributed Energy Systems Corp ( DESC ) has been awarded a $3.4 million contract by AEGON USA Realty Advisors. Under the agreement, they will install and commission a 1.1 megawatt (MW) combined heat and power (CHP) system for the landmark Transamerica Pyramid at 600 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California. The 48-story building, managed by Lowe Enterprises, is known as the "Pyramid," and is located in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district. [ m... more
Green Star Products Inc ( GSPI ) announced its plans to construct total Bio-Refinery Complexes for production of both biodiesel and biomass ethanol at each facility.
The first Bio-Refinery is planned to be in North Carolina (see GSPI press release dated April 20, 2006) and the location of the second facility is to be announced soon in the northwestern sector of the United States.
Each GSPI-designed Bio-Refinery will have a start-up production of between 10 or 20 mill... more
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