On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Sorry. There was stuff I wanted to talk about, but I've run out of energy for now.

See you tomorrow.

This could be both useful and helpful.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/16/good-vibrations-bladeless-turbines-could-bring-wind-power-to-your-home

Jon Klein notes some improvements in battery technologies and usages. With documentary linkages.

http://saskboy.wordpress.com/?p=10156

Check out this item on the issues facing the one Jason Kenney's setting up in Alberta to protect tarsands money from reality.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/kenney-energy-war-room-1.5393010

The thing that Mr. Kenney's trying to get us to ignore is that we can't afford to burn anyone's oil to get the energy we need anymore. Not Putinist Russia's, not the Bakken deposits in the northern prairies of the USA, not the Saudis', nor our own in Alberta or off the Newfoundland Island coast...not anyone's oil from anywhere. But you being my audience-by-choice, you knew this yourselves already. Mr. Kenney probably doesn't like that fact either.

1. I'm feeling a need for a haircut, for a shower, for shopping...and I look at today's forecast of 60 % chance of rain, possibly thundershowers. Today is going to be a conflicted day at the start of what's locally a long weekend at the top of August.

2. There's a gathering of reich-wingers in Sydney, Australia this weekend. Their big question is "How do we make sure that no one can avoid being misruled by our Doctrine?" Fair warning: images of evildoers such as Farage - the man who ought to be made to wear DCU Joker makeup everywhere he goes - included with the SBS article.

3. Some good news to give the attendees of the conference cited in item # 2 some pain: Australia's about to achieve 35 % of energy sourced from renewables, within two years.

4. Isn't a large part of Putin's clout oil-based? He might want to reconsider that course of action.

More later...

Particularly in a place where only The Western Producer or CBC might regularly visit.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-oil-gas-coal-wind-power-halkirk-1.5194320

I see you too, Halkirk. I see you too.

Six of them, apparently...?

Bookmarking this for future study...

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/03/africa/solar-power-airport-south-africa/index.html?sr=twCNN050317solar-power-airport-south-africa0953AMN/ALink&linkId=37138020

By the by, CNN? Get onto HTTPS, okay? Next week is already too late, but better than never.

Do any of you know if gasoline or similar fuels are still being sold with lead additives of any sort anywhere outside of the US and Canada?

coffeeem points out that the capacity for anthropomorphizing is subtler than we might be comfortable admitting to. Particularly where a gadget like the Sandia Hand is concerned.

rfmcdpei notes some of the technological limits still in play in the search for planets - life-bearing or not - that might be orbiting Barnard's Star. In passing, Alpha Centauri B is also discussed.

james_nicoll draws our attention to a region of the Greater Magellanic Cloud that may not be a good place for humans - or any other kind of life we might consider possible - to call home.

justinbeach argues against setting up ethanol plants anywhere, never mind his new home base of Oshawa. Your opinion may well vary. I'm wary, keeping in mind the possibility that there may be no good decision to take here.

Other stuff on other topics to follow...

A friendly acquaintance of mine (and several others on my friendlist here at LJ) recently posted some interesting observations about the possible consequences of Obama's decision on the Keystone XL pipeline project.

I suspect that Alex is right on several points here, but I'd be interested in your perspective on his POV. Anyone?