2020-07-08 This article tells how growing feed crops for livestock is using up 23% of the water. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/02/agriculture-cattle-us-water-shortages-colorado-river?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0dyZWVuTGlnaHQtMjAwNzA4&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=greenlight_email&utm_campaign=GreenLight
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2020-07-03 2025 4 European Countries Will Ban ICEs – Hyundai Nexo
From Hyundai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle video #2 (2020-Jul 8) https://youtu.be/kjS7u2VzUv4 << By 2025, Norway, The Netherlands, France and the U.K. will ban new Internal Combustion Engines that run on gasoline. By 2040 the U.K. will ban sales of ICE and hybrid vehicles, too. >>
2020-06-22 First Wind Turbine Installed In US Federal Waters; Wind now 100GW+
https://www.offshorewind.biz/2020/06/23/first-wind-turbine-installed-in-us-federal-waters/ Great! Now we have to get a lot more installed off *all* coasts. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/31/us-wind-energy-capacity-now-over-100-gigawatts-says-new-report.html This is onshore wind. That 100 GW is the same as 100 full-sized power plants. We need a lot more! The US has a few thousand.
2020-06-17 Renewables Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels
Jason WillauerAsked, “What is your source … Renewables cheaper than conventional?IRENA.This 2+ year old article says that by 2020 renewables will be cheaper. Well, it’s 2020 and they already are. The clowns in this administration are trying to save the Fossil Fuel Industry, but no matter what they do, the fossil fuel producers are going
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2020-06-16 Renewable Portfolio States
From https://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/renewable-portfolio-standards.aspx California Title: Renewables Portfolio Standard. Established: 2002. Requirement: 44% by 2024; 52% by 2027; 60% by 2030. Also requires 100% clean energy by 2045. Applicable Sectors: Investor-owned utility, municipal utilities. Cost Cap: Determined by the California Public Utilities Commission. Details: A 2013 amendment allows the California Public Utilities Commission to adopt additional requirements.
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2020-06-15 Windows Apps On Chrome OS
We already can run Windows Apps on Wine on Linux. Maybe one day we’ll be able to get rid of Windows. https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/6/16/21293180/google-chrome-os-microsoft-office-windows-desktop-apps-support-parallels
2020-06-12 Superspreaders And CoVID19
From Ars Technica article https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/just-10-20-of-covid-19-cases-behind-80-of-transmission-studies-suggest/ Quote “Cowling noted that Japan—which has been relatively successful at managing the pandemic—has employed an anti-superspreading policy called the three Cs: Avoid (1) Closed spaces with poor ventilation, (2) Crowded places, and (3) Close-contact settings, such as close-range conversations. The risk for superspreading is highest in situations with all three
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2020-06-05 UV-C Germicidal Lamps Real Or Fake Test
Clive tests three UV-C germicidal lamps to see if they are really putting out UV-C sterilizing light in this 3 minute video. He uses the green banana test. It’s obvious how the cheap LED lights don’t put out any germicidal UV-C. The UV-C wavelengths are blocked by regular window glass or the clear epoxy used
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2020-05-29 CoViD19 Lessons From Japan
This article has some very important lessons from Japan, which has 45 times *lower* CoVID19 cases than the US. https://news.yahoo.com/lessons-from-japan-on-containing-coronavirus-could-help-us-reopen-safely-160105489.html Quote: “In the absence of lockdown restrictions, public health guidance will matter more than ever. People want to know what the rules are — and why they should follow them. As for the rules, there
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2020-05-27 The China Study – Cancer and Heart Disease
I’ve been reading The China Study, a book about cancer prevention, heart disease reduction and prevention, by eating a whole foods plant based diet. The research is convincing proof that Dr. Joel Fuhrman and his Eat To Live books are right. The nutritarian diet is the best for everyone. A synopsis of the book: The
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