There’s a marvelous live, Butterflies in Flight exhibit on at the Canadian Museum of Nature from now until April 22nd 2019. See https://nature.ca/butterfliesatthemuseum/ for more information The Museum’s website claims, truthfully, that: – You may encounter 200–300 butterflies flying and feeding – Butterflies may land on you while you visit – You may see a butterfly […]
Archives for November 2018
Storage will replace 3 California gas plants as PG&E nabs approval for world’s largest batteries
Approval of PG&E’s landmark energy storage solicitation is the most significant example to date of batteries taking the place of fossil fuel generation on the power grid. Energy storage has helped decrease the California’s reliance on gas for years, particularly since 2016, when regulators ordered accelerated battery procurements to counteract the closure of a natural gas storage […]
A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan
Update government policies and build partnerships to improve local climate resilience It means finding effective and affordable ways to slow down climate change and build more resilient communities to prepare for its effects. Update government policies and build partnerships to improve local climate resilience • Modernize the Building Code to better equip homes and buildings to be better able […]
Resist Climate Change Effects – Adapt Now to Win
Canada Will Have to Adapt: Adaptation and climate resilience This topic is addressed on the current Canada website. See https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/pan-canadian-framework/adaptation-climate-resilience.html and recognizes that the potential impacts of climate change are likely to hurt parts of Canada and Canadians. The need for actions to aniticipate and prevent foreseeable damage is seen as important and […]
Arthur Conan Doyle
There seems to me to be absolutely no limits to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo sapiens? Homo idioticus! . Arthur Conan Doyle, The Land Of Mist (1925) Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL. Originally a physician, he was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character […]