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Live differently–it’s your choice!
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The road ahead is uncertain, not smooth or straight, and has limited visibility.
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The latest 'CACOR LIVE' schedule is HERE.
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Welcome to Stay Informed, CACOR's weekly newsletter. The latest website updates, announcements and upcoming events. Please share our Stay Informed link on your personal networks. That's also the place to catch up on previous newsletters if you missed them.
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Archived Articles Revisited:
This is your weekly personal list of three random articles extracted from our website archives. These links are unique to you and are more than one year old. The intention is to deliver a sense of what was considered a priority on that date compared with today's latest articles and presentations. You are encouraged to share these links with your social media and other networks.
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Speaker: Maude Barlow Subject: Facing the Global Water Crisis with Knowledge and Hope Time: 18 Sept 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: The planet is facing a twin water crisis - human and ecological. Canada is not exempt from this crisis despite our “myth of abundance” that has kept us from facing our own situation. Maude will talk about the …
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You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Speaker: Dr. Trevor Handcock Subject: The Wellbeing Society: A response to declining planetary health and increasing inequality Time: 25 Sept 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89449834250?pwd=plsb7ynLu0Fo2esxWaaVNt6mBVbl1o.1 Meeting ID: 894 4983 4250 Passcode: 766143 Summary: We have surpassed the limits to growth, crossing six of nine planetary boundaries and exceeding …
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Calgary's water emergency is just the startBy Meg Sears | Opinion | June 21st 2024Flooding in Regina neighbourhood following asbestos cement water main break. October 10, 2022. Photo Julian BranchThree recent events drew attention to something people rarely think about until it’s too late — the profound fragility and importance of safe, clean drinking water.On June 5, national news reported …
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Categories: Articles, What are you doing
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The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos. Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist, biologist, author (1941-2002)
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Categories: Articles, Quotes
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Economic Research Service www.ers.usda.gov International Food Security Assessment, 2024–34 Lila Cardell, Yacob Abrehe Zereyesus, Kayode Ajewole, Jarrad Farris, Michael E. Johnson, Jessie Lin, Constanza Valdes, and Wendy Zeng Abstract Millions of people worldwide face food insecurity and do not have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs for an active and healthy life. This report …
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Groups
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Floods are already the most common and among the most deadly disasters in the United States. As global warming continues to exacerbate sea level rise and extreme weather, flood-prone areas around the country are expected to grow by nearly half in just this century. Here’s how climate change plays a role in flooding and how we can better keep our heads above water. Flooding facts and …
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Categories: Articles, Climate
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1997 Series 1 Number 24 Page 21 Throttling Back. John McRuer's short essay (1.5 pages) explored why and how we use energy. He went on to discuss what might happen if we decided to use less energy and get it from sources other than fossil fuels. Link to | Throttling Back.
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Categories: Articles, CACOR Proceedings, CACOR Writers
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Virtual power plants (VPPs) are increasingly critical to tackle climate change and strengthen energy resilience. However, deploying true AI-driven software is the key to unlocking their full potential. VPPs do not rely on a single energy source. Instead, they harness a diverse network of distributed energy resources (DERs), including solar panels, batteries, smart devices, and electric vehicles (EVs). Each distributed …
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Categories: Articles, Solutions
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2024 SDG Report: Global Progress Alarmingly Insufficient 28 June 2024 Caption: The latest Sustainable Development Goals Report reveals a concerning lack of progress and urges for urgent action to address poverty, hunger, climate change, and conflict. Photo: © UN Photo/Manuel Elías The 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Report highlighted that nearly half the 17 targets are showing minimal or moderate progress, while over …
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Categories: Articles, Trending
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Key indicators of how humans are changing the Earth: Sea level, species, carbon dioxide, sea ice, population, daily temperature extremes, annual climate change performance by country, air pollution, temperature records, climate change indicators, top ten emitters, historic emissions, electric vehicles.
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Global warming remains in uncharted territory The trend in average global temperature has been racing upwards for decades, breaching the pre-industrial target for more than a whole year. There is a widening gap between what the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change says, and what is happening on the ground: monster wildfires, unprecedented heatwaves, and killer landslides, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph …
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The World’s Largest Wind Farm has a Tiny Problem. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code UNDECIDED for an extra 4 months free at https://surfshark.com/undecided It’s difficult to conceptualize the scale of wind turbines. Just one gigawatt is enough energy to power between 750,000 to a million US homes. Here in the United States, our largest wind farm is the Alta …
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A new study found that the skies in Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” align with current models of atmospheric turbulence. NBC News’ Ellison Barber talks to astrophysicist Adam Frank on the science behind the iconic swirly sky.
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This report reviews state-of-the-art deep geothermal drilling and well-construction technologies, identifies existing technology gaps, and suggests strategies to overcome these gaps. The technologies include conventional drill bits, hybrid conventional drill bits, direct energy drilling systems, high-temperature downhole tools, insulated drill pipe, low-heat coefficient coatings, supercritical CO2, drilling fluid, drilling muds, and mud coolers. Each technology is assessed and given a …
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Some great design graphics for emergency responders 1. Transformer 2. Switchgear - contains main breaker, 1 branch breaker per V3 Cabinet on site, and Ground Electrode Conductor 3. V3 Cabinet ◦ AC side: Inputs 3-phase AC power from grid (~380-480 V) ◦ Shared bus DC side: Inputs and outputs DC power (~900 V) ◦ V3 Charge Post DC side: Outputs …
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" For EVs made in 2016 onwards, the research shows less than one per cent of EVs studied have reported full battery replacements." Do You Have Fears About Needing to Replace an EV Battery? Good News: It’s Statistically Rare John LeBlanc With the increasing presence of electric vehicles (EVs) on Canadian roads, many buyers, whether shopping for a new or used …
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Waymo disclosed Tuesday it’s now giving more than 100,000 paid robotaxi rides every week across its three main commercial markets in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix. Those figures were shared by Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana in a social media post on X. The new 100,000 figure is double what the company has previously disclosed. Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai noted …
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Now the company is doubling down with an incentive for EV drivers to sell their excess storage capacity back to the grid, under the umbrella of a new vehicle-to-grid service called ChargeScape. Ford teased the idea of ChargeScape last year, as a joint venture with BMW and Honda. Now the project is officially in operation. As announced by the partners on September …
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Key benefits of the integration include: Enhanced Load Flexibility: Utilities can utilize advanced battery storage capabilities to manage and reduce peak loads more effectively, resulting in significant operational efficiencies and cost savings. Improved Grid Stability: Integrating battery storage with Virtual Peaker’s technology solution ensures a more resilient and reliable energy grid, benefiting all stakeholders. Increased Operational Flexibility for Virtual Power …
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Huawei Digital Power has built a solar-storage microgrid project in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea New City. It said that the plant has been operating smoothly for a year, delivering more than 1 TWh of green electricity. The station includes 400 MW of PV capacity and 1.3 GWh of electrochemical energy storage. Covering 100 km of grid infrastructure, it is the …
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