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January 11, 2025

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Last week CACOR Live!

CACOR Live | Danu Poyner | Shaping the Future with Curiosity and Care: What It Means to Be a Grokkist | 2025-Jan-08

Topic: Shaping the Future with Curiosity and Care: What It Means to Be a Grokkist Time: Jan 8, 2025 15:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada) – Danu is in Auckland, NZ Presentation Summary In a world defined by complexity and uncertainty, we need more than specialisation—or even generalism. We need people who see the bigger picture and ask beautiful questions that open …

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CACOR Live | Dr. Jeff Golliher | Transforming our Way of Life: Lessons from a Franciscan. | 2025-01-15 13:30 EST

CACOR Live | Dr. Jeff Golliher | Transforming our Way of Life: Lessons from a Franciscan. | 2025-01-15 13:30 EST

You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Transforming our Way of Life: Lessons from a Franciscan Time: Jan 15, 2025 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83109418646?pwd=obyZ2Vt0WpXRghorHfuvZSRe5bA1t0.1 Meeting ID: 831 0941 8646 Passcode: 079138 Biography: The Rev. Canon Jeff Golliher, Phd. is a cultural anthropologist and Episcopal priest, formerly of the Cathedral of St. John …

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Latest Articles

Grudge money

Less than all things, men must grudge money; it is by riches that wisdom is hindered. Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan

Categories: Articles, Quotes

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Grudge money

Adapting is as Important as Fighting Climate Change

Adapting is as Important as Fighting Climate Change
Adapting to climate change’s effects is as important as fighting it opinion Charles Brindamour and Blair Feltmate Special to The Globe and Mail Charles Brindamour is chief executive of Intact Financial Corp.  Blair Feltmate is head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo. When it comes to extreme weather in Canada, saying that the worst is yet …

Categories: Articles, Trending

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Do Chemical Toxins Affect our Free Will?

Do Chemical Toxins Affect our Free Will? My wife sent me an article with this headline yesterday: Study uncovers microbiota differences in impulsive and non-impulsive female convicts Now I know that most people don’t get excited by this kind of headline – but I did! That is probably because I have been reading quite about our brain and philosophical questions …

Categories: Articles, What are you doing

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Do Chemical Toxins Affect our Free Will?

The Dilemmas of Energy.—From CACOR Archives.

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The Dilemmas of Energy. 1998  Series 1  Number 27  Page 7 This was a six-page essay by C.R. (Buzz) Nixon, who presented it to the Guelph-Wellington Men’s Club. The essay was based on the problematique described by the Club of Rome has set out in an article by Bob Fletcher and a set of slides from Dr. Robert Hoffman showing …

Categories: Articles, CACOR Proceedings, CACOR Writers

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Automation Is Key to Managing a More Complex Power Grid. These Projects Show How It Could Work.

See how smart grid automation is enhancing power grid reliability, equity, and flexibility. Explore NREL's innovative solutions.

Categories: Articles, Climate

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Neon Glow: Abstract Representation of Power Transmission and Electrical Grid Network

Perovskite-silicon solar cell achieves 28.6% efficiency, ready for mass production

Illustration of a modern perovskite high-performance solar cell module for high efficient photon recycling.
South Korean manufacturer Qcells has developed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a 28.6% efficiency, noting that it was “fabricated by exclusively using processes that are feasible for mass production.” Qcells has announced a significant breakthrough in solar technology with its perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell achieving 28.6% efficiency, signaling that the technology is ready for mass production. The cell is a …

Categories: Articles, Solutions

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How well are we doing?

How well are we doing?
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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Breaking News

Geothermal Heat Pump Industry and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released two reports in its Pathway to Commercial Liftoff series, one on geothermal heating and cooling and the second providing an update on virtual power plants (VPPs). These reports represent the thirteenth and fourteenth installments in DOE’s Liftoff series. Together, these two reports confirm that consumer-controlled energy assets can support a resilient electricity …

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23 Fascinating Home Tech Gadgets We Saw at CES 2025, the Biggest Tech Show on Earth

As CES 2025 comes to a close, we're taking stock of the best home gear and gadgets the massive industry trade show had to offer. As in years past, robots and AI made a splash on the convention floor, but 2025's edition of the mega show ushered in several firsts in consumer home technology. While some of the stuff we saw, touched and tested …

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Pathways CCS Project Won’t Break Even Without Efficiency Gains & Steadier Revenue.

Pathways CCS Project Won’t Break Even Without Efficiency Gains & Steadier Revenue. Mitchell Beer, 10January 2025, The Energy Mix The Pathways Alliance’s C$16.5-billion carbon capture hub in northern Alberta won’t likely break even without “substantial efficiency improvements” and better revenue prospects, concludes the latest independent assessment of the troubled project. In a blistering analysis released Thursday, the Institute for Energy …

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U.S. retail electricity prices have stayed ‘mostly flat,’ but residential prices are outpacing inflation

Although U.S. average retail electricity prices were mostly flat over the past several years when taking inflation into account, residential customers have seen their prices rise faster than inflation. With most categories of utility costs increasing between 2019 and 2023, including distribution CapEx growing by 50% and double the rate of inflation, some customers are certainly feeling the effects. A new Berkeley Lab report, Retail Electricity Price and Cost Trends: …

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The Ticking Clock of Earth’s Core Collapse

Time is running out as the Earth's core faces an unknown fate⏳. What happens when the clock ticks down? Join me on this thrilling exploration of our planet's mysteries!

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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old. Analysis of the ancient ice is expected to show how Earth’s atmosphere and climate have evolved. That should provide insight into how Ice Age …

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New York to make major greenhouse gas emitters pay for past pollution

The new law, signed by the governor in late December, will raise $3B each year from large fossil-fuel companies for efforts to adapt to climate change. New York state will soon force major oil and gas companies to pay up for mounting climate damages caused by the burning of their products over the last two decades. On December 26, lawmakers passed the Climate …

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Two power station owners to get more than ÂŁ12m for three hours of electricity

(ed:  this is a very good argument for microgrids and VPPs) Two gas power station owners will be paid more than £12m to supply just three hours of electricity on Wednesday evening after freezing weather led to some of the highest market prices since the energy crisis began. Britain faced surging power prices after the grid operator warned it would …

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Dispatchability and Reliability Are Not the Same Thing

What Is Dispatchability, and How Is It Used Today? Summer peak demand for electricity in the United States is expected to rise by 122 GW over the next 10 years, representing a nearly 16 percent increase from current levels. Even though load growth is a feature, not a bug, of the energy transition, utilities must pursue thoughtful and proactive planning to ensure that …

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Ontario Energy Board Announces Changes to Electricity Prices for Households, Small Businesses and Farms

Electricity rates in Ontario for 2024. For obvious reasons, I use the ultra-low overnight energy rate plan.    This is explained in: https://canadiancor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Project-Payback-v7.8.pdf

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