RNZ News: Gas industry boasts about killing proposed ban with lobbying
The New Zealand gas industry went to an international fossil fuel forum and claimed responsibility for killing off a proposed government ban on new gas connections.
Gas NZ presented its success as a model for avoiding regulation for others in the fossil gas industry.
The body’s presentation to the World LPG Association says it achieved its goal of stopping what it called the “existential threat” posed by a draft suggestion from the Climate Change Commission that new homes should not connect to the gas network to avoid locking their owners in to rising energy bills.
WP Tavern: Highlights from Matt Mullenwegâs Spiciest Word Camp Presentation at WordCamp US 2024
He didnât mince words, stating, âWhat WP Engine gives you is not WordPress, itâs something that theyâve chopped up, hacked, butchered to look like WordPress, but actually theyâre giving you a cheap knock-off and charging you more for it. This is one of the many reasons they are a cancer to WordPress, and itâs important to remember that unchecked, cancer will spread.â
âWP Engine is setting a poor standard that others may look at and think is ok to replicate. We must set a higher standard to ensure WordPress is here for the next 100 years.â, he continued.Â
via @Manton
MacRumors: Apple TV+ to Stream ‘Peanuts’ Holiday Specials for Free Again This Year
Here is when each special will be available to stream for free in the Apple TV app:
- “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”: Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20
- “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”: Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24
- “A Charlie Brown Christmas”: Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15
NYT: In Silicon Valley, a Rogue Plan to Alter the Climate
Some restless entrepreneurs are releasing pollutants in the sky to try to cool the planet.
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But all geoengineering is not created equal. While universities are pouring millions of dollars into research, others, avowing concern about global warming and seeing a business opportunity, are barreling ahead without any scientific study. Mr. Iseman got the idea for Make Sunsets from a sci-fi novel.
So far, the company is releasing sulfur dioxide on a tiny scale. But some experts say that broader efforts to disrupt the delicate interactions between the Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, land and sea ice could result in catastrophic unintended consequences. For example, blocking sunlight could interfere with the monsoon season, which is critical for agriculture, income and food supply in India.
Animated by the “move fast and break things” credo that permeates Silicon Valley, the founders of Make Sunsets have no such concerns.
Sheesh!
b fagan (Chicago):
“We’re stealth” - no, that’s not the word starting with ‘st’ that I’d use.
TorStar: Ford announces proposal for tunnel under Highway 401
Ford is touting a tunnel under Highway 401, possibly from Brampton all the way to Scarborough, to carry more traffic as GTA roads become increasingly crowded.
How shortsighted! (And very, very expensive!)
PBS: Titan subâs carbon fiber hull showed flaws dating to manufacturing process, NTSB engineer says
The carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process and behaved differently after a loud bang was heard on one of the dives the year before the tragedy, an engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.
Engineer Don Kramer told a Coast Guard panel there were wrinkles, porosity and voids in the carbon fiber used for the pressure hull of the Titan submersible. Two different types of sensors on Titan recorded the âloud acoustic eventâ that earlier witnesses testified about hearing on a dive on July 15, 2022, he said.
ScienceAlert: These 15 Factors Are Linked to Early Dementia Risk, a Major Study Found
Most previous research in this area has looked at genetics passed down through generations, but here, the team was able to identify 15 different lifestyle and health factors that are associated with YOD risk.
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The research team analyzed data collected on 356,052 people aged under 65 in the UK. Low socioeconomic status, social isolation, hearing impairment, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, and depression were all associated with a higher risk of YOD.
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The research has been published in JAMA Neurology.
CBC: Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in northern Alberta
When paleontologists eventually got to the site, Bamforth said, they learned “it’s actually one of the densest dinosaur bonebeds in North America.”
“It contains about 100 to 300 bones per square metre,” she said.
Last Updated: 25.Sep.2024 22:56 MDT
