COASTAL RELIEF
It has been a couple of weeks since scientists delivered
good news, and the real sense of relief has just
kicked in. The Montebello poses no environmental
threat to the central coast. As I noted in the post
linked above, extensive deep water diving determined
the tanker, sunk by a Japanese U-boat in December 1941,
no longer contains any of the 3 million gallons of crude oil that was aboard when the tanker went down 6 miles off shore of Cambria.
Just the thought that a potential environmental
catastrophe could occur, worked like a low grade
fever in the back of your mind. Getting
the news that it won't happen is a powerful relief.
Those of us who can find things to worry or fret about,
have only now allowed this one to sink in, so to speak,
and it is like a weight being removed. There was always
a "what if" in play and in the last couple of weeks
we've been able to put it out of mind.
SUNNY BITS
SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY
NOVEMBER 3 FLARE
Did you see the recent buzz about the cost of solar power?
Scientists say they are seeing evidence of Gordon Moore's law of computing beginning to happen in solar applications.
Moore's law postulated the number of transistors on a circuit board doubles every two years and thus lowers
the cost of computing. It's been true for 50 years
and now solar technology is experiencing increased
efficiency at lower production costs.
good news, and the real sense of relief has just
kicked in. The Montebello poses no environmental
threat to the central coast. As I noted in the post
linked above, extensive deep water diving determined
the tanker, sunk by a Japanese U-boat in December 1941,
no longer contains any of the 3 million gallons of crude oil that was aboard when the tanker went down 6 miles off shore of Cambria.
Just the thought that a potential environmental
catastrophe could occur, worked like a low grade
fever in the back of your mind. Getting
the news that it won't happen is a powerful relief.
Those of us who can find things to worry or fret about,
have only now allowed this one to sink in, so to speak,
and it is like a weight being removed. There was always
a "what if" in play and in the last couple of weeks
we've been able to put it out of mind.
SUNNY BITS
NOVEMBER 3 FLARE
Did you see the recent buzz about the cost of solar power?
Scientists say they are seeing evidence of Gordon Moore's law of computing beginning to happen in solar applications.
Moore's law postulated the number of transistors on a circuit board doubles every two years and thus lowers
the cost of computing. It's been true for 50 years
and now solar technology is experiencing increased
efficiency at lower production costs.
YIN AND YANG
Little brother Hemingway shares basket
with big brother Luke
Peace!
See you down the trail.
Looks like such companionship won't last much longer (because of size problems). Hemingway looks like he's already having doubts.
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ReplyDeleteHemingway is probably the most active kitten I've encountered. He is almost always in motion, unless naping. Yea, soon they'll have to find
other arrangements.