I should have called this post the risks of German power, but alas…here is an interesting look at the risks from harnessing the unlimited yet variable input of wind: In 2006, when wind farms were few and far between, coal, gas and nuclear power plants produced just the amount of energy needed in eastern Germany … Continue reading Risks of (Wind) Power Overproduction
In 1994 the San Francisco Bike Coalition started a campaign for safe riding after a cyclist was killed by “dooring” — a car door opened suddenly. “Unfortunately, the usual safety message given to cyclists is to ride to the right, near the parked cars, and watch out for opening doors. That’s the wrong message,” says … Continue reading Security and Aesthetics of “Floating Parking”
The prosperity of cities and countryside of the late 1940s England, France, Italy, etc. benefited significantly from inexpensive and “off-grid” two-wheeled technology — these economies all were rebuilt on bicycles. When I lived in London in the 1990s and studied post-WWII History, I regularly noticed this kind of footnote (pun not intended) on two-wheeled transportation … Continue reading Bicycle Sales Climb After Disasters
The BBC says a senior Israeli army officer is calling a war with Gaza ‘a question of when, not if’. The rearmament of Hamas is held up as evidence of new and greater concerns. The Israeli-developed active protection system (APS) known as Trophy is designed to destroy missiles like the Russian-made AT-14 Kornet, one of … Continue reading Gazans Fire Anti-Tank Missles, Israelis Prepare for War