A former Boeing employee, who was found dead in March, accused the company of “countless” violations of US law in testimony given just before his death....
Saved it for now so it’d be fresh in voter’s minds … which I kind of understand from a 24 hour new cycle standpoint, but from a humanity standpoint it sucks.
A charge against a Toronto man accused of flying what police called a “terrorist flag” at a pro-Palestinian demonstration earlier this year has been withdrawn....
A CSIS officer’s allegation that she was raped repeatedly by a superior in agency vehicles set off a harassment inquiry, but also triggered an investigation into her that concluded the alleged attacks were a “misuse” of agency vehicles by the woman....
Dave Duttlinger’s first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was: I warned them this would happen. About 445 acres of his fields near Wheatfield, Indiana, are covered in solar panels and related machinery – land that in April 2019 Duttlinger leased to Dunns Bridge...
It’s not only construction. It’s also about having windbreaks (ie: hedgerows, small clumps or full lines of bushy trees, etc) that stop the soil from blowing away in the wind.
I know this because I grew up on the Canadian prairies where backhoes yearly dig up all the topsoil that’s accumulated in the ditches, which the farmers then respread on their fields.
There are a lot more windbreaks now than when I was a child.
No, not “dead” dirt. Usually what’s left is the clay (called lodgement till) from when the last monster glaciers receded from much of North America. And that is shit soil to try and grow anything in because it’s essentially various sizes of ground up rock (ranging in size from boulders to fine dust).
Dave Duttlinger’s first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was: I warned them this would happen.
The wind picked up the sand the solar power company laid on the property after leveling it.
Crews reshaped the landscape, spreading fine sand across large stretches of rich topsoil, Duttlinger said. When Reuters visited his farm last year and this spring, much of the land beneath the panels was covered in yellow-brown sand, where no plants grew.
So please explain to me how solar panels act as windbreaks.
Big wide solid panels in rows. Like really, is this that hard to understand?
Solar panels are tilted facing south (angling uowards/downwards depending on seasonal sun locations).
If prevailing winds are coming from the WNW/NW/ or N they are funneled under the panels … thereby picking up the sand. If the wind is swirling at all the sand will be taken upwards and spread.
So again, please explain to me how solar panels can be a windbreak.
That’s not meant to keep all people safe. It’s meant to hide the problems the BC gov’t hasn’t done anything about, so addicts die in dark corners and under bridges again.
When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”...
The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem’s soon-to-be released book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.” In it, she tells the story of the ill-fated Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer she was training for pheasant hunting....
The city of Gretna, Louisiana, in the shadow of New Orleans, brings in more money through fines and related fees than some larger cities in the state. An investigation by WVUE-TV and ProPublica shows that much of that money comes from drivers who rack up multiple violations and hefty fines....
Boeing: Dead whistleblower warned of safety breaches (www.bbc.com)
A former Boeing employee, who was found dead in March, accused the company of “countless” violations of US law in testimony given just before his death....
Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender Americans seeking health care (www.cnn.com)
“For the Ages”: The Supreme Court Hears the Presidential Immunity Defense (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Charge dropped for man accused of flying 'terrorist flag' (www.cbc.ca)
A charge against a Toronto man accused of flying what police called a “terrorist flag” at a pro-Palestinian demonstration earlier this year has been withdrawn....
CSIS had officer investigated after she reported a superior raped her (www.cbc.ca)
A CSIS officer’s allegation that she was raped repeatedly by a superior in agency vehicles set off a harassment inquiry, but also triggered an investigation into her that concluded the alleged attacks were a “misuse” of agency vehicles by the woman....
As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk (www.reuters.com)
Dave Duttlinger’s first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was: I warned them this would happen. About 445 acres of his fields near Wheatfield, Indiana, are covered in solar panels and related machinery – land that in April 2019 Duttlinger leased to Dunns Bridge...
B.C. moves to ban drug use in public spaces, taking more steps to keep people safe | BC Gov News (news.gov.bc.ca)
B.C. is taking action to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks....
‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)
When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”...
South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog (apnews.com)
The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem’s soon-to-be released book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.” In it, she tells the story of the ill-fated Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer she was training for pheasant hunting....
The Louisiana Town Where a Traffic Stop Can Lead to One Charge After Another (www.propublica.org)
The city of Gretna, Louisiana, in the shadow of New Orleans, brings in more money through fines and related fees than some larger cities in the state. An investigation by WVUE-TV and ProPublica shows that much of that money comes from drivers who rack up multiple violations and hefty fines....