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Space Solar – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) : Solaren
SOLAR-Plus Storage . . .Hawaiian Electric Announces ‘Mind-Blowing’ Solar-Plus-Storage Contracts | Greentech Media
PG&E to ABORT Current Utility Model for SPACE: Michael R. Peevey Appointed to the Solaren Board of Advisors : Solaren
ELECTRICITY from SPACE and PG&E: Solaren Corporation Announces the Next Phase of their Space Solar Development Program : Solaren
https://www.solarenspace.com/2016/06/08/solaren-corporation-announces-the-next-phase-of-their-space-solar-development-program/
PG&E NEW PLANS: ELECTRICITY from SPACE SOLAR POWER PLANTS: Solaren Space Solar Excels in Environmental Comparison of Baseload Power Plants : Solaren
WATER TAX HEIST: California’s, Gavin Newsom’s budget calls for new tax on drinking water – Tax on water NOT fit to drink . . .
COASTAL MARINE DIE-OFF LIST: California abalone season sunk until 2021 to give stressed population time to rebuild and Crabs and Coral
California abalone season sunk until 2021 to give stressed population time to rebuild
Commercial Dungeness Crab Season to Open in Sonoma County
California North Coast fleet scrambling to get crab on the table for Christmas
Remote coral reefs in better condition than those near human populations in U.S. Pacific
Butte County CAP
SMART WATER METERS: Baltimore Uses Smart Meters to Transform Water Billing
http://www.govtech.com/fs/Baltimore-Md-Uses-Smart-Meters-to-Transform-Water-Billing.html
(TNS) — The head of Baltimore’s water department told City Council members Wednesday that he expects the problem of disputed water bills to be greatly improved next year thanks to the rollout of smart-meter technology.
Rudy Chow, the city’s director of public works, told the council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee that the department has progressed significantly in his six years running it.
“We are making a tremendous amount of progress in terms of getting ourselves into a steady state where water billing isn’t a problem on the technology end or customer service,” he said.
The city introduced new meters in October that can measure how much water a customer uses hour by hour and beam back information to the water department wirelessly. It also began sending customers monthly bills at that time. Previously, the department’s crews were deployed to read meters every three months.
WATER WARS: Water Bills UNPAID and Home Foreclosures . . . on the RISE
GRID DOWN: NUKE the People- Citizen scientists’ track radiation seven years after Fukushima
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-citizen-scientists-track-years-fukushima.html#jCp
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Making informed choices
Within a week, the group had a prototype and began getting readings that suggested the 20 kilometre (12 mile) exclusion zone declared around the Fukushima plant had no basis in the data, Franken said.
“Evacuees were sent from areas with lower radiation to areas with higher radiation” in some cases, he said.
The zone was eventually redrawn, but for many local residents it was too late to restore trust in the government.
Okano evacuated his mother, wife and son while he stayed with his flock.
But a year later, based on his own readings and after decontamination efforts, he brought them back.
He learned about Safecast’s efforts and in 2013 installed one of their static counters on his temple, in part to help reassure worshippers.
“I told them: we are measuring the radiation on a daily basis… so if you access the (Safecast) website you can choose (if you think) it’s safe or not.”
