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Demolition of Lea Bridge Gas Works, the site was acquired and initial building took place in 1853.
Following World War 2 in which the site was targeted by German bombers, the site was expanded.
The gas holder in the foreground would telescope to roughly five times this height when at full capacity.
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Evenin’ comin’ down off the Columbia River Sub over Latah Bridge and Junction – empty – headin’ back for more, on its way back to Powder River coal mines: Black Thunder, Buckskin, Eagle Butte, Rawhide, and more. A peerless conveyor of coal in aluminum tubs over a mile long. A contentious fossilian commodity finite; exothermic prehistoric residue, but [in]arguably necessary yet [in]arguably moved by rail efficiently, depending on which side of the line-in-the-sand you stand or straddle. Argument aside, the renewable warmth of May’s setting sun inarguably warmed the finite scene for a splendid dying light capture: agreed? (© 02May2018)
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The use of fossil fuels such as petroleum can have a negative impact on Earth's biosphere, releasing pollutants and greenhouse gases into the air and damaging ecosystems through events such as oil spills. Concern over the depletion of the earth's finite reserves of oil, and the effect this would have on a society dependent on it, is a field known as peak oil.
The wide use of fossil fuels has been one of the most important stimuli of economic growth and prosperity since the industrial revolution, allowing humans to participate in takedown, or the consumption of energy at a greater rate than it is being replaced.
Some believe that when oil production decreases, human culture, and modern technological society will be forced to change drastically. The impact of peak oil will depend heavily on the rate of decline and the development and adoption of effective alternatives.
If alternatives are not forthcoming, the products produced with oil (including fertilizers, detergents, solvents, adhesives, and most plastics) would become scarce and expensive.
In 2005, the United States Department of Energy published a report titled Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, & Risk Management.
Known as the Hirsch report, it stated, "The peaking of world oil production presents the U.S. and the world with an unprecedented risk management problem. As peaking is approached, liquid fuel prices and price volatility will increase dramatically, and, without timely mitigation, the economic, social, and political costs will be unprecedented. Viable mitigation options exist on both the supply and demand sides, but to have substantial impact, they must be initiated more than a decade in advance of peaking."
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The industrial grimness of part of the vast Grangemouth complex which sits by the side of the Forth, here seen in a suitably grey, glowering light with lots of clouds. An enormous fossil fuel processing point dealing with fuels brought in from the North Sea, it's a reminder that while much of the vast Firth of Forth is beautiful, parts of it are still a working, industrial river, for both good and bad.
TRANSOCEAN EQUINOX is a semi-submersible harsh environment Oil and Gas exploration Rig.
Pictured here in a yard near Bergen, Norway, the rig is about to be moved to Australia to undertake work for for a consortium of four operators.
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Heating Plant at full throttle keeping the campus warm on one of the last cold, cold days of the 2014-2015 winter. The tall stack is from a coal-fired boiler and the shorter metal stack to the right is from a natural gas-fired boiler. The large tree to the right is a bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa - Fagaceae).
...To the man who wears the star. The big bright Texaco star. Rosalia, Washington. When I was growing up in the 60's in order to reward you for filing up you got Blue Chip Stamps, drinking glasses, steak knives (yes knives!), and tickets to the SF Giants. Your oil was checked, the windshield was washed, and the tire pressure topped off. And..gas was less than 25 cents.
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A 'king tide' event and high winds combine to produce a preview of future sea level rise. For those keeping score at home, Vancouver is one of the top 20 cities at risk from carbon-fueled sea level rise.
Dolphin Leaping in the bow wave of crude oil tanker Hellespont Promise, leaving Corpus Christi Bay, in Port Aransas, Texas
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Obama Gives Biofuels a Presidential Jumpstart
By "Environment News Service", www.ens-newswire.com
To spur biofuels research and commercialization, President Barack Obama signed last Tuesday a Presidential Directive establishing a Biofuels Interagency Working Group. He announced his administration's notice of a proposed rulemaking on a national Renewable Fuels Standard and announced $786.5 million in additional Recovery Act funds for renewable fuel projects.
"We must invest in a clean energy economy that will lead to new jobs, new businesses and reduce our dependence on foreign oil," said President Obama. "The steps I am announcing today help bring us closer to that goal. If we are to be a leader in the 21st century global economy, then we must lead the world in clean energy technology. Through American ingenuity and determination, we can and will succeed."
The Biofuels Interagency Working Group will be co-chaired by the secretaries of agriculture and energy and the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and will operate in cooperation with the National Science and Technology Council's Biomass Research and Development Board.
The Working Group is tasked with developing the nation's first comprehensive biofuel market development program. It will use existing authorities and identify new policies to support the development of next-generation biofuels, increase flexible fuel vehicle use, and assist in retail marketing efforts.
The Working Group will coordinate infrastructure policies that affect the supply, secure transport, and distribution of biofuels.
And the Working Group will identify new policy options to promote the environmental sustainability of biofuels feedstock production, taking into consideration land use, habitat conservation, crop management practices, water efficiency and water quality, as well as lifecycle assessments of greenhouse gas emissions.
In his directive, the President called on Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to immediately begin restructuring existing investments in renewable fuels as needed to preserve industry employment; and develop a comprehensive approach to accelerating the investment in and production of American biofuels and reducing the nation's dependence on fossil fuels.
Secretary Vilsack told reporters on a conference call this morning that the President's directive creates an "exciting opportunity for USDA."
"USDA must stimulate investment, persuade existing biorefineries to convert away from petroleum fuel to biofuels, and it's an opportunity for communities to convert as well," Vilsack said.
"The directive reflects Obama's commitment to rural America, he said. "It will create clean jobs, provide additional income opportunities for farmers and ranchers, energy security for every single American."
"Our responsibility is crafted, directed and shaped not just by this Presidential memo," said Vilsack, "but also by the energy title of the Farm Bill. Resources are available to farmers to audit their operations on the farm. Steps can be taken to convert to biofuels and away from fossil fuels. Once the audits are finished they can apply to USDA for additional resources to convert their operations to renewable energy. We are a financing mechanism for these changes. First doing the audit, then encouraging farms to move away from dependence on fossil fuel will impact footprint of agriculture generally."
To create advanced biofuels like green gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels, the Department of Energy will oversee the $786.5 million commercial biorefinery effort. The biomass program will leverage DOE's national laboratories, universities, and the private sector to help improve biofuels reliability and overcome technical challenges.
The $786.5 million in Recovery Act funding is a mix of new funding opportunities and additional funding for existing projects. More than half the money, $480 million, will fund integrated pilot-scale and demonstration-scale biorefineries, and an additional $176.5 million will fund commercial-scale biorefinery projects.
Fundamental research in key program areas will get $110 million and $20 million will be spent for ethanol research.
"Developing the next generation of biofuels is key to our effort to end our dependence on foriegn oil and address the climate crisis - while creating millions of new jobs that can't be outsourced," said Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. "With American investment and ingenuity, and resources grown right here at home, we can lead the way toward a new green energy economy."
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Lab have been working on developing biofuels made from nonedible plants like prairie grasses, wood chips and harvested corn and wheat leftovers. They are close to achieving a U.S. Department of Energy goal - producing by 2012 cellulosic ethanol cheap enough to compete with conventional gasoline.
The President also announced the EPA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the nation's first Renewable Fuel Standard. This proposal outlines the EPA's strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels to reach 36 billion gallons by 2022, as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
Four categories of renewable fuels will be established: cellulosic biofuels; biomass-based diesel; advanced biofuels; and total renewable fuel.
In 2022, the proposal would require 36 billion gallons annually of renewable fuels, of which 16 billion gallons must be cellulosic biofuels; and 1 billion gallons must be of biomass-based diesel. At most 15 billion gallons of the renewable fuel mandate can be met with conventional biofuels, including corn-based ethanol.
Increasing renewable fuels will reduce dependence on foreign oil by more than 297 million barrels a year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 160 million tons a year when fully phased in by 2022, the administration estimates.
For the first time, some renewable fuels must achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to the gasoline and diesel fuels they displace. Refiners must meet the requirements to receive credit toward meeting the new standards.
EPA also will conduct peer reviews on the lifecycle-analysis methodology and the results for various fuels and feed-source combinations. Lifecycle refers to the greenhouse gas emissions over the life of the fuels.
"As we work towards energy independence, using more homegrown biofuels reduces our vulnerability to oil price spikes that everyone feels at the pump," said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. "Energy independence also puts billions of dollars back into our economy, creates green jobs, and protects the planet from climate change in the bargain."
Nathanael Greene, director of Renewable Energy Policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said, "The opportunity to review EPA's proposal will help ensure that developing biofuels won't mean using our most fragile forests for fuel and that biofuels provide real benefits. We plan to submit comments on what EPA has gotten right and what must be improved to make sure the outcome serves our environmental and energy needs."
"We must develop biofuels the smart way, and we are encouraged that EPA Administrator Jackson has offered a science-based proposal to get this done," said Greene. "If we get the rules of the road right through policies such as this one, we can harness the ingenuity of America's farmers, foresters, and entrepreneurs to create a new generation of biofuels that will help create jobs and reduce our dependence on oil."
Bob Dinneen, president and chief executive of the Renewable Fuels Association, said, "President Obama is making clear once and for all that biofuels are critical to the nation's economic, environmental and energy strength. Investments in biofuels, like ethanol, are creating green jobs here at home, reducing America's foreign oil dependence, and helping to meet our environmental goals."
"America's ethanol industry faces an unprecedented set of opportunities as well as challenges," Dinneen said. "Revolutionary new technologies that turn once thought of waste materials into renewable fuel are very close at hand. These technologies will create the kind of economic and green job opportunities, as well as provide cleaner solutions to petroleum use, that President Obama desires."
"Yet, uncertainty remains for many of these technologies as unproven science and questionable logic are being used to penalize existing biofuel producers for carbon emissions occurring halfway around the globe for reasons that may have little, or nothing, to do with U.S. biofuel production," he said.
The ethanol industry is concerned that EPA has attempted to calculate indirect emissions that occur as a result of indirect land use changes from rainforest to biofuels crops, for instance, in the United States as well as internationally.
"The controversial notion of indirect land use changes impacts, including those happening outside the United States, are thought to greatly reduce ethanol's greenhouse gas benefit," said Dinneen.
"We welcome an open and robust science-based discussion of the indirect impacts of all fuels," said Dinneen. "The science of market-mediated, secondary impacts is very young and needs more reliance on verifiable data, and less reliance on unproven assumptions. Done correctly, such an analysis will demonstrate a significant carbon benefit is achieved through the use of ethanol from all sources."
An Extinction Rebellion supporter reminding people they should join the movement 'before it's too late !'
Never has the issue of climate change been more urgent. The most recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, published on 4 April 2022, stated that drastic action was needed immediately in order to prevent a climate catastrophe that would mean millions becoming refugees and millions more suffering from malnutrition and famine.
This would require an immediate halt to any investment in or expansion of fossil fuel production. However, despite the stark warning, the UK government is determined to continue investment in North Sea oil and gas, seemingly dedicated to accelerating climate change..
Professor Jim Skea, co-chair of the working group at the IPCC responsible for determining the best measures for mitigating climate change, declared "It's now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5C. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible.'
Realising that years of petitioning and protests had failed to persuade the British government of the need for immediate and profound measures to reduce emissions, Extinction Rebellion decided to launch a week of direct action across Britain. In London, this started on the weekend of 9 and 10 April, with climate change activists marching through central London, for two days of protests which included sit down blockades of Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges. On Lambeth Bridge a group of doctors and nurses refused to leave and were arrested by the police.
According to the group website Doctorsforxr.com, 'Doctors for Extinction Rebellion is a doctors' collective who, appreciating that climate change is an impending public health catastrophe, have decided to undertake civil disobedience with Extinction Rebellion.
This photo was used in an interesting article on the climate crisis by the Socialist Worker
socialistworker.co.uk/news/as-pakistan-drowns-join-the-cl...
Climate change sceptic Piers Corbyn (brother of Jeremy Corbyn) debates his unorthodox scientific theories with Extinction Rebellion activists in Hyde Park.
He seems to spurn the scientific consensus and not to believe that the major driver of climate change is man-made emissions.
Never has the issue of climate change been more urgent. The most recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, published on 4 April 2022, stated that drastic action was needed immediately in order to prevent a climate catastrophe that would mean millions becoming refugees and millions more suffering from malnutrition and famine.
This would require an immediate halt to any investment in or expansion of fossil fuel production. However, despite the stark warning, the UK government is determined to continue investment in North Sea oil and gas, seemingly dedicated to accelerating climate change..
Professor Jim Skea, co-chair of the working group at the IPCC responsible for determining the best measures for mitigating climate change, declared "It's now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5C. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible.'
Realising that years of petitioning and protests had failed to persuade the British government of the need for immediate and profound measures to reduce emissions, Extinction Rebellion decided to launch a week of direct action across Britain. In London, this started on the weekend of 9 and 10 April, with climate change activists marching through central London, for two days of protests which included sit down blockades of Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges. On Lambeth Bridge a group of doctors and nurses refused to leave and were arrested by the police.
According to the group website Doctorsforxr.com, 'Doctors for Extinction Rebellion is a doctors' collective who, appreciating that climate change is an impending public health catastrophe, have decided to undertake civil disobedience with Extinction Rebellion.
A red-winged blackbird perches on an Enbridge Line 9 oil pipeline sign in a Centennial Park wetland, Toronto.
This 639 km pipeline, now owned by Enbridge Pipelines Inc., has passed through southern Ontario, including highly populated Toronto and Mississauga neighborhoods and parkland, since 1976. Originally built to transport light crude oil from Sarnia to Montreal, it was reversed in the late 1990s to pump imported crude westward.
In 2014, Enbridge applied to Canada's National Energy Board to switch the direction of the aging pipeline back, in order to feed Alberta heavy, tar/oil sands crude to eastern refineries. In March 2014, the NEB granted Enbridge approval - despite opponents who argued that the increased output of the thicker and highly toxic bitumen, which the pipeline was not built to carry, puts communities at risk, threatens water supplies and endangers ecologically sensitive areas.
How likely is it that a spill will occur?
Using data from Enbridge’s own reports, the Polaris Institute calculated that 804 spills occurred on Enbridge pipelines between 1999 and 2010, releasing approximately 161,475 barrels of crude oil into the environment.
And that over the last 20 years, there was an average of 250 pipeline incidents a year, spilling more than 2.5 million barrels of hazardous liquids - of which only half was recovered in cleanup efforts - causing over $6.3 billion in property damages.
What could happen if a spill happens?
In 2010, Enbridge's Line 6B pipeline ruptured in Michigan, releasing 843,444 gallons of Alberta crude oil into the Talmadge Creek and Kalamazoo River.
The largest inland oil pipeline spill in U.S. history, it cost over $767M (U.S.) to clean up, 148 homes evacuated after the spill still remain vacant and the EPA estimates as much as 180,000 gallons of oil, which contains toxic arsenic and lead, still lie on the river bottom.
Afterwards, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board warned that spills will continue until the pipeline industry pursues safety “with the same vigour as they pursue profits.”
Regardless of one's views on the continued use of fossil fuels, or the economic benefits of the oil industry, how would you like to have this pipeline running through your back yard?
Taken on May 24, 2015
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On a recent visit to the Cleveland History Center I stumpled upon this vintage fuel pump that dates back to the early 20th century. This is a really fascinating piece of automotive history because it's so different from the sleek and efficient pumps that we use today. Only the handle bears any resemblance to it's present day cousin.
University Circle, Cleveland, OH USA
Bakken oil and Powder River coal share the setting in Sully Springs, North Dakota a couple of afternoons ago (7-15-2015) as thunderstorms begin to brew over the badlands. I can't lay claim to the composition, though, for I have to thank Drew Halverson for the idea behind this one. I had originally intended on shooting around Medora but couldn't pass up the chance to play with this a bit, moody lighting or not. :)
(8-4-2015: I couldn't take the reds anymore... lol I've replaced this morning after some selective desaturation and slight changes to the luminosity curves. Tis one of those things that kept bugging me until fixed. {chuckle})
Sculptor Dan Rawlings' installation that explores our exploitation of nature’s resources and nature’s ability to respond. 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe, UK.
Dolphin Leaping in the bow wave of crude oil tanker Hellespont Promise, leaving Corpus Christi Bay, in Port Aransas, Texas
"..the Altona Refinery supplies half of Victoria's fuel needs..It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and processes crude oil into the full range of petroleum products."
Cholla Power Plant is a coal-burning plant with a design capacity of 1,021 megawattts. The facility, now nearing the end of its life cycle, has been in operation since 1962. One of its four units was retired in 2016 because the owner, Arizona Public Service, considered the cost of adding required pollution equipment to outweigh the benefits. Another unit, owned by PacifiCorp, will be retired by the end of this year. The two remaining units are scheduled to be retired by 2025. Coal burned at the plant had came mostly from the McKinley Mine, located east of Window Rock, Arizona, until those resources were exhausted in 2009. Joseph City, Navajo Co., Arizona.
I've worked a lot of holidays in my life and I've seen a lot of sunsets and sunrises, as well, but both have a different feel in North Dakota for whatever reason. I worked today, Christmas Day, not hauling water but a load of drill cuttings from a rig that is in the process of being disassembled and moved to a new site... A lot of activity on the site with cranes, heavy rig-moving trucks and a mixture of service trucks (like my 24-wheel side-dump today) finishing up the last few loose ends before an entirely different set of crews and companies come on site to frac the newly-drilled wells. I have simply been thankful to be working, for the slump in oil prices, while great at the pumps, has taken its toll on every portion of the industry, including thousands of employees now laid off. It's still better money than when I was in the South but only because I've done my best to diversify my driving experience.
Those that remain here are a rather tight-knit group from all walks of life, all parts of the country, with every level of education. Many of those that drive for the company I work for are former loggers from western Montana and Idaho (all those great railfain places like Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Libby, Kalispell...)... Some are here from Maine, Tennessee, Florida, Wyoming, Texas, even Vegas... You name it...
All with one goal: To ultimately create a hole in the ground thousands of feet down (and now over, laterally, through the oil-laden shale layer) with one of these modern and relatively quiet pumpjacks to bring oil to the surface once the initial pressures have dropped.
I stop and think about it every once in a while (especially when the wind is calm down at Sully Springs and one can easily hear the pumpjacks creaking) and am still amazed by what goes into creating such a relatively calm-looking site. Almost as amazed as I am when it comes to the atmospheric effects one sees here in the Great White North....
I've seen numerous occasions when the gas flares appear to be spotlights aimed straight at the skies, for instance... Sun-dogs galore... And rays from the rising or setting sun that also appear to be pointing directly at the skies, such as can be seen to a limited extent in this image. It was an incredible sunset last night (12-24-2015), amongst those that any painter would be proud of. Alas, I glanced over my shoulder as I was northbound on US85 not far north of Belfield, ND and had to turn around to shoot this. Unfortunately, I was still some 50 miles south of the Little Missouri badlands and the panoramas that would have been befitting for the show that followed after I left this site. Vast, open and often inhospitable spaces but beautiful none the less.
I hope each and every one of my contacts has had a wonderful Christmas Day today and thank you for every note of seasons greetings. It is truly appreciated as are all of the incredible sights you share. Thank you and, again, Merry Christmas. :)
Just Stop Oil activists walking up Whitehall towards Trafalgar Square on Saturday 20 May 2023 - I should add that they seemed to allow at least some of the buses to pass them.
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JSO should be applauded for trying to remind us that the door of opportunity for minimizing catastrophic climate change is rapidly closing. Their "Just Stop Oil" message also reminds us what our most urgent priority should be - to stop investing in new oil fields and production and to turn instead to green sources of energy.
Even if many don't agree with their current tactic of slowly marching along a road dressed in orange hi-vis jackets and carrying their simple "Just Stop Oil" message on banners, I think most people will be shocked by the way JSO activists have been repeatedly assaulted by motorists and others, whose violent actions have often been encouraged and apologized for, if not excused, by the mainstream media. As if that isn't enough to deter most people from joining them, they also face surveillance, arrest and draconian penalties for peaceful protest, including lengthy prison sentences and heavy fines, under the newly passed Public Order Act.
Three Extinction Rebellion supporters march down London's Regent Street.
Never has the issue of climate change been more urgent. The most recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, published on 4 April 2022, stated that drastic action was needed immediately in order to prevent a climate catastrophe that would mean millions becoming refugees and millions more suffering from malnutrition and famine.
This would require an immediate halt to any investment in or expansion of fossil fuel production. However, despite the stark warning, the UK government is determined to continue investment in North Sea oil and gas, seemingly dedicated to accelerating climate change..
Professor Jim Skea, co-chair of the working group at the IPCC responsible for determining the best measures for mitigating climate change, declared "It's now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5C. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible.'
Realising that years of petitioning and protests had failed to persuade the British government of the need for immediate and profound measures to reduce emissions, Extinction Rebellion decided to launch a week of direct action across Britain. In London, this started on the weekend of 9 and 10 April, with climate change activists marching through central London, for two days of protests which included sit down blockades of Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges. On Lambeth Bridge a group of doctors and nurses refused to leave and were arrested by the police.
According to the group website Doctorsforxr.com, 'Doctors for Extinction Rebellion is a doctors' collective who, appreciating that climate change is an impending public health catastrophe, have decided to undertake civil disobedience with Extinction Rebellion.
Extinction Rebellion activists carry a Salisbury banner across London's Hyde Park on the start of a march across central London.
Never has the issue of climate change been more urgent. The most recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, published on 4 April, stated that drastic action was needed immediately in order to prevent a climate catastrophe that would mean millions becoming refugees and millions more suffering from malnutrition and famine.
This would require an immediate halt to any investment in or expansion of fossil fuel production. However, despite the stark warning, the UK government is determined to continue investment in North sea oil and gas, seemingly dedicated to accelerating climate change..
Professor Jim Skea, co-chair of the working group at the IPCC responsible for determining the best measures for mitigating climate change, declared "It's now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5C. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible.'
On the weekend of 9 and 10 April, Extinction Rebellion climate change activists marched through central London, for two days of protests which included sit down blockades of Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges. On Lambeth Bridge a group of doctors and nurses refused to leave and were arrested by the police.
According to the group website Doctorsforxr.com, 'Doctors for Extinction Rebellion is a doctors' collective who, appreciating that climate change is an impending public health catastrophe, have decided to undertake civil disobedience with Extinction Rebellion.'
Extinction Rebellion supporters on London's Regent Street.
Never has the issue of climate change been more urgent. The most recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, published on 4 April 2022, stated that drastic action was needed immediately in order to prevent a climate catastrophe that would mean millions becoming refugees and millions more suffering from malnutrition and famine.
This would require an immediate halt to any investment in or expansion of fossil fuel production. However, despite the stark warning, the UK government is determined to continue investment in North Sea oil and gas, seemingly dedicated to accelerating climate change..
Professor Jim Skea, co-chair of the working group at the IPCC responsible for determining the best measures for mitigating climate change, declared "It's now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5C. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible.'
Realising that years of petitioning and protests had failed to persuade the British government of the need for immediate and profound measures to reduce emissions, Extinction Rebellion decided to launch a week of direct action across Britain. In London, this started on the weekend of 9 and 10 April, with climate change activists marching through central London, for two days of protests which included sit down blockades of Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges. On Lambeth Bridge a group of doctors and nurses refused to leave and were arrested by the police.
According to the group website Doctorsforxr.com, 'Doctors for Extinction Rebellion is a doctors' collective who, appreciating that climate change is an impending public health catastrophe, have decided to undertake civil disobedience with Extinction Rebellion.
The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear built in 1954 for the modernisation of Barony Colliery near Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. Explanation boards are set out around the park to describe the history of the colliery and the significance of the industry to the region, as well as commemorating those miners who worked at the pits.. It's a mighty structure and well worth a look. It's incredible now to imagine the huge workings and industry of this site, now peaceful and returning to nature.
Empties in (the westbound in the hole led by a dash-9 and an SD70ACe), loads out. A couple of BNSF ES44AC's head east at Sully Springs, North Dakota yesterday afternoon as the skies darken with impending thunderstorms. (7-16-2015)
I'll post a few more from here as I find time but yesterday's results left a lot to be desired as the storms brewed and killed the lighting.