tagged w/ Blackouts
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In the Loop City segment, Bjarke Ingles brings up the subject of energy efficiency by describing how development of the new transit system would combine Sweden’s hydro-electricity and Denmark’s wind power. This combination of power grids would in turn create a continuous loop of energy supplying both regions with alternating power sources thereby reducing the likelihood of brownouts or blackouts.
As summer begins to heat up, we are reminded that power drain is a major source of concern for most urban areas. The great northeast blackout in 2003 affected more than 55 million people in densely populated areas, such as Cleveland, Baltimore and New York. A computer failure in an already stressed and deteriorating system caused one of the most widespread power outages in history.
Since the blackout urban areas have ramped up contingency plans for the possibility of future events, including increased training of emergency service providers, harsher penalties for price gauging during times of crisis and emergency alert systems that run on alternative power. Energy saving campaigns were also implemented with media reminders to individuals and business owners to set their thermostats higher in the summer months and lower in the winter months, to buy new, energy-saving CFL light bulbs and to provide incentives to those who purchase energy-saving appliances with cash refunds. Other reminders to limit energy consumption have become commonplace.
Do you think your community is doing enough to prevent another power failure like the northeast blackout? What are some measures you take on a daily basis to limit your energy consumption?
In the Loop City segment, Bjarke Ingles brings up the subject of energy efficiency by... more
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The New York Times published this Op-Chart, Picturing the Past 10 years. It's so funny to look at this, and remember everything that happened in the last ten years.
This chart will be so useful for the writers of VH1's I Love The 2000's.
Remember all those "remember past decades" shows in the 2000s?
Remember those rolling blackouts of 2000?
Remember when we ate Freedom Fries in 2002?
Remember when you had a camera phone in 2004?
Remember those Lance Armstrong bracelets in 2005?
Remember Crocs in 2007?
Remember the Auto-Tune in 2009?
I think my favorite part of the 2000's will be all those hours I spent trying to crack a Rubik's cube, back in 05. They were tough, but it was worth it, I know now I can't do everything.The New York Times published this Op-Chart, Picturing the Past 10 years. It's so... more
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Electrical "Smart" grids means adding all kinds of information technology, such as sensors, digital meters and the internet to the existing dumb wires.Electrical "Smart" grids means adding all kinds of information technology,... more
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Holy Crap!
Lost fans, get ready. Heroes fans, you too! This series looks to just as awesome if not more. So the ENTIRE WORLD blacks out and sees a glimpse of their future six months into the future. And that's just about all we know so far, but that's really all we need to know to be hyped about this new ARG-esque TV series coming soon to ABC.
Check out this Trailer.
Epic.Holy Crap!
Lost fans, get ready. Heroes fans, you too! This series looks to just... more
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The government's new energy adviser says the UK could face blackouts by 2016 because green energy is not coming on stream fast enough.The government's new energy adviser says the UK could face blackouts by 2016... more
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