Ships of the Future: The Coming Revolution in the Shipping Industry [Click] One thing they don’t mention is the replacement of oil fuel with ammonia. I think prototype ships have been built. Hydrogen generated by wind and solar power is used to generate ammonia, which can be used to produce hydrogen, which can be used to power internal combustion engines. The advantage of ammonia over compressed hydrogen is that it is an easily handled liquid at fairly low pressure. ——Alan
The Hindenberg was lifted by hydrogen (because the US wouldn't sell Germany any helium). I am not sure, but think the engines were diesel. Electricity (either renewable of otherwise) can be used to make hydrogen from water, which can then be combined with nitrogen to form ammonia. Ammonia is easily liquified at room temperature and therefore easily handled, although it is toxic. I used liquid ammona a lot in graduate school. ------Alan
They have been putting on really good shows; I haven't seen anything like it except when Bernie campaigned here. If it weren't for the Inner Tubes I would hardly know there was an election happening here; we have received two flyers opposing a state rent control proposition, and that's it. No signs, no bumper stickers to be seen. And of course no political door-knockers. ----Alan
Common Dreams: U.S. rights group urges media to condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza. "The only thing that can explain the shocking silence of American and international media professionals about the mass killing of their Palestinian colleagues is the decadeslong and systematic dehumanization of the Palestinian people, in which the lives of Palestinians have lesser or no value," CAIR [Council on American-Islamic Relations] national communications director Ibrahim Cooper said in a statement. --nordy
I'm a bit reluctant to post polls given their unreliability, but thought this one was interesting. Guardian: A major new poll puts Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump in three key swing states, signaling a dramatic reversal in momentum for the Democratic party with three months to go until the election.
The vice-president leads the ex-president by four percentage points in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan, 50% to 46%, among almost 2,000 likely voters across the three states, according to new surveys by the New York Times and Siena College. --nordy
How Venezuela’s opposition proved its election win: ‘A brilliant political move’ [Click]
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‘Left with nothing’: inside California’s wildfire home insurance crisis [Click] So many people ignore the construction standards for the urban-woodland interface, and not just in California, much less a single county.
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Ships of the Future: The Coming Revolution in the Shipping Industry [Click] One thing they don’t mention is the replacement of oil fuel with ammonia. I think prototype ships have been built. Hydrogen generated by wind and solar power is used to generate ammonia, which can be used to produce hydrogen, which can be used to power internal combustion engines. The advantage of ammonia over compressed hydrogen is that it is an easily handled liquid at fairly low pressure.
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Alan, was it hydrogen that powered the Hindenburg? I seem to remember hearing that it was very volatile and unsafe. --nordy
DeleteThe Hindenberg was lifted by hydrogen (because the US wouldn't sell Germany any helium). I am not sure, but think the engines were diesel. Electricity (either renewable of otherwise) can be used to make hydrogen from water, which can then be combined with nitrogen to form ammonia. Ammonia is easily liquified at room temperature and therefore easily handled, although it is toxic. I used liquid ammona a lot in graduate school.
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Video: Harris/Walz Rally in Las Vegas [click] starting at 8:00 EST
ReplyDeleteWatching it now.
DeleteThey have been putting on really good shows; I haven't seen anything like it except when Bernie campaigned here. If it weren't for the Inner Tubes I would hardly know there was an election happening here; we have received two flyers opposing a state rent control proposition, and that's it. No signs, no bumper stickers to be seen. And of course no political door-knockers.
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If past is prologue, we will start getting some fliers, etc. after I have voted.
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Gee, Alan, they can't help it if you're wonderfully pro-active. 😁
DeleteIt always cheers up my day to come by and find you have posted again, Renee!
DeleteNice to find folks in the US laughing and smiling again, isn't it?
California sends out the mail ballots 29 days before “election day.” Many other states mail them out earlier— as much as 60 days before the election (Delaware and North Carolina). [Click]
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Common Dreams: U.S. rights group urges media to condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza.
ReplyDelete"The only thing that can explain the shocking silence of American and international media professionals about the mass killing of their Palestinian colleagues is the decadeslong and systematic dehumanization of the Palestinian people, in which the lives of Palestinians have lesser or no value," CAIR [Council on American-Islamic Relations] national communications director Ibrahim Cooper said in a statement. --nordy
Pretty hard for me to argue with. [Note understatement.]
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I don't think I can ever trust Israel again about anything...at least not with Netanyahu at the helm.
DeleteShould we really be funding this?
I'm a bit reluctant to post polls given their unreliability, but thought this one was interesting.
ReplyDeleteGuardian: A major new poll puts Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump in three key swing states, signaling a dramatic reversal in momentum for the Democratic party with three months to go until the election.
The vice-president leads the ex-president by four percentage points in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan, 50% to 46%, among almost 2,000 likely voters across the three states, according to new surveys by the New York Times and Siena College. --nordy
Bad news it isn't.
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Talking Feds video: Prosecutors set unexpected trap in Trump criminal cases [Click]
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