As usual, most everything shut down… But hey, they don’t get snow very often.
I grew up in South Louisiana. In seventeen (17) years, I saw snow one time. Mind you, I’m not talking about snow you can build a snowman with. I’m not talking about snow that closes schools. I’m not even talking about snow [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Environment / Weather'
Wow: rare snowfall hits New Orleans, Gulf Coast
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December 11, 2008 at 1:37pm
by thecodepounder
Cold front could postpone shuttle Endeavour’s launch
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November 11, 2008 at 10:50pm
by thecodepounder
Associated Press:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An approaching cold front could thwart NASA’s plans to launch space shuttle Endeavour on Friday on a flight to the international space station.
Environment / Weather · Science · Space
New Orleans three years later
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August 29, 2008 at 12:15pm
by thecodepounder
New Orleans will never be the same, but is recovering:
The Brookings Institution and Greater New Orleans Data Center reported this month that the city has recovered 72 percent of its pre-Katrina households, nearly 90 percent of sales tax revenues, 86 percent of jobs and 76 percent of all previous public and private school students.
One of [...]
Environment / Weather · History · Social Commentary
Hurricane Katrina +3
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August 29, 2008 at 5:47am
by thecodepounder
Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana on this date in 2005.
Environment / Weather · History
TVA asks to renew build permits for two nuclear reactors
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August 28, 2008 at 5:10am
by thecodepounder
The Tennessee Valley Authority has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew construction permits for two unfinished nuclear reactors, and has budgeted $10 million to study what would be involved in completing the construction.
Energy · Environment / Weather
Electric car enthusiasts echo computer enthusiasts of a generation ago
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August 19, 2008 at 12:11pm
by thecodepounder
FoxNews.com has the story of an electric car club, the Fox Valley Electric Auto Association, that meets monthly in Naperville, Illinois. Interesting to me is how much the electric car enthusiasts sound like the computer enthusiasts of the 1970s:
“We came to the conclusion a long time ago the car companies weren’t going to make [...]
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Texas approves $5B wind-power project
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July 21, 2008 at 7:22am
by thecodepounder
Bravo! Texas regulators have approved a $4.93 billion wind-power transmission project.
Texas is already the largest producer of wind-power among U.S. states, but then again, Texas is the only state that has its own power grid (other states fall under the “national power grid” which means they are under the thumb of the Federal Energy Regulatory [...]
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The Tunguska Event 100 years later
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June 30, 2008 at 6:41am
by thecodepounder
100 years ago today, the Tunguska Event occurred.
Environment / Weather · History · Science · Space · Uncategorized
Interesting…
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June 27, 2008 at 11:05pm
by thecodepounder
I still can’t find a story about the U. S. Extreme Court reducing punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez case from $2.5 billion to $17.38 on FoxNews.com. Hmmm.
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No surprise: Supreme Court overturns Exxon punitive damages
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June 25, 2008 at 11:07am
by thecodepounder
Is it any wonder that the current membership of the United States Extreme Court has ruled that punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez case may not exceed what the company already paid to compensate victims for economic losses? I mean, what would you expect with only 2 of 9 justices having been nominated by [...]
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