Ida Causes Wide Spread Power Outages
As I write this blog, my thoughts and prayers go out to the millions of people who are being affected by Hurricane Ida. Ida made landfall over Port Fourchon, Louisiana at about 11:55 a.m. CT Sunday. At landfall, the storm’s winds were just short of 157 mph as it marks the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Katrina was a 1 in 100-year storm as they predicted, and people thought they would not see anything like it again anytime soon.
Well, guess what? They were wrong, as heavy rains continue to fall and are expected to drop up to 24 inches of rain in some parts of Louisiana. Thanks to solutions implemented by the state of Louisiana’s… Continue reading
Drought on Lake Oroville Reservoir in California
Water is vital to our existence, along with oxygen and food, right! So, you think we would make it a top priority to conserve and protect these finite resources. Hmmm… unfortunately that is not always the case. Today, I will focus on clean drinking water. You may think we have a lot of it as the world is mostly covered by water. Yes, that is true, but only 3% is made up of fresh water and only a third of it is available to us, since the rest is inaccessible, deep, underground, or frozen in glaciers.
In my previous blogs, I have written about the extreme weather patterns occurring around the world causing severe droughts. The Western U.S.… Continue reading
A consistent theme within my blogs relates to identifying new solutions helping to reverse the impacts of climate change and encouraging everyday people, communities, cities, and governments to change their old ways and adopt renewable and regenerative practices. This is all leading up to a new clean green economy that will provide economic development while creating new jobs!
Saudi Arabia is a great example of a country that is advancing towards its vision for a new economy and it’s probably the one you may not think would ever make this transition. Their vision is to diversify its economy and move away from fossil fuel dependency by 2030!
Dumut al-Jandal has connected a large scale 400 MW wind farm comprised of 99 turbines, each producing electricity… Continue reading
New Sustainable Solutions on the Horizon!
Recently, I have been spotlighting new solutions for concreate and today’s spotlight may top them all!
Scientist at MIT are working on electrifying cement with nanocarbon technology. Wow! Yes, you heard that right! Researchers are helping to make concreate more sustainable by adding novel functions like electron conductivity, self-heating, and energy storage.
Concrete is already a good insulator and when nanocarbon black particles are added to the mixture, it transforms to a conductive material. In their experiments, scientists have found that a very small amount of electricity, such as 5 volts, could increase the concrete’s surface temperature around 100 degrees Fahrenheit!
This state-of-the-art nanocarbon cement technology can be used to de-ice roadways and surface areas, provide heating in the… Continue reading