Nov 15, Worse than the Tsunami – Boil Water Advisories

Multiple reports from people who were in Port Alberni in 1964 have indicated that the November 15 events were worse and have caused more damage than even the famous Tsunami that hi Port Alberni after the giant earthquake in Alaska in 1964. The Westcoaster.ca has the best coverage of the events. Including a photo gallery. …

Nov 15 Storm in Port Alberni

So yesterday we had a real ripper of a storm here in Beautiful BC. It hit most of the Southern Coast of the province including Vancouver, Victoria and Vancouver Island. Hardest hit seems to have been my own town of Port Alberni. There were trees falling everywhere, 105km/h winds on my weather station branches being …

Solar Industry takes LCD cues

This looks like very good news if you're at all interested in solar power. EnergyBulletin reports that Sharp, already one of the most common solar panel suppliers, at least here in Canada, is increasing their ouput 6x. But even more importantly, the economics of making solar is apparently very attractive right now... so attractive that …