Wind Power Economics

In the comments of my previous post on Manitoba Wind Farms, David Billington asked, " It would be interesting to know the economics of wind energy compared to fossil fuels as a source of electric power." Indeed it would. And as if it were simply meant to be... out came a very timely article. It's …

Blogging Links for DIGI… and posterity

I'm going to be giving a small talk to some students in the DIGI 110 course of our Media Studies Program at Malaspina University-College. I've given a similar talk to students in the CMC 290 class as well. They also have an ongoing "blog on blogging". Here are some handy links to various blogging related …

Diverse local groups protests Logging practices

Yesterday when I drove over "the hump" (a small mountain pass out of my town), I noticed quite a gathering of people. Apparently there was a good purpose for that gathering. (G&M) Environmentalists, forest workers, retired forest workers, mill workers and many others all gathered to stop logging trucks from leaving the Alberni Valley. NDP …