BCSEA News & Views

“That could have been really dangerous! The scientists could have made a mistake and sent you back to Jurassic times, and you could have been eaten by a dinosaur!” 

Here’s an example of how NOT to keep your home cool. A few years ago, my upstairs neighbour used to close the windows but leave blinds wide open on the hot summer days. The window air conditioner was going full blast all day while he was at work. Silly and wasteful, don’t you think? He moved out and I bought the place, moving upstairs in the same building. I had it fixed up with new paint and floors, and one of the best things I did was to put cellular blinds on the windows. We don’t use air conditioning. I can’t stand that noisy thing and I’m stubborn about not wasting electricity.

If you didn’t make it to our event last night, you missed a good one. About 50 people were fascinated by Ben Giudici’s presentation on solar photovoltaic systems, connecting solar systems to the grid, and the potential of solar energy In BC. Hands were popping up for questions long after Ben had expected to be finished.

A quick snapshot from Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops & Kelowna …

What? Sudbury? Sea Urchins? Hear me out.

1. Carbon dioxide is the largest contributor to global climate change.

2. Coal-fired power plants are the single largest source of CO₂.

3. Nickel nanoparticles are a newly discovered ingredient that may … may … make it easy to capture carbon dioxide from a smokestack as a solid.

4. Sudbury produces lots of nickel.

Ah, the bustle of election fever, combined with spring bursting out everywhere. But where does all that lovely warmth come from? The Sun. Without the solar energy that supports everything we do, our economy and everything we love would collapse in an instant.