Record Heat Waves In China’s Northern Cities Raise Demand For Coal – The Organization for World Peace
This week, an extreme heat wave has consumed northern Chinese cities causing exceptionally high demand for electricity and resulting in plans for more coal usage. The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), a state-owned electric utility corporation, released a statement on June 21st announcing they would “strengthen coordination with relevant coal, oil and gas suppliers” to […]
Editorial: Give L.A. a little more money to help it take a lot less water
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California has $1.5 billion to distribute to cities and local water agencies to help the state cope with increasing aridity and less predictable rainfall. Should at least a third of it go to Los Angeles to boost a historic water recycling project? That’s an easy “yes.” $500 million in state funding would be a smart […]
Monkeypox cases spike while Covid concerns wane – Santa Monica Daily Press
As COVID cases continue to decline in LA county, Monkeypox cases have doubled since last week, according to the LA County Department of Public Health. For the second week in a row LA County has been classified as medium COVID risk by CDC criteria, with case numbers and hospitalizations both down from recent worrying highs. […]
Senate to go on lockdown on Monday for disinfection — Zubiri │ GMA News Online
The Senate will impose a lockdown on Monday to disinfect the building after seven senators have tested positive for COVID-19, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday. “I have instructed the Secretariat to conduct a thorough cleaning and disinfection of all Senate offices. For this reason, there will be a total lockdown of our Senate […]
State officials visit Moss Landing site of contaminated water
MOSS LANDING – Off an unmarked dead-end road surrounded by farmworkers harvesting strawberries just north of Moss Landing on Thursday, Ignacio Garcia stood on his cement driveway near a dozen or so five-gallon plastic bottles of water. The water is needed, he explained, because his own well is contaminated. “Everyone should have clean water,” Garcia […]
PECO Rates Increase 11% Come September 1
Homes along Twin Oak Drive in Levittown. File photo. PECO will be raising their rates by 11 percent starting September 1, according to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. PECO, which is owned by Exelon Corporation, and other energy providers have filed rates for their quarterly adjustments. PECO’s rates will go from 7.637 cents to 8.508 […]
Monkeypox quarantine guidelines released by California
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The state health department is finally offering guidance for the monkeypox virus, which is spread through skin-to-skin contact causing rashes or sores. It is recommended that people with a confirmed monkeypox case should isolate at home, and not go to work or leave the house until the scab on the sores […]
Homes hooked up to clean drinking water in Cowichan Tribes
Clean drinking water has finally been hooked up to homes on Indian Road in Cowichan Tribes, after residents lived with brown and smelly water for over three decades. For Bubba Qwulshemut, it marked a significant milestone. He’s lived on the street for 30 years, has never felt safe drinking the water from his home’s taps […]
On The Job with Alpha Bin Cleaning
Something I wasn’t aware of until recently was a service that cleaned your trash bins. Wanting to learn more about it, I joined Alpha Bin Cleaning and owner, Andrew Ramirez, for a day on the job. There I was able to learn about them, see what the process entails, and help educate others on something that […]
‘Sick home’ warning: ‘Dickensian’ money-saving methods can have unforeseen consequences | Science | News
Indoor air quality expert Stuart Smith of ventilation firm Nuaire said: “Those living on the breadline are going to be worst hit by this fuel crisis and my fear is that some people are already turning to extreme measures to help keep bills low.” To see the level of desperation some have already reached, one […]