I wish the fact that Kristi Noem was barred from 10% of the state she governs got this much coverage. www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/p...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from some parts of her home state after tribes voted to legally bar her from reservation land, after she made comments linking tribal leaders to drug cartel...
I have been reading Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius, a wonderful novel centered around Sami & reindeer herding in Sweden that also weaves in the impact climate change is having on reindeer herding and the artic. I haven't been able to put it down. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Stolen...
Cheat offsets... www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6zp...
Least he could have done is throw in a talking point about the solar eclipse disrupting all of the solar power at the same time. I guess I shouldn't expect anything too original from talking points from the 80's.
You could still ride a bike on the bike paths cleared by Borlange Energi. :) Bring your skates - once it snows, it is pretty & the lakes are great for skating.
The town is an industrial one & was voted the ugliest town in Sweden, so probably not a place you would want to visit :) . You would hardly realize that the local utility was so innovative. I only really knew about it as my wife taught at the local university & had contacts through the university.
When babysitting my nephews, and we watched Bluey for the first time, I said to my nephew, why did you make me watch Paw Patrol when we could have been watching this.
One example linked below is longer term financing from the Nordic Investment Bank. They have built the system up over decades. The district heating included waste heat recovery from a local steal plant. They are one of the most innovative utilities I have seen. www.nib.int/releases/nib...
In Borlänge, Sweden, our municipal utility provided electricity, district heating, waste disposal (including composting), sewer & maintained our streets with snow removal. Service was fantastic & we had the lowest energy price increase in Sweden last year. smartcitysweden.com/companies/55...
Borlänge Energy provides electricity, electricity network, district heating, city network, water, sewer, stormwater and waste management in Borlänge. They are also responsible for the management of ...
You might enjoy "The Protector" from Turkey on Netflix. www.imdb.com/title/tt7668...