East Houston and Lafayette Streets in Manhattan.
I got there at 6 and the station was barricaded, this event was well publicized and obviously the cops have the internet too.
Smeared in oil or molasses, I can’t tell you, she reminds me of a photo I saw the other day of a gulf pelican, chocolate brown and covered in oil.
A good flash mob should get in and get out quickly and on time, make your point for the cameras and go before it gets tiresome and the cops cranky. Well at least that’s what I did. When I left at 6:20, twenty minutes after the scheduled start, the cool kids were already starting to leave, heading east, going my way. I later learned it went on until at least 7:30.
This video has gotten more comments and views (124 and 9000 in 3 days) faster by far than any other of my 60 or so YouTube videos. Many commenters support the protest and are extremely pissed at BP. A large group is mad that it was not flash mobby enough for them, which I find hilarious. Another group thinks, not without merit, that the protest should be at BP headquarters or the White House and not in front of a franchised BP station. Then a large group piled on yesterday saying don’t Blame BP, they are doing the best they can with this unfortunate accident. They don’t appear to be reading the same news reports as me. Renegade Refiner: OSHA Says BP Has “Systemic Safety Problem” 97% of Worst Industry Violations Found at BP Refineries
The world is using 1000 barrels of oil a second, roughly equivalent to the amount of water going over this waterfall. Do the math on the harryhammer blog
The northern segment of the John V. Lindsay East River Park Promenade is open between 14th and Houston Streets. Entrances are between 4th and 14th Streets.
Count the bottles in the full size version This accumulation of garbage is probably left over from the heavy rains a couple weeks back, but I suspect that the wakes from the sightseeing boats could deposit it there as well. At least this plastic was held back from the Atlantic Gyre.
Low tide reveals the remains of the pilings that held up the old promenade.
Lorelei Scarbro tells about a plan to save the area’s last intact mountain, where she lives, with a wind farm.
n Appalachia, almost 500 mountains have been blown up for coal mining. Coal River Wind Project proposes leaving the mountain intact for a wind farm to provide long-term renewable energy to the US. Reducing our dependence on coal is not only better for the environment, say Coal River Wind, but economically profitable for local citizens and companies in Appalachia.
The Green Salon is an event organized by Peter Fusaro and Carmen Cook that combines talks about environmental themes with music at the Klavierhaus.
Dimitri Sogoloff performed a Mozart sonata and excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite.
Michael Bobker emphasized the efficiency of co-generation and double pane windows over more glamourous technologies to meet our energy goals.
I’ve seen this effect with a piece of day glow orange Plexiglas I have, the edges appears very bright. the dye captures some of the sun’s ultra-violet and converts it into visible light. Then the light bounces between the surfaces of the plastic and exits at the edges, somewhat like what happens with fiber optic cables. At least this is what I think is going on. This video on National Geographic is short on scientific detail and long on manufacturer’s claims.
The expensive silicon that does the actual conversion from light to electricity is attached only to the outer edges of the panes. There it collects the color light they are designed to be the most sensitive to. These panels can be used as colorful windows, and are said to be able to disperse harmful heat away from the silicon. But their main advantage over regular solar cells is the ability to generate electricity without being in direct sunlight.
