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The seas around New York are up 9 to 11 inches over the last century, and the new flood maps just released double the flood zone compared to the 1986 maps that they replace. That's stark enough. But the new maps don't even put in the new flood zone large areas that were inundated by Sandy. Wow!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
25 Şubat 2013 Pazartesi
It's No Ponzi Scheme: PA Reaches 2 Trillion Cubic Feet Of Gas Production
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A major reason why 2012 was another record year for US natural gas supply is roaring production in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania produced a startling 2 trillion cubic feet or 6.2 billion cubic feet per day during 2012. The Commonwealth's production accounted for 9% of the nation's gas, up from 1% in 2007.
http://articles.mcall.com/2013-02-22/news/mc-pa-marcellus-gas-production-20130222_1_unconventional-wells-shale-gas-production-natural-gas.
Amazingly, those already remarkable numbers would be about 20% higher, had all the gas wells drilled in Pennsylvania had been connected to pipelines in 2012.
The record amounts of natural gas have crashed the price of natural gas and saved the 51% of families heating with natural gas about $500 and still more in lower electricity bills. Low natural gas prices have also caused a substantial shift from coal-fired generation to natural gas power plants, with the result that carbon emissions and toxic air pollution have plunged. These savings have been welcome relief to median income families and vital to poor households.
Shale production in Pennsylvania began in 2007, and 6 full years of production has now taken place. This year, 2013, will be the seventh for the shale boom in Pennsylvania and the tenth, eleventh, or more in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and other places.
The sustained, enormous production numbers, despite low gas prices, show that the shale boom is no Ponzi Scheme.
http://articles.mcall.com/2013-02-22/news/mc-pa-marcellus-gas-production-20130222_1_unconventional-wells-shale-gas-production-natural-gas.
Amazingly, those already remarkable numbers would be about 20% higher, had all the gas wells drilled in Pennsylvania had been connected to pipelines in 2012.
The record amounts of natural gas have crashed the price of natural gas and saved the 51% of families heating with natural gas about $500 and still more in lower electricity bills. Low natural gas prices have also caused a substantial shift from coal-fired generation to natural gas power plants, with the result that carbon emissions and toxic air pollution have plunged. These savings have been welcome relief to median income families and vital to poor households.
Shale production in Pennsylvania began in 2007, and 6 full years of production has now taken place. This year, 2013, will be the seventh for the shale boom in Pennsylvania and the tenth, eleventh, or more in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and other places.
The sustained, enormous production numbers, despite low gas prices, show that the shale boom is no Ponzi Scheme.
Stunning Fact: PA's Top Producing Gas Well In 6 Months Supplies 51,724 Homes For 1 Year
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The tale of one gas well in Pennsylvania offers a big window into why a natural gas supply glut exists and prices are about $3.30 for a thousand cubic feet.
Just one gas well in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania produced enough gas to supply fully for a year 51,724 residential customers of the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW). To make Cabot's A. Heitzenroder 3 gas well's production even more amazing, the gas well did so in just 6 months!
Cabot's A. Heitzenroder 3 gas well is Pennsylvania's top producing gas well, and it yielded an incredible 4.5 billion cubic feet of gas in just 6 months--July 1 to December 31, 2012. Indeed, a true gusher!
http://articles.mcall.com/2013-02-22/news/mc-pa-marcellus-gas-production-20130222_1_unconventional-wells-shale-gas-production-natural-gas.
Six months of production yielding 4.5 billion cubic feet supplies 51,724 homes for a year when each home consumes on average 87,000 cubic feet per year. And the average PGW residential heating customer annually uses 87,000 cubic feet of gas to stay warm in Philadelphia.
Another way to look at the amazing production from Pennsylvania's top producing gas well is that it alone supplies in just 6 months the annual gas needs of about 1 of every 9 gas heating homes in Philadelphia. Wow!
Just one gas well in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania produced enough gas to supply fully for a year 51,724 residential customers of the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW). To make Cabot's A. Heitzenroder 3 gas well's production even more amazing, the gas well did so in just 6 months!
Cabot's A. Heitzenroder 3 gas well is Pennsylvania's top producing gas well, and it yielded an incredible 4.5 billion cubic feet of gas in just 6 months--July 1 to December 31, 2012. Indeed, a true gusher!
http://articles.mcall.com/2013-02-22/news/mc-pa-marcellus-gas-production-20130222_1_unconventional-wells-shale-gas-production-natural-gas.
Six months of production yielding 4.5 billion cubic feet supplies 51,724 homes for a year when each home consumes on average 87,000 cubic feet per year. And the average PGW residential heating customer annually uses 87,000 cubic feet of gas to stay warm in Philadelphia.
Another way to look at the amazing production from Pennsylvania's top producing gas well is that it alone supplies in just 6 months the annual gas needs of about 1 of every 9 gas heating homes in Philadelphia. Wow!
Adam Lanza's Motive? Mother In Process of Having Him Committed
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
Late last week, I read that the police had a strong idea as to the motive behind the insane and heartbreaking Sandy Hook shootings committed by Adam Lanza. Today, via the HuffPost, that possible motive was disclosed:
"From what I'vebeen told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and(her) plans to have him committed," said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew upnot far from where the shooting took place. "Adam was apparently very upsetabout this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what Iunderstand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, whatset him off."
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
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The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
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Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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24 Şubat 2013 Pazar
Stunning Fact: New NYC Flood Maps Double Flood Zone & They Don't Even Include Sandy's Inundation
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The seas around New York are up 9 to 11 inches over the last century, and the new flood maps just released double the flood zone compared to the 1986 maps that they replace. That's stark enough. But the new maps don't even put in the new flood zone large areas that were inundated by Sandy. Wow!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
Adam Lanza's Motive? Mother In Process of Having Him Committed
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
Late last week, I read that the police had a strong idea as to the motive behind the insane and heartbreaking Sandy Hook shootings committed by Adam Lanza. Today, via the HuffPost, that possible motive was disclosed:
"From what I'vebeen told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and(her) plans to have him committed," said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew upnot far from where the shooting took place. "Adam was apparently very upsetabout this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what Iunderstand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, whatset him off."
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
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| Nancy Lanza |
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| Adam Lanza |
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
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| What Happened to This Child... |
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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23 Şubat 2013 Cumartesi
Adam Lanza's Motive? Mother In Process of Having Him Committed
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
Late last week, I read that the police had a strong idea as to the motive behind the insane and heartbreaking Sandy Hook shootings committed by Adam Lanza. Today, via the HuffPost, that possible motive was disclosed:
"From what I'vebeen told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and(her) plans to have him committed," said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew upnot far from where the shooting took place. "Adam was apparently very upsetabout this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what Iunderstand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, whatset him off."
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of PennsylvaniaUnemployment Law, from willful misconduct, to voluntary quit, to RefereeHearings, to severance issues…
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
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| Nancy Lanza |
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| Adam Lanza |
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
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Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of PennsylvaniaUnemployment Law, from willful misconduct, to voluntary quit, to RefereeHearings, to severance issues…
Thanks for checking in with us.
Stunning Fact: New NYC Flood Maps Double Flood Zone & They Don't Even Include Sandy's Inundation
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The seas around New York are up 9 to 11 inches over the last century, and the new flood maps just released double the flood zone compared to the 1986 maps that they replace. That's stark enough. But the new maps don't even put in the new flood zone large areas that were inundated by Sandy. Wow!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
22 Şubat 2013 Cuma
Adam Lanza's Motive? Mother In Process of Having Him Committed
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
Late last week, I read that the police had a strong idea as to the motive behind the insane and heartbreaking Sandy Hook shootings committed by Adam Lanza. Today, via the HuffPost, that possible motive was disclosed:
"From what I'vebeen told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and(her) plans to have him committed," said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew upnot far from where the shooting took place. "Adam was apparently very upsetabout this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what Iunderstand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, whatset him off."
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
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The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
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Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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Stunning Fact: New NYC Flood Maps Double Flood Zone & They Don't Even Include Sandy's Inundation
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The seas around New York are up 9 to 11 inches over the last century, and the new flood maps just released double the flood zone compared to the 1986 maps that they replace. That's stark enough. But the new maps don't even put in the new flood zone large areas that were inundated by Sandy. Wow!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
Gas & Renewable Energy Boom Together: Combined Market Share Jumps 43% From 2007 To 2012
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Is gas killing renewables, as is often said? Or perhaps are renewables hurting gas, as a few state? The facts strongly argue that "no" is the answer to both questions.
In the power production markets, gas and renewable energy are both thriving. Indeed, the last 5 years have been very good to both as the market shares of gas and renewables increased by almost identical, large amounts.
The combined electricity market share of gas and renewables rose 43% from 2007 to 2012. That matters!
http://about.bnef.com/2013/01/31/sustainable-energy-in-america-2013-factbook/. For example, the rise of gas and renewable energy has led to rapidly declining carbon and toxic air pollution numbers across the country.
Five years ago, in 2007, gas and renewables provided 30% of America's power, with gas at 22% and renewable energy at 8%. At the end of 2012, the gas-renewables combination provided 42% of our electricity, with gas at 30% and renewable energy at 12%.
Again, the gas-renewable combined market share increase over the 5-year period was 43%.
The rest of Uncle Sam's power came from coal and nuclear that provided respectively about 37% and 20% of our juice. While nuclear power's market share has been essentially flat, coal has lost substantial market share, falling from 48% in 2008 to 37% or about a 23% market share decline.
In the power production markets, gas and renewable energy are both thriving. Indeed, the last 5 years have been very good to both as the market shares of gas and renewables increased by almost identical, large amounts.
The combined electricity market share of gas and renewables rose 43% from 2007 to 2012. That matters!
http://about.bnef.com/2013/01/31/sustainable-energy-in-america-2013-factbook/. For example, the rise of gas and renewable energy has led to rapidly declining carbon and toxic air pollution numbers across the country.
Five years ago, in 2007, gas and renewables provided 30% of America's power, with gas at 22% and renewable energy at 8%. At the end of 2012, the gas-renewables combination provided 42% of our electricity, with gas at 30% and renewable energy at 12%.
Again, the gas-renewable combined market share increase over the 5-year period was 43%.
The rest of Uncle Sam's power came from coal and nuclear that provided respectively about 37% and 20% of our juice. While nuclear power's market share has been essentially flat, coal has lost substantial market share, falling from 48% in 2008 to 37% or about a 23% market share decline.
Stunning Climate Change Bill Arrives: NJ Utility Invests $3.9 Billion To Fight Stronger Storms
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"It's clear that Sandy, Hurricane Irene, and the October ice storm represents extreme weather events that have become commonplace."
Who said that? Ralph Izzo, the chief executive officer of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., the parent of the NJ utility PSE&G, as quoted in yesterday's Philadelphia Inquirer. Climate change is here and now!
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20130221_PSE_G_wants_to_spend__3_9_billion_to_protect_its_network_against_Atlantic_storms.html.
And what does Ralph Izzo propose to do about the climate change that has already arrived? For sure, he is no ostrich with his head in the sand. Instead, Izzo is the first utility executive in America to my knowledge that seeks to spend billions to deal with the reality of climate change.
Izzo wants to invest an incredible $3.9 billion that will be repaid by ratepayers with a return on investment to change fundamentally the grid in the PSE&G utility service territory. Miles of cable in key areas would be put underground. Equipment would be raised to prevent it from being inundated by sea surges and flood water. Poles would be strengthened to withstand higher wind speeds.
All that investment is to be better able to keep the lights on in an already changed climate, with even higher temperatures and seas on the way. No matter the ridiculous denial of climate change, businesses and families cannot tolerate being plunged into the dark for days, weeks, even months by the wind and water of more frequent big storms.
Sitting in the dark and cold is not an acceptable option. The costs of doing nothing are much higher than the costs of preparing for bigger storms. The costs of doing nothing are also much higher than the costs of reasonable prevention--reducing heat trapping gas pollution in smart ways.
PSE&G's $3.9 billion grid hardening investment proves the climate change bill has arrived, and it is expensive.
Who said that? Ralph Izzo, the chief executive officer of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., the parent of the NJ utility PSE&G, as quoted in yesterday's Philadelphia Inquirer. Climate change is here and now!
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20130221_PSE_G_wants_to_spend__3_9_billion_to_protect_its_network_against_Atlantic_storms.html.
And what does Ralph Izzo propose to do about the climate change that has already arrived? For sure, he is no ostrich with his head in the sand. Instead, Izzo is the first utility executive in America to my knowledge that seeks to spend billions to deal with the reality of climate change.
Izzo wants to invest an incredible $3.9 billion that will be repaid by ratepayers with a return on investment to change fundamentally the grid in the PSE&G utility service territory. Miles of cable in key areas would be put underground. Equipment would be raised to prevent it from being inundated by sea surges and flood water. Poles would be strengthened to withstand higher wind speeds.
All that investment is to be better able to keep the lights on in an already changed climate, with even higher temperatures and seas on the way. No matter the ridiculous denial of climate change, businesses and families cannot tolerate being plunged into the dark for days, weeks, even months by the wind and water of more frequent big storms.
Sitting in the dark and cold is not an acceptable option. The costs of doing nothing are much higher than the costs of preparing for bigger storms. The costs of doing nothing are also much higher than the costs of reasonable prevention--reducing heat trapping gas pollution in smart ways.
PSE&G's $3.9 billion grid hardening investment proves the climate change bill has arrived, and it is expensive.
Stunning Fact: 100% Of New US Generation In January Were Renewables
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The startling data underlining the boom in renewable energy keep coming. Stunningly, in January 2013, renewable energy supplied every megawatt of new power generation--100% of the market.
http://www.iowaenergycenter.org/2013/02/january-2013-100-new-energy-generating-capacity-was-renewable/.
A total of 1,231 megawatts of new generation came on line in January. Of that total, wind accounted for 958 megawatts; solar 267 megawatts; and biomass 6 megawatts.
All data comes from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. And it understates renewable energy, since the FERC data does not include large amounts of behind-the-meter or distributed generation that is almost exclusively solar or small wind systems.
In the case of solar, the amount of distributed solar is pushing toward about 150 megawatts per month. That adds up to an impressive number over the course of a year.
Even without the inclusion of distributed solar in the FERC data, renewable energy had an extraordinary month in January 2013!
http://www.iowaenergycenter.org/2013/02/january-2013-100-new-energy-generating-capacity-was-renewable/.
A total of 1,231 megawatts of new generation came on line in January. Of that total, wind accounted for 958 megawatts; solar 267 megawatts; and biomass 6 megawatts.
All data comes from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. And it understates renewable energy, since the FERC data does not include large amounts of behind-the-meter or distributed generation that is almost exclusively solar or small wind systems.
In the case of solar, the amount of distributed solar is pushing toward about 150 megawatts per month. That adds up to an impressive number over the course of a year.
Even without the inclusion of distributed solar in the FERC data, renewable energy had an extraordinary month in January 2013!
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Stunning Fact: New NYC Flood Maps Double Flood Zone & They Don't Even Include Sandy's Inundation
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The seas around New York are up 9 to 11 inches over the last century, and the new flood maps just released double the flood zone compared to the 1986 maps that they replace. That's stark enough. But the new maps don't even put in the new flood zone large areas that were inundated by Sandy. Wow!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
Amazing Fact: Wind Passes Nuclear Power In China
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In the next 20 years, it is possible that wind generation may provide more electricity in the USA than nuclear. For that to occur, both wind would have to grow considerably and nuclear production would likely have to decrease significantly.
Meanwhile, during 2012, China generated 100.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity from wind, pushing it pass nuclear. By contrast, in the USA nuclear generated 778 billion kwh or about 5 times wind's total.
oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Wind-Overtakes-Nuclear-to-Become-Chinas-3rd-Largest-Energy-Source.html.
The Chinese wind sector still suffers from inadequate transmission to carry power produced to market. An incredible 20 billion kilowatt-hours of wind power in China is wasted!
The king of production in China remains coal, and hydro is a distant second. Unlike the USA, where gas provided 30% of our electricity, gas barely registers in China's power sector.
Meanwhile, during 2012, China generated 100.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity from wind, pushing it pass nuclear. By contrast, in the USA nuclear generated 778 billion kwh or about 5 times wind's total.
oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Wind-Overtakes-Nuclear-to-Become-Chinas-3rd-Largest-Energy-Source.html.
The Chinese wind sector still suffers from inadequate transmission to carry power produced to market. An incredible 20 billion kilowatt-hours of wind power in China is wasted!
The king of production in China remains coal, and hydro is a distant second. Unlike the USA, where gas provided 30% of our electricity, gas barely registers in China's power sector.
Stunning Fact: Renewables Increase Electricity Market Share 44% From 2007 To 2012
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Back in 2007, prior to the on-going boom in wind and solar, all renewable generation sources together provided 8.3% of America's power.Even then, renewables were an important part of power generation across America and totally vital in states like Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Most of that power came from hydro and secondarily from biomass.
At the end of 2012, renewables provided 12.1% of our national electricity supply. They had gained 3.8 percentage points of market share. Their national market share had risen 44% from 2007 to 2012. Wow!
http://about.bnef.com/2013/01/31/sustainable-energy-in-america-2013-factbook/.
Hydro remains the top source of electricity generation, but wind is now providing about 4% of America's total power and is still growing. States like Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and soon Texas get 10% or more of their electricity from wind turbines, while the wind provides 5% of California's. Just amazing!
Though solar provides less than 1% of all electricity generated, the solar industry is now installing about 4,000 megawatts per year, and its growth rates remain extraordinary. Solar is already adding about the equivalent of a small nuclear unit each and every year.
Over the next 5 years, continued wind and solar growth will increase further renewable energy's market share that is highly likely to move past 15%. Indeed, within the next 10 years, a combination of renewable energy growth and declining nuclear production probably means that America will get more power from renewable energy than nuclear power!
At the end of 2012, renewables provided 12.1% of our national electricity supply. They had gained 3.8 percentage points of market share. Their national market share had risen 44% from 2007 to 2012. Wow!
http://about.bnef.com/2013/01/31/sustainable-energy-in-america-2013-factbook/.
Hydro remains the top source of electricity generation, but wind is now providing about 4% of America's total power and is still growing. States like Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and soon Texas get 10% or more of their electricity from wind turbines, while the wind provides 5% of California's. Just amazing!
Though solar provides less than 1% of all electricity generated, the solar industry is now installing about 4,000 megawatts per year, and its growth rates remain extraordinary. Solar is already adding about the equivalent of a small nuclear unit each and every year.
Over the next 5 years, continued wind and solar growth will increase further renewable energy's market share that is highly likely to move past 15%. Indeed, within the next 10 years, a combination of renewable energy growth and declining nuclear production probably means that America will get more power from renewable energy than nuclear power!
Adam Lanza's Motive? Mother In Process of Having Him Committed
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
Late last week, I read that the police had a strong idea as to the motive behind the insane and heartbreaking Sandy Hook shootings committed by Adam Lanza. Today, via the HuffPost, that possible motive was disclosed:
"From what I'vebeen told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and(her) plans to have him committed," said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew upnot far from where the shooting took place. "Adam was apparently very upsetabout this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what Iunderstand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, whatset him off."
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
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The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
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Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of PennsylvaniaUnemployment Law, from willful misconduct, to voluntary quit, to RefereeHearings, to severance issues…
Thanks for checking in with us.
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Stunning Fact: New NYC Flood Maps Double Flood Zone & They Don't Even Include Sandy's Inundation
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The seas around New York are up 9 to 11 inches over the last century, and the new flood maps just released double the flood zone compared to the 1986 maps that they replace. That's stark enough. But the new maps don't even put in the new flood zone large areas that were inundated by Sandy. Wow!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
Good Fact: First Results Within A Year Of Gas Drilling Health Study
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Geisinger Health Systems, a first class provider of health care, serving portions of central Pennsylvania, will have within a year the first results of a scientific, rigorous health study of gas drilling.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/marcellusshale/pa-company-to-study-health-effects-of-shale-gas-drilling-675950/.
Geisinger will initially focus on asthma, trauma, and cardiovascular disease. The study will provide preliminary data quickly and decades long monitoring. It, indeed, will be scientific and rigorous. And important!
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/marcellusshale/pa-company-to-study-health-effects-of-shale-gas-drilling-675950/.
Geisinger will initially focus on asthma, trauma, and cardiovascular disease. The study will provide preliminary data quickly and decades long monitoring. It, indeed, will be scientific and rigorous. And important!
Stunning Fact: US Carbon Emissions Drop 13% From 2007-2012
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US carbon emissions began to plateau in 2005 to 2007. Since 2007, US carbon emissions have plummeted 13% and are back to 1994 levels. The drop is driven by the boom in gas, renewables, and efficiency.
www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2013/02/07/u-s-carbon-emissions-dip-to-1994-levels/.
Or is the sharp drop driven by the near depression from 2007 to 2009? The answer is no. US GDP resumed growth, starting July 1, 2009. The US economy measured by GDP was bigger in 2012 than in 2007, 2005, and 1994. Our population was too.
The 13% decline in carbon emissions is not the product of a smaller economy or population but the result of zero or lower carbon fuels gaining market share and growing energy efficiency. Starting in 2007, simultaneous booms in natural gas production as well as wind and solar power commenced and reached impressive scale by 2012. Those booms combined with drops in total US energy consumption produce a 13% decline in carbon emissions.
www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2013/02/07/u-s-carbon-emissions-dip-to-1994-levels/.
Or is the sharp drop driven by the near depression from 2007 to 2009? The answer is no. US GDP resumed growth, starting July 1, 2009. The US economy measured by GDP was bigger in 2012 than in 2007, 2005, and 1994. Our population was too.
The 13% decline in carbon emissions is not the product of a smaller economy or population but the result of zero or lower carbon fuels gaining market share and growing energy efficiency. Starting in 2007, simultaneous booms in natural gas production as well as wind and solar power commenced and reached impressive scale by 2012. Those booms combined with drops in total US energy consumption produce a 13% decline in carbon emissions.
Adam Lanza's Motive? Mother In Process of Having Him Committed
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
Late last week, I read that the police had a strong idea as to the motive behind the insane and heartbreaking Sandy Hook shootings committed by Adam Lanza. Today, via the HuffPost, that possible motive was disclosed:
"From what I'vebeen told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and(her) plans to have him committed," said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew upnot far from where the shooting took place. "Adam was apparently very upsetabout this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what Iunderstand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, whatset him off."
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
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The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
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Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
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19 Şubat 2013 Salı
Stunning Fact: New NYC Flood Maps Double Flood Zone & They Don't Even Include Sandy's Inundation
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The seas around New York are up 9 to 11 inches over the last century, and the new flood maps just released double the flood zone compared to the 1986 maps that they replace. That's stark enough. But the new maps don't even put in the new flood zone large areas that were inundated by Sandy. Wow!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
US Nuclear Generation Drops For Two Years Running
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Nuclear power generated a record amount of power in 2010, when it produced 806.9 billion kilowatt-hours, just slightly more than in 2007 or 2008. But the nuclear industry produced less electricity in 2011 and will have another decline in 2012, when it is likely to generate about 778 billion kilowatt-hours.
www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/sec7_5.pdf.
The total drop in nuclear generation will be about 29 billion kilowatt-hours or 3% off the peak 2010 production. The decrease in nuclear generation is equal to enough power for 2.9 million American homes and is about 6 times the solar power production recorded by EIA. EIA solar data, however, does not include large amounts of solar generation that is not utility scale.
After adjusting the EIA solar data to include distributed solar generation, the 29 billion kilowatt-hour decrease in nuclear generation would be about 3 times the total solar generation in the USA. That fact both expresses the large amount of power generated by nuclear and still the small but growing rapidly solar production.
Given that nuclear power has seen production declines in 2011 and 2012, it will be worth watching to see if 2013 continues or reverses that trend.
www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/sec7_5.pdf.
The total drop in nuclear generation will be about 29 billion kilowatt-hours or 3% off the peak 2010 production. The decrease in nuclear generation is equal to enough power for 2.9 million American homes and is about 6 times the solar power production recorded by EIA. EIA solar data, however, does not include large amounts of solar generation that is not utility scale.
After adjusting the EIA solar data to include distributed solar generation, the 29 billion kilowatt-hour decrease in nuclear generation would be about 3 times the total solar generation in the USA. That fact both expresses the large amount of power generated by nuclear and still the small but growing rapidly solar production.
Given that nuclear power has seen production declines in 2011 and 2012, it will be worth watching to see if 2013 continues or reverses that trend.
Slow, Slow Fact: Natural Gas Use For Transport Rises 26% From 2008 To 2011
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Natural gas use for transportation rose 26% from 2008 to 2011. That's the fact.http://about.bnef.com/2013/01/31/sustainable-energy-in-america-2013-factbook/.
Here is the commentary. The increase in natural gas for transportation is much too slow to make any real difference to our economy, national security, and how we power vehicles. Gas usage for transportation is rising at a glacial rate from a very low base, even though gas was typically a dollar or more cheaper per gallon during the period from 2008 to 2011.
And the slow pace will continue, until and unless a rational program is launched by the states or federal government to build natural gas fueling stations to remove consumers fear that a natural gas vehicle cannot be conveniently refueled. We remain hooked to expensive, dirtier oil and so put our economy, national security, and environment at risk.
Here is the commentary. The increase in natural gas for transportation is much too slow to make any real difference to our economy, national security, and how we power vehicles. Gas usage for transportation is rising at a glacial rate from a very low base, even though gas was typically a dollar or more cheaper per gallon during the period from 2008 to 2011.
And the slow pace will continue, until and unless a rational program is launched by the states or federal government to build natural gas fueling stations to remove consumers fear that a natural gas vehicle cannot be conveniently refueled. We remain hooked to expensive, dirtier oil and so put our economy, national security, and environment at risk.
Adam Lanza's Motive? Mother In Process of Having Him Committed
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
Late last week, I read that the police had a strong idea as to the motive behind the insane and heartbreaking Sandy Hook shootings committed by Adam Lanza. Today, via the HuffPost, that possible motive was disclosed:
"From what I'vebeen told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and(her) plans to have him committed," said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew upnot far from where the shooting took place. "Adam was apparently very upsetabout this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what Iunderstand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, whatset him off."
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
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The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
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Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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18 Şubat 2013 Pazartesi
Stunning Fact: New NYC Flood Maps Double Flood Zone & They Don't Even Include Sandy's Inundation
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The seas around New York are up 9 to 11 inches over the last century, and the new flood maps just released double the flood zone compared to the 1986 maps that they replace. That's stark enough. But the new maps don't even put in the new flood zone large areas that were inundated by Sandy. Wow!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
insideclimatenews.org/news/20130204/climate-change-global-warming-flood-zone-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-fema-federal-maps-revised-sea-level-rise?page=3.
Even without including all the area flooded by Sandy in the new flood maps, the soon to be adopted new maps put for the first time billions of dollars of property into a flood zone. Insurance rates for affected property could jump from $1,500 to nearly $10,000 per year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now intends to update the nation's flood maps every 5 years. Climate change and its already risen seas already are costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. As the seas continue to rise, flood zones will expand and costs will jump further. Denial does not make this go away!
Stunning Fact: 3,000 Megawatts Of New Gas-Fired Electricity Generation Could Be Built For The Cost Of Just Repairing Florida Nuke
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On Saturday night, I was doing a radio interview and call in show on KDKA in Pittsburgh. The host is a libertarian conservative who is smart and funny. Though he is well-informed, he was surprised when I said that nuclear plants require enormous subsidies to be built or, in the case of the Crystal River nuke in Florida, to be repaired. Many people, and especially conservatives, still think nuclear power is cheap, competitive, economic.
Unfortunately, nuclear power is among the most expensive power sources in the USA, as shown by the experience at the Crystal River plant. The plant has not run since 2009, and $3 billion is needed to fix it.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-utilities-duke-crystalriver-idUSBRE91410E20130205.
Were Crystal River repaired the plant would bring on line 806 megawatts of capacity. Yet, for the $3 billion repair bill, more than 3,000 megawatts of new gas-fired generation could be built.
Were a new nuclear plant built about the size of Crystal River, the capital cost would be at least $6 billion and likely more. For the capital cost of about 1,000 megawatts of new nuclear plant, 6,000 megawatts of new gas-fired capacity could be built or about 3,000 megawatts of wind, or more than 2,000 megawatts of solar.
And as Crystal River proves, once built, nuclear plants require substantial capital to run and maintain them. These enormous costs of building and running a nuclear plant are why it takes a national government or a government-granted monopoly to build a nuclear plant anywhere in the world. And it is why the few nuclear plants under construction in the USA are in places where state governments give a generation monopoly to a power company or supplier. Captive ratepayers must be on the hook for the costs otherwise investors will not make capital available for their construction.
Nuclear power is the opposite of too cheap to meter, as its proponents famously suggested 60 years ago. Instead it is too expensive and risky for free markets, even with tax subsidies, to build!
Ironically, internalizing the now external costs of climate change would be the only thing that could fundamentally change the economics of nuclear plants. Why? Nuclear plants generate substantial amounts of carbon-free power, and Japan's carbon emissions jumped, when it took off line nearly all its nuclear plants following Fukushima..
Unfortunately, nuclear power is among the most expensive power sources in the USA, as shown by the experience at the Crystal River plant. The plant has not run since 2009, and $3 billion is needed to fix it.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-utilities-duke-crystalriver-idUSBRE91410E20130205.
Were Crystal River repaired the plant would bring on line 806 megawatts of capacity. Yet, for the $3 billion repair bill, more than 3,000 megawatts of new gas-fired generation could be built.
Were a new nuclear plant built about the size of Crystal River, the capital cost would be at least $6 billion and likely more. For the capital cost of about 1,000 megawatts of new nuclear plant, 6,000 megawatts of new gas-fired capacity could be built or about 3,000 megawatts of wind, or more than 2,000 megawatts of solar.
And as Crystal River proves, once built, nuclear plants require substantial capital to run and maintain them. These enormous costs of building and running a nuclear plant are why it takes a national government or a government-granted monopoly to build a nuclear plant anywhere in the world. And it is why the few nuclear plants under construction in the USA are in places where state governments give a generation monopoly to a power company or supplier. Captive ratepayers must be on the hook for the costs otherwise investors will not make capital available for their construction.
Nuclear power is the opposite of too cheap to meter, as its proponents famously suggested 60 years ago. Instead it is too expensive and risky for free markets, even with tax subsidies, to build!
Ironically, internalizing the now external costs of climate change would be the only thing that could fundamentally change the economics of nuclear plants. Why? Nuclear plants generate substantial amounts of carbon-free power, and Japan's carbon emissions jumped, when it took off line nearly all its nuclear plants following Fukushima..
Electricity Monopoly Ripoff: Captive Florida Ratepayers May Pay $4 Billion For Inoperable Nuclear Plant
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Here is a true tale from Florida proving once again that electricity generation monopolists can inflict immense financial pain on their captive electricity customers. The tale also shows why only utilities with government-granted generation monopolies and captive ratepayers to pay for immense capital costs are building the very few nuclear plants currently under construction.
The 860 MW Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida has not operated since 2009 when an effort to upgrade the plant went terribly wrong. "The company that owned the nuclear plant, Progress Energy, messed up in a big way. In an effort to upgrade the plant's steam turbines, company employees cracked the reactor's containment building. When they tried to fix it, they cracked it again."
www.npr.org/2013/02/14/172020709/taxpayers-steaming-over-florida-nuclear-plants-shuttering.
For some reason not clear to me, Duke Energy decided to buy Progress Energy, a deal that was completed last year but blew up into a front-page regulatory drama. A report commissioned by Duke Energy about what it would take to really fix Crystal River found that it would cost $3 billion and 8 years to do so.
www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-utilities-duke-crystalriver-idUSBRE91410E20130205.
For the $3 billion cost of repairing the 860 MW Crystal River Plant, more than 3,000 megawatts of new, gas-fired electricity generation could be built. Given that repair bill, Duke Energy has decided to close forever Crystal River.
And now the pain really begins for Duke Energy's 1.5 million, still captive electricity customers in Florida. As NPR reported, "It's those customers, not the company or its stockholder, who will pay the bill from Crystal River--and it's a big one."
The costs of closing Crystal River are enormous--$4 billion is one estimate--and include plant decommissioning expense and the cost of buying power to replace the electricity not generated by the nuke. Even though the plant has not been producing power for nearly 4 years, is not now, and will never again produce a single kilowatt-hour, the captive ratepayers in Florida are likely to pay most of the bill for a nuclear plant gone terribly wrong.
That injustice is at the heart of why I led the successful effort in 1996 to end electricity generation monopolies in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, where electricity customers have a legal right to buy electricity generation from any willing supplier, the Crystal River ripoff is not possible!
The 860 MW Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida has not operated since 2009 when an effort to upgrade the plant went terribly wrong. "The company that owned the nuclear plant, Progress Energy, messed up in a big way. In an effort to upgrade the plant's steam turbines, company employees cracked the reactor's containment building. When they tried to fix it, they cracked it again."
www.npr.org/2013/02/14/172020709/taxpayers-steaming-over-florida-nuclear-plants-shuttering.
For some reason not clear to me, Duke Energy decided to buy Progress Energy, a deal that was completed last year but blew up into a front-page regulatory drama. A report commissioned by Duke Energy about what it would take to really fix Crystal River found that it would cost $3 billion and 8 years to do so.
www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-utilities-duke-crystalriver-idUSBRE91410E20130205.
For the $3 billion cost of repairing the 860 MW Crystal River Plant, more than 3,000 megawatts of new, gas-fired electricity generation could be built. Given that repair bill, Duke Energy has decided to close forever Crystal River.
And now the pain really begins for Duke Energy's 1.5 million, still captive electricity customers in Florida. As NPR reported, "It's those customers, not the company or its stockholder, who will pay the bill from Crystal River--and it's a big one."
The costs of closing Crystal River are enormous--$4 billion is one estimate--and include plant decommissioning expense and the cost of buying power to replace the electricity not generated by the nuke. Even though the plant has not been producing power for nearly 4 years, is not now, and will never again produce a single kilowatt-hour, the captive ratepayers in Florida are likely to pay most of the bill for a nuclear plant gone terribly wrong.
That injustice is at the heart of why I led the successful effort in 1996 to end electricity generation monopolies in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, where electricity customers have a legal right to buy electricity generation from any willing supplier, the Crystal River ripoff is not possible!
Adam Lanza's Motive? Mother In Process of Having Him Committed
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
Late last week, I read that the police had a strong idea as to the motive behind the insane and heartbreaking Sandy Hook shootings committed by Adam Lanza. Today, via the HuffPost, that possible motive was disclosed:
"From what I'vebeen told, Adam was aware of her petitioning the court for conservatorship and(her) plans to have him committed," said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew upnot far from where the shooting took place. "Adam was apparently very upsetabout this. He thought she just wanted to send him away. From what Iunderstand, he was really, really angry. I think this could have been it, whatset him off."
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
John A. Gallagher isan employment lawyer who represents employees in Pennsylvania.ClickHere if you have questions about any aspect of employment law, fromwrongful termination, to wage and overtime claims, to discrimination and retaliationlaws, to Family and Medical Leave…
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Adam Lanza Reportedly Enraged That Mother Was Seeking to Have Him Committed
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| Nancy Lanza |
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| Adam Lanza |
The HuffPost article contained some other interesting information I had not heard before:
"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident.
Lanza had also reportedly cut off communication with his father, Peter, in 2010."
I have a few thoughts on this.
One, this motive "makes sense", and that helps me because I need to make sense out of this insanity.
Two, Nancy Lanza should have taken all of her guns out of the house if she knew her son was very angry about the possibility of being committed. It should not have been beyond the pale of her reasoning to expect that her son might respond violently, if to no one else other than herself, if he was indeed very angry about her plans. The fact that she apparently believed he was mentally ill to such an extent that she was willing to give up her custodial role, one that she by all accounts took very seriously, only buttresses my belief in this regard.
Reportedly, Adam Lanza had never been violent, despite his problems, so doesn't it make sense that he was demonstrating some significant change of behavior that caused her to seek his commitment? And, doesn't it make sense that maybe, given his habit of locking himself in a windowless room in the basement of their home playing "Call of Duty" from morning to night, that the change she saw that caused her to seek his commitment was a shift towards violent tendencies? If so, and Nancy Lanza saw the anger of her her theretofore placid son further escalate once he learned that she was seeking to have him committed, should she not have removed her guns from their household? Isn't that what you would do? Don't you think this idea crossed her mind, and maybe more than once? Did Nancy Lanza's apparent "survivalist" agenda subsume any instinct she had to remove her guns from the house? Can such "fanaticism" ever be a good and rationale thing?
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Finally, the murderer had spoken to neither his Father nor his Brother since 2010. For a boy to be estranged from his Father and older Brother suggests the boy may have a very deep problem, particularly where, as here, they appear to be "normal" while he was clearly not. Meanwhile, his Mother taught this obviously troubled boy/man how to master firearms. Say what you want, but had she, say, taught him how to master fishing, cooking, flying RC airplanes or to drive a race car, maybe this tragedy would have been avoided.
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