Author Archives: Agness Landau

Care Not Killing responds to latest call for assisted suicide and euthanasia inquiry

Last week the UK parliament debated a motion to hold an assisted death inquiry. Care Not Killing sent out this media release concerning the call for an inquiry. Sunday, January 26, 2020 Care Not Killing has responded to the latest call for an inquiry into assisted suicide and euthanasia made in today’s Sunday Express byContinue reading “Care Not Killing responds to latest call for assisted suicide and euthanasia inquiry”

Pressuring a Hospice to Kill

This article was published by National Review online on January 24, 2020 Wesley Smith By Wesley J SmithIn Canada, the government threatens to withdraw all funding from a facility that refuses to euthanize dying patients. *Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link). Should hospice professionals be forced to assist the suicidesContinue reading “Pressuring a Hospice to Kill”

USA, California: High-Temperature Well Cementing Workshop – Exploring Geothermal and Oil & Gas Synergies

Joint GRC-SPE Workshop: High-Temperature Well Cementing “Exploring Geothermal and Oil & Gas Synergies” March 30 – April 1, 2020,San Diego, California, USA Geothermal wells experience high temperatures at very shallow depths and are required to cement casing across the entire length of each casing string set in the well. Our joint workshop will enable bothContinue reading “USA, California: High-Temperature Well Cementing Workshop – Exploring Geothermal and Oil & Gas Synergies”

USA, California: Symposium on Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brine in the Golden State

California’s Lithium Recovery Initiative – Symposium (California Energy Commission) Wednesday, February 12, 1-5 pm. Stanford University, California, USA The California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), will jointly host a symposium facilitating presentations and panel discussions on lithium recovery from geothermal brine in California. The theme for this symposiumContinue reading “USA, California: Symposium on Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brine in the Golden State”

Iceland: Registration Now Open for Battle of the Bands at WGC 2020

WING WGC2020 Battle of the Bands Thursday 30 April 2020Ægisgarður Brewery, Reykjavik (evening event)Registration is Open Now is the time to register your group for Women in Geothermal (WING)’s first-ever Battle of the (Geothermal) Bands. Please remember: We can support you in Iceland with musicians, instruments and sound gear (thanks to Atli and Black Box).Continue reading “Iceland: Registration Now Open for Battle of the Bands at WGC 2020”

Switzerland: Employment Opportunity for PhD Fellowship Focusing on Understanding Supercritical Geothermal Resources Above Magma Reservoirs in New Zealand

Vacancy – PhD position on understanding supercritical geothermal resources above magma reservoirs in New Zealand (ETH Zurich) Location: Zurich, SwitzerlandThe length of the appointment will be for 4 years, starting in summer 2020. The Institute for Geochemistry and Petrology at ETH Zurich invites applications for a PhD fellowship focusing on on understanding supercritical geothermal resources above magmaContinue reading “Switzerland: Employment Opportunity for PhD Fellowship Focusing on Understanding Supercritical Geothermal Resources Above Magma Reservoirs in New Zealand”

Iceland: Injection of CO2 from a Second Geothermal Plant will Begin Next Year

Carbon dioxide storage through mineral carbonation (Nature.com) a | The CarbFix method involves the dissolution of CO2 in water during injection into a basaltic reservoir. b | During the Wallula basalt pilot project, pressurized liquid CO2 was injected into basalts.  Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has a fundamental role in achieving the goals of the ParisContinue reading “Iceland: Injection of CO2 from a Second Geothermal Plant will Begin Next Year”

Belgium: Janssen Pharmaceutica Geothermal Project Officially Launches

Janssen Pharmaceutica zet volop in op diepe geothermie – Janssen Pharmaceutica is fully committed to deep geothermal energy (dVO) Vlaams minister president Jan Jambon heeft op de campus van Janssen Pharmaceutica in Beerse het officiële startschot gegeven voor de eerste diepe geothermieboringen. De boringen gaan 2,4 kilometer diep en pompen water van minstens 85°C op, dat viaContinue reading “Belgium: Janssen Pharmaceutica Geothermal Project Officially Launches”

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