Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I urge EPC supporters to participate in the Canadian Department of Justice Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) consultation questionnaire. (Link to the consultation webpage). I wrote this guide to answering the Maid consultation questionnaire because some of the questions are biased and imply support for MAID. Please complete the consultation questionnaire andContinue reading “Guide to answering the Canadian MAID consultation questionnaire.”
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USA, California: Community Choice Aggregator Chooses Geothermal Over Other Renewables
San Luis Obispo “flipped the switch” to Monterey Community Power, a renewable and carbon-free energy provider (Mustang News) San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay switched to using only renewable and carbon free energy on January 1. Their new primary energy provider — Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) — is a not-for-profit organization that provides only renewableContinue reading “USA, California: Community Choice Aggregator Chooses Geothermal Over Other Renewables”
USA: American Council on Renewable Energy Recommends Climate Policy Approaches to Impact Renewable Energy Growth and Investment
ACORE Examines Policy Options That Most Effectively Put Renewable Energy to Work (News Release) With growing emphasis on climate policy heading into the 2020 election season, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) – the GRC is a member – has released a white paper assessing notable climate policy approaches for their impact on renewable energy growth andContinue reading “USA: American Council on Renewable Energy Recommends Climate Policy Approaches to Impact Renewable Energy Growth and Investment”
Global: Calendar of Geothermal Energy Events
Geothermal Energy Calendar from the Geothermal Resources Council Webinar: Can coatings help mitigating material challenges in geothermal energy production? (TWI) 22 January, 3.00pm GMT https://www.twi-global.com/media-and-events/events-diary/material-challenges-in-geothermal-energy-production 16th Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum (USEA) 23 January, 10am to 6pm, National Press Club, Washington, DCWill Pettitt, Executive Director of the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) will beContinue reading “Global: Calendar of Geothermal Energy Events”
Lethal Problems with Medical Futility and Disability Bias
This article was published by Nancy Valko on January 15, 2020. Nancy Valko By Nancy Valko In 2018, Chris Dunn survived a freak diving accident that left him paralyzed, mostly blind and on a ventilator to breathe. He spent most of the next year in an ICU in rural Maine. Unable to see, eat, breatheContinue reading “Lethal Problems with Medical Futility and Disability Bias”
Education: Five Day Course on Prospecting and Producing of Geothermal Energy
Course – Prospecting and Producing of Geothermal Energy (NExT – a Schlumberger Company) February 10 – 14, 2020, Bali, IndonesiaFebruary 24 – 28, 2020, Bali, IndonesiaMarch 16 – 20, 2020, La Defense, FranceCost: USD 4,200-4,800 This five-day course focuses on geothermal methods for analyzing conventional and unconventional geothermal systems, and developing geothermal reservoirs. The course is designed for exploration, production,Continue reading “Education: Five Day Course on Prospecting and Producing of Geothermal Energy”
USA, Massachusetts: Geothermal Well-Field to Heat and Cool 19-Story Building from 1,500 Feet Deep Well
Boston’s Largest Carbon-Neutral Building Breaks Ground (ArchDaily) KPMB Architects and Suffolk recently broke ground on Boston University’s new Center for Computing and Data Sciences. The Center aims to be a striking new addition to Boston University’s central campus and its first new major teaching center in a half-century. As the tallest building at Boston University, theContinue reading “USA, Massachusetts: Geothermal Well-Field to Heat and Cool 19-Story Building from 1,500 Feet Deep Well”
USA, Nevada: More Electric Vehicles Will Boost Geothermal Energy Development in Silver State – Report
Electrifying Nevada’s 21st Century Transportation System: Actions, Opportunities, Aspirations (Governor’s Office of Energy) Converting the transportation sector increases load on Nevada’s electric system, accelerating new energy resource development — both solar and geothermal — to serve the State’s growing needs and also demand beyond its borders. Nevada’s future is electric, powered by its abundant sunshineContinue reading “USA, Nevada: More Electric Vehicles Will Boost Geothermal Energy Development in Silver State – Report”
Euthanasia deaths are increasing in Alberta.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Similar to other Canadian Provinces, in Alberta the number of euthanasia deaths increased substantially in 2019. An article by Jason Herring published in the Calgary Herald on January 12, reports on the data published by Alberta Health Services that there were 377 assisted deaths in 2019 up from 307Continue reading “Euthanasia deaths are increasing in Alberta.”
France: Champs-sur-Marne Geothermal District Heating Project to Provide 82% of Heat Requirements
La géothermie pour 10 000 logements de Champs-sur-Marne et Noisiel – Geothermal energy for 10,000 homes in Champs-sur-Marne and Noisiel (Le journal du Grand Paris) Inauguré en décembre 2019 à la Cité Descartes (Champs-sur-Marne), un réseau de chaleur opéré par GéoMarne, filiale d’Engie, doit permettre d’alimenter, avec une énergie renouvelable à 82 %, une dizaine deContinue reading “France: Champs-sur-Marne Geothermal District Heating Project to Provide 82% of Heat Requirements”
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