This article was published by National Review online on January 6, 2020. Wesley J Smith By Wesley J Smith My very first anti-euthanasia column, published in Newsweek, warned that societal acceptance of assisted suicide/euthanasia would eventually include organ harvesting “as a plum to society.” I was called an alarmist and a fear-monger, but alas, I was right.Continue reading “Euthanasia pushed as boon to Organ Donation.”
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Conference (January 14): Fighting assisted suicide in New York.
This article was published by OneNewsNow on January 6, 2020. Opponents of assisted suicide are organizing to fight the legalization of the practice in New York. The New York Legislature will soon debate on whether the state will make it legal for doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to assist a person in taking his orContinue reading “Conference (January 14): Fighting assisted suicide in New York.”
Geothermal Event! Call for Papers – Deadline is May 27, 2020
GRC Annual Meeting 2020 – Call for Papers (News Release) Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting will be held in Reno, Nevada, USA The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has issued a call for papers for the world’s biggest annual geothermal energy conference taking place October 18-21, 2020, at the Peppermill Resort Spa & Casino, Reno, Nevada,Continue reading “Geothermal Event! Call for Papers – Deadline is May 27, 2020”
USA: Registration Opens for 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge
2020 Geothermal Design Challenge™: GIS Mapping Student Competition (INL) Registration is Now Open The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), in conjunction with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is hosting the 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge™: GIS Mapping Student Competition. The design challenge focuses on a non-technical barrier to geothermal development to foster understanding andContinue reading “USA: Registration Opens for 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge”
Philippines: Lush Forests Help Geothermal Energy Recharge Reservoir
EDC vows to continue reforestation of Mt. Talinis this 2020 (Philippine News Agency) Geothermal power leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has vowed to continue to reforest Mt. Talinis in Negros Oriental as part of its massive greening efforts of the entire Negros Island. Norreen Bautista, head of EDC’s Corporate Social Responsibility in Negros Island and Mt.Continue reading “Philippines: Lush Forests Help Geothermal Energy Recharge Reservoir”
Poland: 12 MWth Geothermal District Heating Network Provides 30% of Heat for Stargard Municipality
Geotermia może dać plus. Stargard pokazuje, jak to się robi – Geothermal energy can give a plus. Stargard shows how to do it (Portal Samorzadowy) Rozmawiamy z Arkadiuszem Biedulskim, prezesem zarządu G-Term Geotermia Stargard, wiceprezesem Polskiego Stowarzyszenia Geotermicznego. Geotermia Stargard jest drugą największą ciepłownią geotermalną w Polsce, jedną z dwóch sprzedających wyłącznie ciepło geotermalne. Roczna produkcjaContinue reading “Poland: 12 MWth Geothermal District Heating Network Provides 30% of Heat for Stargard Municipality”
Science & Technology: “Training” the Geothermal Reservoir Before the Stimulation Process Begins Reduces Risks of Induced Seismicity – Researchers
Reducing human-induced earthquake risk (EPFL) Researchers at l’Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Swiss Federal Office of Energy have devised strategies for reducing the earthquake risk associated with geothermal energy, CO2 storage and other human activities happening deep underground. The researchers came up with the idea of “training” the reservoir before the stimulation processContinue reading “Science & Technology: “Training” the Geothermal Reservoir Before the Stimulation Process Begins Reduces Risks of Induced Seismicity – Researchers”
USA, California: Calpine Finds Solution to Re-Power Waste-Water Pumps for Geysers Geothermal Field
Santa Rosa wastewater quandary linked to Kincade fire could get worse as rainy season ramps up (The Press Democrat) Nearly two months after the Kincade fire was fully contained in northeastern Sonoma County, Santa Rosa is struggling with an after-effect of the massive blaze: its wastewater disposal pipeline at The Geysers was disabled for six weeks, backingContinue reading “USA, California: Calpine Finds Solution to Re-Power Waste-Water Pumps for Geysers Geothermal Field”
USA, Hawaii: Ormat to Replace Ten Steam Units at Puna Geothermal Venture with Two Binary Units
Ormat’s Puna Geothermal Venture and Hawaiian Electric Announce Amended Power Purchase Agreement (News Release) Ormat Technologies, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV), and Hawaiian Electric’s Hawaii Electric Light subsidiary have reached an agreement on an amended and restated power purchase agreement (PPA) for dispatchable geothermal power sold from Ormat’s Puna complex, locatedContinue reading “USA, Hawaii: Ormat to Replace Ten Steam Units at Puna Geothermal Venture with Two Binary Units”
Abu Dhabi: Meeting of the Global Geothermal Alliance Next Week
Tenth session of the IRENA Assembly – Thematic meeting (Global Geothermal Alliance) 12 January 2020, 13:15 – 14:30 Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi Enabling Frameworks for Accelerated Geothermal Energy Development The meeting will take place in the framework of the tenth session of the IRENA Assembly and will provide the opportunity to share insights and experienceContinue reading “Abu Dhabi: Meeting of the Global Geothermal Alliance Next Week”
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