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Business Day
The Long Reach of the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak
When a geyser of gas began spewing from the ground in October 2015, it was just the beginning of an energy and environmental crisis in Southern California with far-reaching repercussions.The gas storage facility should be emptied and closed.
Another formation will have to be found or a larger pipeline built.
The seals in the old wells are not dependable.
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Movies
Directors Guild Nominates Nate Parker for Best Debut
But for the top award, the usual suspects, led by Damien Chazelle of “La La Land,” are nominated.The politics of the motion picture industry are its own.
My only input is the money I spend on admission.
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Business Day
A Big Test for Big Batteries
In California, an environmental crisis forced a utility to fast-track a risky idea — using rechargeable cells to stand in for power plants.Battery failures would not surprise me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Street_Station
Large lead-acid batteries were used for load leveling.
They proved unsatisfactory.
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N.Y. / Region
After 20 Years and 3 Trials, a Political Gadfly No Longer Needs a Day in Court
John Kennedy O’Hara was convicted, twice, of the rare charge of felony voting. Finally, fishy prosecution tactics were revealed and his indictment dismissed.Making enemies of politicians is expensive.
Get the financing before beginning.
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Real Estate
House Hunting in . . . Auckland, New Zealand
With a recent influx of foreigners, as well as New Zealanders moving to the city for work, the real estate market in Auckland is booming.So much glass facing south, or in New Zealand north, requires powerful cooling.
Glass loses heat by radiation. Binds help. Insulating blinds help more.
Let us talk extensively about design and siting before building.
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Real Estate
A Ski Resort Grows Under an Expansive Montana Sky
Big Sky, one of the country’s largest ski areas, is relatively undiscovered. But $1 billion in development set for the next decade seems sure to change that.Possible.
How long will you want to fall down mountains?
Ski equipment would be a new set of problems.
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U.S.
Gang Database Criticized for Denying Due Process May Be Used for Deportations
The A.C.L.U. is suing over sweeping gang injunctions issued in Los Angeles that could also be used to round up supposed criminal immigrants, even when there is no evidence or trial.Gang membership is speech.
It should be protected by the first amendment.
They will have to be prosecuted for their actions like Klansmen and Neo Nazis.
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Science
White House Urges Research on Methods to Slow or Reverse Global Warming
A report recommends modest studies on the controversial subject known as geoengineering.The Bureaucrats are earning their salaries.
The research should continue.
So should the shutdown of fossil carbon businesses.
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U.S.
Eric Holder to Lead Democrats’ Attack on Republican Gerrymandering
Backed by President Obama, Mr. Holder will lead the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, a group aimed at breaking the Republican Party’s grip on the congressional map.It is a necessary project worth doing.
The disappointed screams should begin in a few weeks.
More of the same Republican treatment will relieve the pain.
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Real Estate
$700,000 Homes in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida
An 18th-century farmhouse in Glen Mills, Pa., and midcentury moderns in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Sarasota,Fla.
The house in Glen Mills, Pa is as close to satisfactory as these come.
We must visit before making any decision.
Heating costs will be high.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Glen+Mills,+PA/@39.9116369,-75.5439654,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6efac4e2f443b:0xa3381690d7eb69d9!8m2!3d39.9016273!4d-75.5103484
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