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| | |  | | Welcome to Stay Informed, CACOR's weekly newsletter. The latest CACOR Live events, website updates, announcements and new stories. Please share our Stay Informed link with your community and friends. |
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|  | Archived Articles Revisited:This is your weekly personal list of three random articles extracted from our website archives. These links are unique to you and are more than one year old. The intention is to deliver a sense of what was considered a priority on that date compared with today's latest articles and presentations. You are encouraged to share these links with your social media and other networks.
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| | | Speaker: Michael Wiggin Topic: Sector Coupling of Electricity and Thermal Systems: Our biggest opportunity for GHG reduction. Time: Nov 12, 2025, 13:30 Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada) Summary: The talk will explore how thermal energy networks or modern district heating systems can provide a link between low-grade heat demands for building heating with sources of i) rejected heat from industry, data …
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| | | You are invited to a CACOR Live presentation Speaker: Julian Branch Topic: Tough to Swallow – The story of asbestos cement water pipes and ingested asbestos Time: Nov 19, 2025, 13:30 Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada) Join Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85694195125?pwd=QKfHRPuXnlzwTbgBDtEwqr7QavpShp.1 Meeting ID: 856 9419 5125 Passcode: 630137 Summary: Julian’s presentation will explore an issue few people are aware of. …
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| | | Is our Society in need of the 12 step program? Many of you will recognize these opening lines to the Serenity prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr, and used often in AA programs that follow the 12 step program. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and wisdom …
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| | | Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws. John Adams, 2nd US president (1735-1826)
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| | | Two state-level programs are quietly testing out new models for bringing distributed power onto congested distribution networks. These distributed grid resource programs, in Colorado and Minnesota, are larger in scale than residential virtual power plant programs — and more geographically precise than most VPPs today. In both states, Xcel Energy has proposed building small power plant “nodes” of between one …
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| | | Executive Summary The electrification of transportation is accelerating across Canada, with electric vehicles (EVs) expected to play an increasingly central role in reducing emissions, improving energy affordability, and enhancing grid flexibility. However, EVs also represent a substantial and growing source of electrical demand. If left unmanaged, this demand could pose significant challenges for existing electrical systems, including increased strain on …
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| | | Society featured By Richard Heinberg, originally published by Resilience.org October 21, 2025 Here’s a paradox. On one hand, terrible things are happening. Earth’s climate system is being destabilized, the oceans are turning acidic, wild animals are disappearing, economic inequality is soaring, politics are becoming more polarized and democracies more dysfunctional, and toxic chemicals are turning up in the bodies of people …
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| | | COP30 Presidency Calls For Initiatives to Promote Information Integrity Amid Rampant Climate Disinformation by Jan Lee Jul 15th 2025 -- 4 mins Climate Change Earth.Org is powered by over 150 contributing writers The Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change is crowdsourcing concrete solutions to address disinformation and related tactics seeking to delay and derail climate action. —The COP30 Presidency has …
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| | | The Global Crisis. 2005 Series 3 Number 6 Page 3 Dr. Rennie Whitehead saw two main drivers of the need to replace fossil fuels (especially oil) as energy sources for humanity: pollution from their use and the eventual (indeed impending) end to inexpensive supplies of the materials. He felt it was time for a formal report, through a global information …
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| | Key indicators of how humans are changing the Earth: Sea level, species, carbon dioxide, sea ice, population, daily temperature extremes, annual climate change performance by country, air pollution, temperature records, climate change indicators, top ten emitters, historic emissions, electric vehicles.
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| | | Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more long-term temperature increase, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Key messages CO2 impacts climate today and for many centuries Concerns mount about carbon sinks like forests and oceans Rising temperatures are accompanied by …
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| | | What led to its meteoric rise? The answer lies in a combination of factors. Two of them are a huge domestic market "walled off and preserved" for local firms and coordinated government support across the supply chain, says Xie Yanmei, an independent analyst of Chinese political economy and industrial policy. Consumer subsidies, state-sponsored rollout of charging networks and a policy mandating automakers to make EVs …
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| | | Chinese EV makers have been in a race to introduce the world's fastest electric motors, with BYD's Super e-Platform featuring a 30,000 rpm unit. After speed, the electric motor innovation has now moved to developing in-wheel placement, cutting dramatically on drivetrain components.
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| | | People are living longer than they used to. They are also having fewer children. The evidence of what this combination can do to a society is growing around the world, but some of the most striking stories come from Japan. For decades the Japanese health ministry has released an annual tally of citizens aged one hundred or over. This year …
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| | | Tesla has launched a new version of the Model Y in China, and it’s achieving an impressive new range rating – thanks to a new battery cell from South Korea’s LG. The new variant, a five-seat, rear-wheel drive long-range model, has been released with an 821-km range based on China’s CLTC standard. While the CLTC rating is known to be …
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| | | Sustainability Corner Home batteries are becoming grid infrastructure, and Sunrun's 400% VPP growth proves distributed storage can scale as fast as utility projects. Sunrun enrolled 106,000 customers across 17 programs, hitting 3.7 GWh of dispatchable capacity with a 10 GWh target by 2028. Battery attachment rates jumped to 70% in Q3 2025 as customers realized solar-only systems don't make economic …
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| | | Francis Bellido, CEO of Quantum eMotion, added: “Our QRNG silicon is now being designed into Energy Plug’s BMS at the chip level. This is one of the first known integration of space-grade quantum entropy into North American energy storage-delivering true post-quantum cybersecurity for critical systems.” The collaboration addresses escalating threats: Canada’s energy sector faced 23% more ransomware attempts in 2024 …
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| | | The Ogallala Aquifer is one of the largest aquifers in the world, crucial for agriculture in the Great Plains, but it faces significant challenges due to over-extraction and climate change. Geographic and Geological Context The Ogallala Aquifer, also known as the High Plains Aquifer, spans approximately 174,000 square miles (450,000 km²) beneath the Great Plains in the United States, covering parts of eight states: South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. It is primarily composed of sand, silt, clay, and gravel, formed over millions of years through sedimentation processes during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. Wikipedia+1 Importance for Agriculture The aquifer is a vital resource for agriculture, supporting nearly 30% of the irrigated land in the U.S. and providing about 30% of the groundwater used for irrigation nationwide. It is essential for the production of major crops such as wheat, corn, and cotton, contributing significantly to the agricultural economy, with an estimated annual value of $35 billion. Since the mid-20th century, advancements in irrigation technology have led to a dramatic increase in the area irrigated by the aquifer, from 2.1 million acres in 1949 to over 15 million acres today. Wikipedia+2 Environmental Concerns Despite its importance, the Ogallala Aquifer faces serious challenges. Over-extraction for irrigation has led to significant declines in water levels, with estimates suggesting a reduction of about 9% in saturated volume since 1950. The aquifer is recharged primarily through rainfall and snowmelt, but this process is slow, averaging only one inch per year. If fully depleted, it could take over 6,000 years to naturally replenish. Wikipedia+1 Climate Change Impact Climate change poses additional threats to the aquifer, with predictions of decreased precipitation and increased drought conditions in the region. These changes could exacerbate the already critical situation, leading to further declines in water availability and increased competition for this vital resource. USDA+1 Conclusion The Ogallala Aquifer is a crucial component of the Great Plains' agricultural landscape, but its sustainability is at risk due to overuse and environmental changes. Addressing these challenges will require significant changes in water management practices and agricultural strategies to ensure that this essential resource can continue to support both the economy and the ecosystem in the future.
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| | | NEWS RELEASE Ontario Breaks Ground on Canada’s Largest Battery Storage Project Skyview 2 storage facility will have enough capacity to power nearly 400,000 homes November 12, 2025 Premier's Office EDWARDSBURGH CARDINAL — Construction is now underway on the single largest battery storage facility ever procured in Canadian history, supporting the Ontario government’s plan to deliver reliable, affordable and clean energy to …
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| | | The Beresford Building, a historic landmark constructed in 1929 and located on Central Park West in NYC, underwent a groundbreaking geothermal retrofit to modernize its heating and cooling systems, significantly reducing its carbon footprint. Managed by Brightcore Energy @brightcoreenergy8701 the air-source heat pump system serves the lobbies, offices, and common areas of the Beresford, reducing peak cooling demand by 18% …
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