Year: 2009
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Earth Hour might be really easy for some tonight!
With Wind warnings out for the West and East coast of the Island it might be pretty easy for some people to turn off the lights and save some power tonight… there might not be any electricity flowing to turn off! The winds aren’t slated to be huge, but there coould be enough gusts to…
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It’s Spring… take your pick on the Weather!
This morning when I drove to Qualicum at 5:50 it was snowing heavily on the Hump and all the way into Coombs. Luckily it didn’t stick much. Then it was sunny most of the day, quite beautiful really! Tomorrow, probably more of the same. Morning will be variable, then some rain, then some sun Friday,…
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Interested in saving money on your Electricity Bill?
I am! Most of you likely know I’m into the whole Climate Change thing (not surprising given this website right?). I’m also very interested in Energy issues (Peak Oil, Sustainability, Transition Towns). Well, my lovely wife got me a really great little device for Christmas called “TED” or “The Energy Detective”. If you wan to…
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Almost Forgot! Happy Spring!
As of around 5AM this morning, it’s Spring! Hooray! :+) We ended up with about 35 hours straight of rain. Not too shabby! Hopefully that replenished some of the snowpack that has been so low this year. It likely won’t be enough to stave off a dry summer, but every little bit helps. Looks like…
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A Full Day of Rain!
It took the *entire* winter season… but there’s a very good chance that March 18 will have rain from Midnight right through to Midnight. I haven’t checked specifically but I believe this is the first real dump of rain we’ve had since November! And it’s spring on Friday. A crazy winter…. We should get a…