NOTE TO SELF: NO GRAVE SITUATION HERE
The next time you visit Spain, you might want to take a side-trip to the Santa Coloma de Gramnenet cemetary located outside Barcelona, especially the mausoleum section. Although one can visit the dearly departed if one feels so moved, the real attraction is up on the mausoleum roofs where 462 solar panels have been installed to catch the sun's rays.
The energy produced with the solar panels, equivalent to the yearly consumption of 60 homes, flows into the local energy grid. The entire project is the community's contribution toward fighting global warming. The graveyard was the only viable spot to proceed with its solar energy program.
Read the rest of the story and photos of the solar panels here: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6316047
Actually, this is not such a wild idea. Think about the possibilities of creating projects similar to this in mausoleums throughout the world. The concept might not appeal to all families of the deceased but it something to consider. Perhaps - just a thought - some type of wind power device could be utilized in a similar manner. Anyway, the citizens and the city council of the spanish town are congratulated for doing their part in becoming part of the solution to finding alternative energy sources.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Oh dear - Sarah you-know-who talks turkey
NOTE TO SELF: SOME TURKEY!
Oh my-oh-my...
As Alaska Gov. Sarah "I can see the world from my house" Palin pardoned one (1) turkey as part of the annual Thanksgiving save-a-turkey event, others were being slaughtered on TV in the background.
"As she answered questions Thursday at Triple D Farm & Hatchery outside Wasilla cameras from the Anchorage Daily News and others showed the bloody work of an employee slaughtering birds behind the former Republican vice presidential candidate. On the video, Palin didn’t comment about the slaughter as she answered questions, saying she’s thankful that her son’s Stryker brigade is relatively safe in Iraq and the rest of her family is healthy and happy. She said she’s glad to be back in Alaska.
“This was neat,” she said of the outing. “I was happy to get to be invited to participate in this. For one, you need a little bit of levity in this job, especially with so much that has gone in the last couple of months that has been so political obviously that it’s nice to get out and do something to promote a local business and to just participate in something that isn’t so heavy-handed politics that it invites criticism. Certainly we’ll probably invite criticism for even doing this, too, but at least this was fun.”
Source: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/11/21/7488496-ap.html
Perhaps Gov. Palin should consider using her brain before commenting on such a neat outing.
Here is a video of the "fun" event: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/134739
Thing is...many of us eat turkey including myself but why-oh-why wasn't she aware what was going on in the background? President Palin? One can only shiver...
Oh my-oh-my...
As Alaska Gov. Sarah "I can see the world from my house" Palin pardoned one (1) turkey as part of the annual Thanksgiving save-a-turkey event, others were being slaughtered on TV in the background.
"As she answered questions Thursday at Triple D Farm & Hatchery outside Wasilla cameras from the Anchorage Daily News and others showed the bloody work of an employee slaughtering birds behind the former Republican vice presidential candidate. On the video, Palin didn’t comment about the slaughter as she answered questions, saying she’s thankful that her son’s Stryker brigade is relatively safe in Iraq and the rest of her family is healthy and happy. She said she’s glad to be back in Alaska.
“This was neat,” she said of the outing. “I was happy to get to be invited to participate in this. For one, you need a little bit of levity in this job, especially with so much that has gone in the last couple of months that has been so political obviously that it’s nice to get out and do something to promote a local business and to just participate in something that isn’t so heavy-handed politics that it invites criticism. Certainly we’ll probably invite criticism for even doing this, too, but at least this was fun.”
Source: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/11/21/7488496-ap.html
Perhaps Gov. Palin should consider using her brain before commenting on such a neat outing.
Here is a video of the "fun" event: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/134739
Thing is...many of us eat turkey including myself but why-oh-why wasn't she aware what was going on in the background? President Palin? One can only shiver...
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