Compressing air for renewable energy storage

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Earthsky.org- 5/20/13

 

 

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Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bonneville Power Administration identified two unique methods for this energy storage approach and two eastern Washington locations to put them into practice.

Compressed air energy storage plants could help save the region’s abundant wind power — which is often produced at night when winds are strong and energy demand is low — for later, when demand is high and power supplies are more strained. These plants can also switch between energy storage and power generation within minutes, providing flexibility to balance the region’s highly variable wind energy generation throughout the day.

 

New Earth Revolution: Cosmic Weather Report #4

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Dear Souls of the New Earth Era this is Juliano speaking in the Light of the Most Radiant One. Today I want to talk with you about good and bad and the dark forces that are at work on your planet. From our perspective this is just creation in progress, but for you my dear souls it's a reality that is difficult not to attach to. I want to give you some insight by talking about it in the sense of vibration. Since all creation is vibration, and becoming more conscious, is becoming more vibrant. You can alter the way the dark energy manifests in you, just by seeing it from an higher perspective: when you shine your inner light on the dark spots in your being, you automatically raise your vibration. This is the case if we talk about it on a personal level. If you look at the world as a whole the same process is at stake. Some people are so attached to the material world that that's the only thing that matters to them. Others are so driven by their wish to be in power that they form a bond with the Luciferian Forces (e.g. Illuminati).

Is Climate Change Increasing Tornado Intensity?

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Huffingtonpost.com - 5/18/13, Marlene Simmons

 

 

Tornado Climate Change

Lightning strikes from a storm illuminate a home damaged by a tornado on Hyde Park Lane at Country Club Rd. in Cleburne, Wednesday night, May 15, 2013.

 

With at least 10 tornadoes ripping through North Texas in one night this week — leveling neighborhoods, killing six and injuring dozens — it might be tempting to call the twisters yet another instance of climate-fueled weather. But not so fast.

While most climate scientists agree that global warming is driving record heat waves, widespread drought, heavy rain and floods, intense hurricanes, and even monster snowstorms, tornadoes — at least for now — are a different story.

 

Is there scientific proof we can heal ourselves? Lissa Rankin, MD at TEDxAmericanRiviera 2012

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Published on Dec 18, 2012

About Lissa Rankin, MD:
New age gurus suggest that we can heal ourselves by simply changing our minds, but is this concept grounded in cold, hard science? Lissa Rankin, MD explores the scientific literature, reviewing case studies of spontaneous remission, as well as placebo and nocebo effect data, to prove that our thoughts powerfully affect our physiology when we believe we can get well.



About TEDx:

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

Space Weather Update~ WHAT'S IN THE OFFING? A new sunspot is approaching

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RIGHT EXPLOSION ON THE MOON: Recently, a small boulder hit the Moon and exploded with as much energy as 5 tons of TNT. NASA scientists say the explosion was bright enough to see with the naked eye. [full story] [video]

 

WEEKEND CME STRIKES: Over the weekend, a pair of CMEs hit Earth--one on May 18th (0100 UT) and another on May 19th (2250 UT). The impacts, especially the first one, rattled Earth's magnetic field and sparked Northern Lights visible as far south as Colorado. Some of the brightest appeared over Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where photographer Chris Cook took this self-portrait:

 

"This is the first time since September 2005 that the lights have been visible from here," says Cook. " It was a beautiful display. During the peak, which lasted about 20 minutes, I could see red and pink pillars with my unaided eye." With only a short exposure, Cook's camera revealed the true depth of color shown above.

 

Volcanic activity worldwide 20 May 2013: Stromboli, Pavlov

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Volcano Discovery Monday May 20, 2013 19:04 PM

Thermal image of the crater area of Stromboli (INGV Catania)

Thermal image of the crater area of Stromboli (INGV Catania)

Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): Over the past days, Stromboli has returned to normal levels of activity with frequent, mostly small to medium-sized explosions and low to medium tremor. Small lava overflows and frequent rockfalls still occur.

Pavlov (Alaska Peninsula, USA): The eruption continues with no significant changes. Small lava fountaining, explosions, and the explosive interaction of the lava flow with snow and ice generate a plume of steam, ash, and gas, occasionally reaching up to 22,000 ft. above sea level, and extending primarily southeast from the volcano over the North Pacific Ocean visible in satellite images.
Minor ash fall is likely occurring on the north, east and southeast flanks of the volcano and possibly on parts of Pavlof Bay and adjacent waters southeast of the volcano.

 

Judith Dagley ~ An Awful And Glorious Thing ~ 21 May 2013

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Yesterday morning, I was out on my front patio in the sunshime, planting seeds and flowers.  Of  course, the first phase of my project required that I make space for all of these new little lives by clearing out what was no longer alive. And so I did, being very careful not to disturb any plants that were still living, no matter how long and spindly their stems had become. I was amazed at how much joy this simple act was giving me–this  welcoming of new life to grow around me!  That is, until the awful happened.

There is a pot that I’d  hung years ago from a tree branch that graciously extends itself over my front patio. I fill it with  flowers. Every spring, I prune them (oh so gently!), and add some new ones to the mix. This spring, however, I saw that there didn’t appear to be any life left in the pot at all. From my view from a few feet below, it seemed to be piled with nothing but old, dead leaves, dropped from the gracious tree that holds it. Then, as I began to lift the pot off the tree’s limb, I heard and felt a tremendous flutter of alarm reverberate through me. It felt like shock waves, and had I not managed to grab onto the arm of a patio chair (bruising  knuckles  in a scrape against concrete as I flailed for it), they would have knocked me to the ground.

Denise Le Fay ~ Late May 2013 Update ~

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800x800 treeheart I found this recently and wanted to share it — it’s by Carl Gustav Jung:

“There is no coming to onsciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” 

Now isn’t that the truth! And by god don’t we know it now from having lived it for these many Ascension months and years!

Polarity or Duality resolution does not happen by denying that the Dark exists (or has existed and has done so at unseen levels of frequency in other dimensions etc.). It disappears from one’s self, one’s environment, one’s space and one’s focus once one has discovered it and acknowledged that it even exists, then begins to work on integrating it, transmuting it, taking all the nasty, punch, sting and power out of it and return “it” back to a natural state of pure energy or energetic neutrality. Remember Carlos Castaneda’s teacher Don Juan teaching him about ‘Petty Tyrants’ ? That’s what all this level of personal and collective and other dimensional inner Dark stuff is; varying levels of developed ‘Petty Tyrants’.

Graham Hancock w/ Earth-Keeper: Brilliant! The Question of Humanities True Origin

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Published on Feb 12, 2013

This video includes an interview that was conducted in December 2012, at the Earth-Keeper 12-12-12 Conference, hosted by James Tyberonn. Graham Hancock is one of the most prolific authors and researchers of our time. He is has written over 12 amazing books, which have sold over 12 million copies worldwide. He has been featured on BBC, National Geographic, CNN, The History Channel, Sky News, ABC, NBC, CBS, The Travel Channel, Omni International, Arts & Entertainment Network, Science  Television and Fox News.

The interview with James Tyberonn and Graham Hancock is followed by Graham's presentation. Take time to view this incredible video, it is well worth it. Presented courtesy of www.Earth-Keeper.com

BAST. Revisiting Her Message About Our Timeless Bond With Our Pets. By, Bella Capozzi. May 21, 20, 2013.

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Cupcakes and Angels Posted on May 20, 2013

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It was exactly a year ago that I received this wonderful message from Bast.  Bast has always been a prominent guide for me, since childhood, and I’m getting some promptings that I need to make myself ready to start getting messages from her again, which I am to pass along to all of you.  Since this is a crazy-busy week for me, with my move back up to the Northeast, I thought it would be the perfect time to repost more of my favorite messages from my old blog.  So, here’s Bast…

White Buffalo Calf Woman Speaks ~ As received by Gillian Macbeth-Louthan

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pleiadedolphininfos Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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I am she who breathes with you as you breathe in the hope of a new day.  I am she who gently closes your eyes at the end of a stress-filled day. I am the face in the Mirror and I am the face in the reflection of the hummingbird’s wings.  Look for my face in all life for it is there that I dwell. I am White Buffalo Calf Woman. I come to you as you sit in strength, in power, seeking serenity.

 

For so long you have kept true being captive.  You have kept her silent, and you have kept her in a state of weeping.  For so long, you have kept your true being in a dungeon in the very bottom  of your heart– afraid to let it out.

 

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