I just read a really cool article on msnbc that says that the Southern California Edison Company is going to cover the roofs of buildings covering two square miles with solar panels that could power about 162k homes. I think this is really cool! There are also several other projects going on in California to increase the amount of power coming from renewable resources. Apparently there's a state mandate that by 2010 20% of our electricity needs to come from renewable sources. We're definitely making a move in the right direction.
Sadly I read this article after I read the article about the start of sealing season in Canada. There are permits to kill 275k seals... Apparently there's a new rule stating that they now have to make sure the seals are dead before they skin them. The didn't before?! What the hell?!
At least the United States has banned the purchase of seal products, as have several other countries. The European Union is also considering a ban.
In personal news, I'm really excited because I'm going to have lunch with Susie and then we're giong to see 21. A day out! Yay.
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