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New Desalination Plant Proposed in Orange County – Orange County Register

https://youtu.be/QPNyCe42qgI The contraption, reminiscent of Rube Goldberg, would produce two of Southern California’s most precious and essential resources: water and electricity.   The electricity would be renewable. And the drought-proof, desalinated ocean water could prove more environmentally friendly — and cheaper — than the water produced from three other desalters proposed for Southern California. Great…… Continue reading New Desalination Plant Proposed in Orange County – Orange County Register

OSU Needs Massive Campus Earthquake Retrofit – Daily Barometer

We always used to joke that the CEOAS building would ironically be the first to pancake.Great quotes from Dr. Goldfinger in here.Oregon State University Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Chris Goldfinger, who has studied the Cascadia Subduction Zone since the 1980s, and is one of the foremost scientists on the matter, said he believes that…… Continue reading OSU Needs Massive Campus Earthquake Retrofit – Daily Barometer

Hip-Hop Produces Funky Cheese/Music Affects Aging Cheese Flavor – Smithsonian

From the Smithsonian Magazine:The creation of good cheese involves a complex dance between milk and bacteria. In a quite literal sense, playing the right tune while this dance unfolds changes the final product’s taste, a new study shows. Denis Balibouse and Cecile Mantovani at Reuters report that hip-hop, for example, gave the cheese an especially funky flavor,…… Continue reading Hip-Hop Produces Funky Cheese/Music Affects Aging Cheese Flavor – Smithsonian

Poor Little Rich Dog – Jon Katz

But he lacks what is perhaps the most essential ingredient in a dog’s life: a human who will take emotional responsibility for him.Sadly, I see dogs like Ernie all the time, victims of a new, uniquely American kind of abuse, animals without advocates. Dogs like Flash, a Westchester border collie who spent her days chasing…… Continue reading Poor Little Rich Dog – Jon Katz