Sightline's series on coal and train transportation in the Northwest is here. This is the third or fourth major oil train explosion in recent months (See here and Endnotes below). The increased rate of oil train derailments and subsequent explosions is probably the result of increased shipments of fracked shale oil. The fracking of shale oil is a clear result of our failed attempts at developing non-carbon based energy economy.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Omen for the New Year?: Casselton, North Dakota Train Derailment Explosion
Sightline's series on coal and train transportation in the Northwest is here. This is the third or fourth major oil train explosion in recent months (See here and Endnotes below). The increased rate of oil train derailments and subsequent explosions is probably the result of increased shipments of fracked shale oil. The fracking of shale oil is a clear result of our failed attempts at developing non-carbon based energy economy.
Monday, December 30, 2013
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Friday, December 27, 2013
341 Telegraph Road Meridian Neighborhood Development (Updated 12/31/2013)
Snipped and annotated (in red) From COB Notice for site development at MERIDIAN CAP2013-00070 DRC2013-00024 VAR2013-00031 SEP2013-00046 341 Telegraph Rd : PDF MapLocation here |
Whatcom County GE 2013 Wrap Up: Who Voted and Who Didn't: Part II
Lattice Graphics (R) Matrix of the 2013 Whatcom County General Election for 200 Series (Bellingham) Precincts. |
Some Charts of the 2013 General Election in Whatcom County are below. Red is percentage, blue is number of votes. Top two charts are all (178) precincts. R and SQL code on request. Click graphics to enlarge. The code for this post is available here.
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Saturday, December 21, 2013
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Bellingham Downtown Planning, Old vs. New Economy, and Fracking the Bellingham Field
Schematic of the "Bellingham Basin Gas Play" from Johnson, S. Y.; Tennyson, M. E.; Lingley, W. S., Jr.; Law, B. E., 1997, Petroleum geology of the State of Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1582 |
Last night I attended "The Downtown Plan" Open House. This was a topical affair with the Mayor and staff briefing the 100 plus concerned citizens and staff packed into an Encore Room lined with dozens of presentations on zoning, building heights, parks, and civic space. On one chart I found graphics on economics and employment. There was a brief presentation on downtown revitalization for the last ten years: some pretty pictures of street art, redone plazas, public facilities and public spaces. The general themes of the evening were of self-congratulatory comment, community planning euphemisms and "look what we have done so far" type rhetoric. If it weren't for the two steely-eyed Bellingham cops guarding the entrance, one could almost say 'civic spirit' pervaded the entire Encore Room.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Whatcom County GE 2013 Wrap Up: Who Voted and Who Didn't: Part I
This post is long, wonky, has SQL console output formatted in small print and is generally ugly. On most browsers you can you use the keystrokes CTRL + to zoom out. Click to enlarge the graphs. Standard caveat for all my data is that I do my best to ensure accuracy. I don't recommend quoting or using my work unless you verify it first with your own analysis. I don't recommend reading this unless these types of numbers matter to you. - RMF
Many precincts showed high turnout percentages in hte 2013 General Election. |
This chart ranks precincts by lack of participation or the inverse of turnout. Some important Democratic precincts showed abysmal turnout percentages indicative of either (your choice): apathy, vote suppression, or ballot theft. |
Friday, December 6, 2013
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