Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Fargo Marathon
On Saturday my mom and I did the 5K in the Fargo Marathon. We started and ended at the Fargodome. It was a beautiful morning and we had a lot of fun. There were lots of "celebrities" like the Little Caesar's guy, a Buffalo Wild Wings guy, they mayor, the governor, a senator, and of course, the Subway guy, Jared. My mom was sure to take pictures of all these great people. I think our time was a little slow because of all the kodak moments we encountered. But the great people of Fargo/Moorhead cheered us on all the way to the finish. Here are just a few snapshots from the event.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Sparkles and Scrapes for Friday
Sparkles
Scrapes
- My tulips are just starting to bloom!
- The fence will be completed this weekend... now the puppies can play crazy in the yard instead of the livingroom!
- My mom and I are doing the 5K in the Fargo Marathon tomorrow morning.
- No snow in the near forecast.
Scrapes
- All the inconsiderate people at work.
- Doctor bills.
- The last Blimpies closed! Now we need to find a new restaurant to take the crabbiness away! What a bummer.
- Really tight deadline for all the senior pictures.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Down with Coal!
Yay! Down with coal! Here is an encouraging article in MN news...
Coal plant lifelines cut!
Fresh Energy and allies win huge victory in global warming fight
On May 9, 2008, two administrative law judges recommended that Minnesota regulators deny permission to construct and operate power lines across west-central Minnesota from the proposed Big Stone II coal plant on the South Dakota-Minnesota border. Without the power lines, the coal plant cannot be built. Fresh Energy, along with the Izaak Walton League of America-Midwest Office, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Wind on the Wires, has been fighting the proposed coal plant since its plans were made public.
The judges made two main conclusions:
the power companies proposing Big Stone II didn't show that the coal power was better and more cost-effective than renewable energy and energy efficiency (a legal requirement in Minnesota)
the power companies hadn't adequately considered the costs of global warming pollution, citing federal legislation to limit and lower global warming pollution
The judges reported their findings to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which will make the final decision on the power lines in June. If the Minnesota PUC permits the power lines and Big Stone II is built, it will mean an additional four million tons of global warming pollution every year—the same amount produced by all the cars, trucks, and trains in South Dakota each year.
Energy regulators in states across the country—Florida, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Oregon—have all voted down coal plants in the past year. Utilities in Minnesota, including Xcel Energy and Minnesota Power, have said they will not build new coal-fired plants in Minnesota in the next 20 years because of the state’s recently passed laws requiring increases in energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
Article from www.freshenergy.org
Coal plant lifelines cut!
Fresh Energy and allies win huge victory in global warming fight
On May 9, 2008, two administrative law judges recommended that Minnesota regulators deny permission to construct and operate power lines across west-central Minnesota from the proposed Big Stone II coal plant on the South Dakota-Minnesota border. Without the power lines, the coal plant cannot be built. Fresh Energy, along with the Izaak Walton League of America-Midwest Office, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Wind on the Wires, has been fighting the proposed coal plant since its plans were made public.
The judges made two main conclusions:
the power companies proposing Big Stone II didn't show that the coal power was better and more cost-effective than renewable energy and energy efficiency (a legal requirement in Minnesota)
the power companies hadn't adequately considered the costs of global warming pollution, citing federal legislation to limit and lower global warming pollution
The judges reported their findings to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which will make the final decision on the power lines in June. If the Minnesota PUC permits the power lines and Big Stone II is built, it will mean an additional four million tons of global warming pollution every year—the same amount produced by all the cars, trucks, and trains in South Dakota each year.
Energy regulators in states across the country—Florida, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Oregon—have all voted down coal plants in the past year. Utilities in Minnesota, including Xcel Energy and Minnesota Power, have said they will not build new coal-fired plants in Minnesota in the next 20 years because of the state’s recently passed laws requiring increases in energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.
Article from www.freshenergy.org
Monday, May 12, 2008
One moment of rest please
Monday, May 5, 2008
Fence
This weekend we worked like crazy on building a fence for our back yard. Janet & Eric came up to help us work on it. Without their help, we would maybe still be on the first post hole. Josh and Eric got all the posts up (thank goodness for the giant auger) and two gates made. Janet spent all day sanding pickets yesterday and I spent the day painting pickets... that is a very tedious and slow project. Next time we're putting up a plastic fence!
We'll be working hard on the fence this week and hopefully get it done soon so the dogs can run around in the yard. Asher figured out how to let himself out of the storm door in the back so it will be good to have the fence up so he doesn't escape when he lets himself outside! And then... back to working on the basement. Our projects never seem to end.
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