Kirk Gothier1
Member since May 10, 2012
Recent Comments
Re: “End of the Spell”
Time to get serious about Earth Day, Every Day! https://a16z.com/2020/04/18/its-time-to-bu…
Re: “UPDATE: Humboldt Declares Health Emergency for COVID-19, Announces Local Testing is Available”
It's not that complicated: Testing, Treatment Centers & Emergency Assistant Training - NOW!
Re: “'Some Urgency'”
Unfortunately, the Natural Gas/Renewables Industries are aggressively promoting misguided energy production projects, like the Humboldt Wind Energy Project, which will adversely impact our environment, and rarely deliver essential energy production improvements!
While over 10 million people die each year globally from air pollution and energy poverty, our local, state and federal agencies continue to approve projects which benefit wealthy corporations, support unprecedented levels of income disparity, and distract all of us from the urgent conversation we need to have ASAP, based on standard EPA Risk Assessment and the consensus of our Scientific Community...
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/fos…,
http://www.who.int/airpollution/en/
https://www.pewinternet.org/interactives/p…
Absent a clear path towards clean air and water, sustainable communities and prosperity (as outlined in my 2018 Comments to the California Energy Commission below), these adverse impacts will continue
ATTACHMENT A: DRAFT 2018 IEPR UPDATE FORMAT
Executive Summary
Vision of California Guiding Preparation of CEC Policy Recommendations
Chapter 1: Overview of Californias Existing Energy System
Energy Production: Generation, Distribution & Storage
Energy Use: Industrial, Commercial, Agricultural, Residential, Others
Supply & Demand Trends: Historical, Current, & Projected
Current Costs, Maintenance Issues, & Deferred Improvements
Planned Improvements
Chapter 2: Historical, Current & Potential Energy Sources
Historical Sources & Trends
Current Sources & Levels of Use
Potential Sources & Projections
Chapter 3: Benefits & Impacts of All Energy Sources
Fossil Fuels
Renewables
Nuclear
Chapter 4: Overview of California Energy System Alternatives
Least Cost Alternative
Least Risk Alternative
Acceptable Risk Alternative
CEC Preferred Alternative
Chapter 5: CEC Energy Policy Recommendations
Appendices (list links to all support materials)
Re: “In the Balance”
Unfortunately, the Natural Gas/Renewables Industries are aggressively promoting misguided energy production projects, like the Humboldt Wind Energy Project, which will adversely impact our environment, and rarely deliver essential energy production improvements!
While over 10 million people die each year globally from air pollution and energy poverty, our local, state and federal agencies continue to approve projects which benefit wealthy corporations, support unprecedented levels of income disparity, and distract all of us from the urgent conversation we need to have ASAP about how to actually start reducing global Greenhouse Gas Emissions: (based on standard EPA Risk Assessment and the consensus of our Scientific Community).
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/fos…,
http://www.who.int/airpollution/en/
https://www.pewinternet.org/interactives/p…
Re: “Vertigone”
Thanks David, and I am making plodding progress! Went shopping for the first time in 15 months today, and hope to be more social soon. Really miss our talks...