Comments for YimbyNow! http://yimbynow.com Yes in my backyard! Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on what’s yimbynow? by Leo Wiegman http://yimbynow.com/whats-yimbynow/#comment-244 Leo Wiegman Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:25:29 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?page_id=38#comment-244 Peter: I love your parks haiku! Peter: I love your parks haiku!

]]> Comment on what’s yimbynow? by Peter Feigenbaum http://yimbynow.com/whats-yimbynow/#comment-243 Peter Feigenbaum Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:44:42 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?page_id=38#comment-243 Leo: Nice website! Informative and upbeat. I have a haiku for you: If public parks can be private, then let's treat our "backyards" as public! Best wishes for a greener New Year, Peter Leo: Nice website! Informative and upbeat.

I have a haiku for you:

If public parks can
be private, then let’s treat our
“backyards” as public!

Best wishes for a greener New Year,
Peter

]]> Comment on what’s yimbynow? by Leo Wiegman http://yimbynow.com/whats-yimbynow/#comment-89 Leo Wiegman Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:32:12 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?page_id=38#comment-89 Patrice: Good luck in getting "Right to Dry" state legislation in Connecticut. I never would have guessed some condo or neighborhood associations would have banned outdoor clotheslines!? Patrice: Good luck in getting “Right to Dry” state legislation in Connecticut. I never would have guessed some condo or neighborhood associations would have banned outdoor clotheslines!?

]]> Comment on what’s yimbynow? by Patrice Gillespie http://yimbynow.com/whats-yimbynow/#comment-84 Patrice Gillespie Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:40:18 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?page_id=38#comment-84 In Fairfield County — yes, across the border — I'm talking up Solar Dryers (clotheslines) for year-round laundry. Hanging out laundry in sub-freezing temps is refreshing, and clothes do get dry. Some condominium associations or neighborhoods have policies against the use of clotheslines, so in CT we have proposed "The Right To Dry" state legislation. Wish us luck! In Fairfield County — yes, across the border — I’m talking up Solar Dryers (clotheslines) for year-round laundry. Hanging out laundry in sub-freezing temps is refreshing, and clothes do get dry. Some condominium associations or neighborhoods have policies against the use of clotheslines, so in CT we have proposed “The Right To Dry” state legislation. Wish us luck!

]]> Comment on The Irene Scene by Bison http://yimbynow.com/2011/08/28/the-irene-scene/#comment-82 Bison Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:55:38 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?p=382#comment-82 I actually found this more enettiraning than James Joyce. I actually found this more enettiraning than James Joyce.

]]> Comment on A better grid in our backyards by Mohammad Reza Kavandari http://yimbynow.com/2011/07/22/better-grid-in-our-backyards/#comment-43 Mohammad Reza Kavandari Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:28:10 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?p=251#comment-43 Dear Sir, I am working as a fiber technician in ITECH Company that is professional in optical fiber systems. I want to write an article about the scale of the fiber optic usage in control power grid systems instead PLC (Power Line Carrier) from 10 years ago until now. I appreciated if you can help me about this subject or recommend some one that can help me. 1-I want to know about the benefit of fiber optic in power grid control against the PLC. 2-How many kilometers of OPGW, ADSS and other types are used in power systems in each country per year (annual graph of fiber optic usage in power generation, distribution… per country). Many thanks for your assistance. Best Regards, Mohammad Reza Kavandari PLC (Power Line Carrier) & fiber optical Dear Sir,
I am working as a fiber technician in ITECH Company that is professional in optical fiber systems.
I want to write an article about the scale of the fiber optic usage in control power grid systems instead PLC (Power Line Carrier) from 10 years ago until now.
I appreciated if you can help me about this subject or recommend some one that can help me.
1-I want to know about the benefit of fiber optic in power grid control against the PLC.
2-How many kilometers of OPGW, ADSS and other types are used in power systems in each country per year (annual graph of fiber optic usage in power generation, distribution… per country).
Many thanks for your assistance.

Best Regards,
Mohammad Reza Kavandari

PLC (Power Line Carrier) & fiber optical

]]> Comment on Think Blink: car sharing in ‘Cuse by backyardboyz http://yimbynow.com/2011/08/23/think-blink-car-sharing-in-cuse/#comment-40 backyardboyz Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:32:50 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?p=353#comment-40 <a href="http://yimbynow.com/2011/08/23/think-blink-car-sharing-in-cuse/yimbynow-evesf/#comment-39" rel="nofollow">Caroline</a>: Thanks! The Syracuse 'Cuse Car model involves a local nonprofit working with public sector to locate sites and with private sector to furnish cars and charging stations. That public-private-partnership model can work anywhere that folks are interested in collaborating to build something better together than they could on their own. <p> In the case of Syracuse, it seems a good fit because of the large population of young adults (undergraduates and graduates) located in a city that has the need for occasional use of car (for a big shopping or day trip) and good distribution of potential locations with accessible space (universities parking lot, downtown underused lots) and good bus routes and bike lanes for getting to and from the car share without needing a car. In short, this should work well in Amherst, Ann Arbor, Athens (GA and OH) and many the other college towns, just to start with the "As". Caroline: Thanks! The Syracuse ‘Cuse Car model involves a local nonprofit working with public sector to locate sites and with private sector to furnish cars and charging stations. That public-private-partnership model can work anywhere that folks are interested in collaborating to build something better together than they could on their own.

In the case of Syracuse, it seems a good fit because of the large population of young adults (undergraduates and graduates) located in a city that has the need for occasional use of car (for a big shopping or day trip) and good distribution of potential locations with accessible space (universities parking lot, downtown underused lots) and good bus routes and bike lanes for getting to and from the car share without needing a car. In short, this should work well in Amherst, Ann Arbor, Athens (GA and OH) and many the other college towns, just to start with the “As”.

]]> Comment on Clean coal in my backyard! by backyardboyz http://yimbynow.com/2011/07/26/clean-coal-in-my-backyard/#comment-31 backyardboyz Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:23:57 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?p=272#comment-31 Lea: We did not use any soap, just elbow grease and water. Yes, the water we washed the coal with definitely should be kept off the lawn. We did not use any soap, just elbow grease and water. We let the dirty water evaporate when we were done. Lea: We did not use any soap, just elbow grease and water. Yes, the water we washed the coal with definitely should be kept off the lawn. We did not use any soap, just elbow grease and water. We let the dirty water evaporate when we were done.

]]> Comment on Clean coal in my backyard! by Lea Cullen Boyer http://yimbynow.com/2011/07/26/clean-coal-in-my-backyard/#comment-26 Lea Cullen Boyer Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:12:02 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?p=272#comment-26 Hi Leo, Very funny! Did you try washing the coal in dish soap first? Or maybe trichlorobenzene? Maybe the effluent from this process should be kept off the lawn as well? Hi Leo,

Very funny! Did you try washing the coal in dish soap first? Or maybe trichlorobenzene? Maybe the effluent from this process should be kept off the lawn as well?

]]> Comment on Clean coal in my backyard! by backyardboyz http://yimbynow.com/2011/07/26/clean-coal-in-my-backyard/#comment-22 backyardboyz Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:23:26 +0000 http://yimbynow.com/?p=272#comment-22 Kelly: How are things in DC? Ok, you smoked us out! Coal is NOT clean. It can be made cleaner, but at what expense? What kind of coal are you burning (bituminous “black,” lignite “brown,” etc)? How are you burning it (pulverized, gasified, etc)? Are you capturing any stack emissions for storage? MIT has a good study on <a href="http://web.mit.edu/coal/" rel="nofollow">The Future of Coal</a> from a few years ago that still holds up well. The coal industry has a very active “clean coal” campaign to tell us "<a href="http://www.cleancoalusa.org/" rel="nofollow">nothing beats cheap coal</a>" for cheap power. And just in past few days, Mayor Bloomberg has donated $49 million from his own philanthropy to the Sierra Club’s <a href="http://beyondcoal.org/" rel="nofollow">Beyond Coal</a> campaign. Sierra also kicked off the <a href="http://coalinyourlife.org/" rel="nofollow">Coal-in-your-life quiz</a>. According to the US Dept of Energy: "<a href="http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/powersystems/cleancoal/" rel="nofollow">Clean coal technology</a>" describes "a new generation of energy processes that sharply reduce air emissions and other pollutants from coal-burning power plants." Ever since the DOE adopted that 'clean coal' language about a decade ago, we are stuck with the phrase. Kelly: How are things in DC? Ok, you smoked us out! Coal is NOT clean. It can be made cleaner, but at what expense?
What kind of coal are you burning (bituminous “black,” lignite “brown,” etc)? How are you burning it (pulverized, gasified, etc)? Are you capturing any stack emissions for storage?
MIT has a good study on The Future of Coal from a few years ago that still holds up well.
The coal industry has a very active “clean coal” campaign to tell us “nothing beats cheap coal” for cheap power.
And just in past few days, Mayor Bloomberg has donated $49 million from his own philanthropy to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign. Sierra also kicked off the Coal-in-your-life quiz.
According to the US Dept of Energy: “Clean coal technology” describes “a new generation of energy processes that sharply reduce air emissions and other pollutants from coal-burning power plants.”
Ever since the DOE adopted that ‘clean coal’ language about a decade ago, we are stuck with the phrase.

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