tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post1413570238146137830..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: REFLECTIONS ON THE MUSKRAT FALLS PROJECTDes Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-2945549669442870602017-10-20T23:23:58.673-02:302017-10-20T23:23:58.673-02:30Hello, Dear Loan Seekers i am Glenn Baker from Uni...Hello, Dear Loan Seekers i am Glenn Baker from United State of America (USA) i have been searching for a loan for more than 2years and all lenders i have get in touch with have rip me off more than $3,300.00, i thought there is no way i can get a loan online not on till the day a friend of mine called James Butler direct me to a legit and genuine loan lender called Mr Ramse Dave who lend me a loan of $15,000.00 contact him if you need a loan at ramsedave121@gmail.com<br /><br />Glenn Baker<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-40424008720452702602017-09-15T03:42:47.194-02:302017-09-15T03:42:47.194-02:30https://goo.gl/bJucWD Humanitarian, religious and ...https://goo.gl/bJucWD Humanitarian, religious and spiritual, environmental, economic, political, legal, legal and historical public items supporting Labrador, Labradorians, The Labrador Land Protectors Civil Rights Movement, NunatuKavut, Nunatsiavut, Innu Nation and Qalipu First Nation Campaigning against Nalcor Crown Corporation Hydro project, Muskrat Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador [NL] Canada Llewelyn Pritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280861803075241151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-44195284903340907402017-08-28T15:12:16.755-02:302017-08-28T15:12:16.755-02:30"Is it normal for a society in crisis to be s..."Is it normal for a society in crisis to be so blasé about its future?"<br /><br />With regards to NLers? Yes, it is... indeed, the psychological stasis and loathing of change afflicting the psyche of most NLers is precisely what has enabled these bipartisan miscreants and culprits that NLers, without fail, continue to elect as their leaders.<br /><br />Just like taking candy from a baby...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-8787847344304186742017-08-21T06:31:54.446-02:302017-08-21T06:31:54.446-02:30Politicians run scared of Bank induced foreclosure...Politicians run scared of Bank induced foreclosures. When the forensic audit and commission of inquiry materializes, credit dries up. This could be the real reason for NL gov. deferring until Stan gets er done! Then comes the flood.Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-17818910591186613222017-08-21T06:23:19.121-02:302017-08-21T06:23:19.121-02:30Contractors on mega projects, floated by Bank cred...Contractors on mega projects, floated by Bank credit, high salaries, excess perks, etc. go bust;<br /><br />http://vancouversun.com/business/energy/site-c-contractors-financial-collapse-another-issue-for-utilities-commission-review.<br /><br />When will similar bankruptcies appear at Muskrat?Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-37439095691494714652017-08-20T17:35:46.591-02:302017-08-20T17:35:46.591-02:30Calling it Gall Way is a good start. How about Em...Calling it Gall Way is a good start. How about Emperors Way?Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-84923580921640447202017-08-20T17:19:15.795-02:302017-08-20T17:19:15.795-02:30Just like the mafia. Nothing incriminating is ever...Just like the mafia. Nothing incriminating is ever in writing because just letting your sycophants know what pleases or displeases you is enough to run the organization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-68492849599497005202017-08-20T17:14:20.965-02:302017-08-20T17:14:20.965-02:30They will use all sorts of tactics to buy time. Pe...They will use all sorts of tactics to buy time. Pension liabilities were taken off the books and replace with a bond. Muskrat Falls is an ASSET not a liability because people like you will be paying for it and the more you pay, the more profitable it is. (I'm being sarcastic here)<br /><br />It is all a farce of course. That which cannot be repaid, won't be repaid. <br /><br />There is an interesting article here http://www.globalresearch.ca/people-must-self-organize-keep-up-the-pressure-on-their-governments-if-we-are-to-bring-about-radical-change/5604476 that discusses illegitimate debt.<br /><br />The monies we borrow for regular budget deficits are something we also benefit from. These aren't odious, but debt like the damn (or is that dam) portion of Muskrat Falls is indeed illegitimate. The only people that benefit from MF are financial institutions and those profiting from the construction and by owners of potential mines in Labrador. Meanwhile, the general population ALL suffer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-18846336099098623372017-08-20T17:01:10.066-02:302017-08-20T17:01:10.066-02:30You'd might as well call it Danny Land because...You'd might as well call it Danny Land because there is a road called Danny's Way and the model home has a flat screen TV showing his Danny's head in an endless loop and Galway is named after his mothers family and there was a old family photo in the living room). Ego Ville. Maybe we need a contest to name the place. Boondoggle Hill. Narcissist Point. <br /><br />I found it particularly ironic that the first home has a multi zone Daikin heat pump installed. It is also as if Danny knows there is going to be a power problem. All the dream homes I looked at until now have had electric baseboard heat so this is a significant departure.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-15759872446882327412017-08-20T16:48:51.527-02:302017-08-20T16:48:51.527-02:30I think the power bill doubling will be a big even...I think the power bill doubling will be a big event. I work in a "middle class" environment and people talk all the time about having to sell things or giving up things because there is so little disposable income left. The levy took away $100, the 15% tax on car and house insurance took more, inflation continues at around 10% (official rates are propaganda) yet we have no raises. We are worse off every year.<br /><br />There will be many that will absorb the extra few hundred in electricity, but there will be far more for which it is the final straw. The end of disposable income will kill off many small businesses as people will only purchase necessities. Growth areas will be dollar stores. If we end like the USA, we will also see pay-day-loans, liquor stores and pawn shops in every plaza. All businesses will sell lottery tickets.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-35126451041490493232017-08-19T18:33:40.581-02:302017-08-19T18:33:40.581-02:30I must admit, I thought the idea of burning power ...I must admit, I thought the idea of burning power bills and reducing energy consumption had some merit and see some interest, but this seems not the case. Maybe a poor idea?<br /> I have long been of the opinion<br />1. that only when power rates jump significantly do people react to protest seriously.<br />2. that all the talk of unaffordable power rates of 17 or 23 cents is just that ..talk. That many can indeed afford higher rates, or will conserve only when needed. Many who are middle class, and even low income, waste money on non essentials..........so higher power rates....... much ado about nothing........... or so it seems, on a personal level, except that the govn debt will impede other government services for a long time.<br /> But power bills.....that is a necessity, so I guess those in power have sized this up pretty good........there will be no protests, no organized resistance, we will pay our bills , whatever they are. Conservation will follow shock prices on power rate, no counter action to send a message.<br />We have a defeatist mind set, it seems. Must be our culture? I thought bonfire day Nov 5 might be the right time .........but a lozy idea , it seems.<br />PF<br />PF<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-7641403213093227732017-08-19T16:24:08.050-02:302017-08-19T16:24:08.050-02:30Too funny. But I get your point Bruno. Many seem t...Too funny. But I get your point Bruno. Many seem to be asleep at the wheel.Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-24128556922136325362017-08-19T15:09:45.288-02:302017-08-19T15:09:45.288-02:30Manitoba Hydro, consultant to Nalcor, advised the ...Manitoba Hydro, consultant to Nalcor, advised the towers in many areas should be upgraded to meet a 1 in 1000 year event. Nalcor said they know best and chose a 1 in 200 year standard, less rigorous than recommended by MH. Expect major problems in terrain with poor access in winter.<br /><br />Some of us decried this and Nalcor's arrogance from the outset. This was short term cost reduction and long term pain and expense. Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-66675851140018085232017-08-19T14:24:25.858-02:302017-08-19T14:24:25.858-02:30The public has a right to know. What is the Worker...The public has a right to know. What is the Worker's Safety Board up to? Who do they answer to? Wake up NDP, Labour!Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-72383249759660850332017-08-19T14:20:13.570-02:302017-08-19T14:20:13.570-02:30There are lots of questions. Was the 3rd party tes...There are lots of questions. Was the 3rd party testing the lines really independent? What exactly did they inspect and test? Since the stop work order has been lifted, does that mean the ServiceNL accident investigation is complete? Do we have to ATIPP the thing to read it? Why are they using weasel phrases like "designed and erected according to industry best practices"? I don't care what Vallard claims to be best practice - I do care if the design and installation procedures provide the required level of safety on this project and if other practices could have prevented the accident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-36410292734143449042017-08-19T13:52:49.438-02:302017-08-19T13:52:49.438-02:30http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2017/8/19/nl...http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2017/8/19/nl-hydro-says-transmission-towers-deemed-safe.html<br /><br />Don't you all wonder about worker safety on these transmission lines? Anyone hear a whisper about the root cause of the tower failure and two lives lost?Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-63544710612779184832017-08-19T11:23:29.284-02:302017-08-19T11:23:29.284-02:30No excitement about my idea about protesting by bu...No excitement about my idea about protesting by burning power bills.....as I expected. But that was just part one of the idea. <br />Ok, here is part 2 of that proposal: like Chase the Ace, everyone who shows up wins a price. Not just one prize for 5000 say, but everyone gets a prize. With chase the Ace, your chance is one in 3 million, here it is 1 out of 1...........100 percent of you win.<br /> Here is how it works: <br />1. The idea is to demonstrate that we will not tolerate Muskrat falls and the high power bill coming our way. This power and this project was never needed . And we don't want it, and don't intend to use it.<br />2. Reduction of power use saves you money, reduces demand for electricity and ensures that MF power will not be needed ......so then why continue to throw money into that sinkhole.<br />3. Significant reduced electricity is only available by reducing electric heat loads, (60 percent of a house's energy use) and hot water(18 percent of the energy use)<br />4. There are tons of companies out there who make their living from this type of business : insulators, heatpump installers, air sealing companies, window suppliers etc.,pellet stove installers, wood stove installers and suppliers, even wholesalers and manufactures who deal in these products, They all have an expertise and self interest in wanting more of this business. Their business will intensify as power rates go up....but why wait?<br />4. We need to get these trades and businesses on board to help the consumer........but how?<br />5. Many contractors operate with markups of 30-35 percent, wholesales 20 percent........more business means more profit. Most all will give volume discounts if requested. <br />6. These companies will very likely jump at the chance to promote their business and help the consumer......by giving a discount.......and a satisfied customer through word of mouth brings them more business, and many individual jobs is the same as volume jobs, so they can use that to line up and schedule work with individual discounts.<br />7. If contacted to participate, they likely in mass will sign on, and be anxious to do so.<br />8. Sign on to what? Here's waht: Providing a discount to everyone who attends the power bill burning.<br />9. How much of a discount? 10 percent!<br />10. So what is the saving?<br /> If you get them to upgrade your insulation for 1500.00.........you get an extra 150.oo off plus hst<br /> If 4000.00 for a mini-split heatpump......you get an extra 400.oo off plus HST<br /> If 3000.00 for windows with argon gas...... you get 300.00 off plus hst<br /> If 20,000.00 for a ground source heat pump. you get an extra 2000.00 off plus Hst<br /> And so on.<br />10. Everyone who comes and burns their power bill will get a coupon, citing the 10 percent discount, and which companies are participating in the protest by offering these discounts.<br /> If our govn, the Pub, our MHAs and the power companies are out to shaft us, then we the consumers of power, let's give them the shaft.........take your friggin MF power and stick it ,where the sun don't shine!<br /> Tell the government to get your money to pay for this boondoggle somewhere else.....the richer folk, with higher tax rates if necessary, the big contractors with higher corporate taxes, claw back Ed Martin's 6 million payout.........but not granny living alone, nor the middle class trying to get by. You might hike our rates, but we will use less electricity.<br /> <br /> If we can line up for Chase the Ace,for one chance in 3 million, or to save 2 cents on gasoline.....this should too should be a success.<br /> And remember......the saving form the coupon is only a small part of what you save. These measures save you on power bill year after year...truly the gift that keeps on giving.<br /><br /> If this sounds good......the next step is to line up the participating companies who will give the discounts. Should not be hard to do. And then get coupons printed.<br /><br />PFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-74718298205423702932017-08-19T11:03:32.395-02:302017-08-19T11:03:32.395-02:30This is an interesting article. It would be a goo...This is an interesting article. It would be a good idea for the old underground bunkers at the former Argentia Naval Base with such close proximity to the water and the availability of wind energy if so built. I believe there was already a proposal to build such a centre at Argentia before. It goes to show how far behind we are in attracting new investments and it will only get worse as the price of electricity increases.<br /><br />https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/panorama/supersized-a-fortress-of-dataa--to-20170818Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-88761829598701925182017-08-19T08:39:09.099-02:302017-08-19T08:39:09.099-02:30Our apathy has gotten us in this mess. We knew fro...Our apathy has gotten us in this mess. We knew from the start that we were not getting information regarding the project and there was no clear answers to concerns brought forward very early on by people like Mr. Vardy. Yet we remained virtually silent and let it all continue without a peep. <br />To add insult to injury, We watched Ed Martin walk away unscathed taking millions with him for his "service".<br />The rest of the world is moving to alternative energy sources at breakneck speed. (Just look at Elon Musk's recent contributions) <br />The big question now is what are we to do as an aging, fixed income population? I predict we will keep on keeping our heads buried in the big until that first home heating bill arrives in the mail. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-58798897906779877182017-08-19T08:30:47.876-02:302017-08-19T08:30:47.876-02:30The H2 weight equivalent to a gallon of gasoline i...The H2 weight equivalent to a gallon of gasoline is 0.997 Kg. Given this conversion number it is a notable breakthrough if it can be massed produced economically and safely. The other problem with H2 is storage and delivery of the gas which is both corrosive and needs to be stored in pressure vessels but even with that consideration the results look promising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-78261887598472055012017-08-19T08:03:16.230-02:302017-08-19T08:03:16.230-02:30Those who are not voicing anger and still supporti...Those who are not voicing anger and still supporting this atrocity are either oblivious to what's going on around them or are (or family members) directly profiting from the project either through working there or investments in the companies doing business.<br />Other than a mass uprising we are being led to bankruptcy as a province and severe financial hardship as residents. Our electricity rates will at the very least double thus leading to increases in everything else in this province.<br />As electricity use declines taxes go up. One way or another we must pay for Danny's ego and ill conceived boondoggle. It is he who pushed it forward, Dunderdale who sanctioned it and Ball who is still allowing us to be raped. We have no protection whatsoever from those who still wield the power. As long as their pocketbooks are being filled, damn everyone else.Nowhere else but in a 3rd world country would this be allowed to happen. The smell of corruption is unbearable and we a still being screwed and no one doing anything about it.<br />Dwight Ball will go down in history as the most unaccomplished Premier ever. He has the power to get to the bottom of our demise yet refuses to do so.<br /><br />As a footnote, MF was an insurance that Galway would have sufficient power and in no way was the exalted one going to be beholding to Quebec, damn everyone else.<br />Waynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-83239491190735521952017-08-19T08:01:34.160-02:302017-08-19T08:01:34.160-02:30Interesting piece of research. It is basically a ...Interesting piece of research. It is basically a chemical reaction ( "What we discovered is a mechanism for a rapid and spontaneous hydrolysis of water.") that can produce H2 gas from water and the estimate is: "one kilogram of aluminum powder can produce 220 kilowatts of energy in just three minutes." The fact that it is an American researcher from the US Army gives it a bit of legitimacy. It may definitely a breakthrough in H2 production a gas which if safely and economically produced stored and able to convert back to H2O for electricity production could revolutionize the energy sector as well as the Automobile and transportation industryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-23759512630440680372017-08-19T00:59:58.629-02:302017-08-19T00:59:58.629-02:30How about a protest by people converging at either...How about a protest by people converging at either or both Nalcor and Fortis head office and burn their power bills as a symbolic protest what we will not endure the shock power rates coming our way. We will switch our use for heating, reduce energy use and have no need on the island for Mf power. As this reduction is going to happen anyway, let the powers that be know our intentions..........don't wait for the shock rates........tell them it not acceptable. We need thousands .........set up an oil drum , set a fire and burn our bills. Its symbolic.......but important to give notice. This should not be done next week but maybe within 6 weeks, time for the word to get out.<br />PFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-7123221440639212142017-08-18T21:27:41.960-02:302017-08-18T21:27:41.960-02:30This is ridiculous. We all must stand together an...This is ridiculous. We all must stand together and stop this atrocity and save us and future generations from this mess.<br /><br />We can forget about Ball doing anything it seems like Williams has him in rear pocket.<br /><br />We the people need to organize and stop this. We need to find out who are profiting of this mess. There is something seriously wrong with all this and someone is still pulling the strings behind the scenes.<br /><br />Do anyone know who the major shareholders are of the company laying the cable?<br />Truthseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749301328431741005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-17167755914068213752017-08-18T19:58:59.644-02:302017-08-18T19:58:59.644-02:30It would be worth people"s while to read this...It would be worth people"s while to read this article. It shows the extent that research is reaching into the energy fields and how far behind we are here in NL. Is this the answer? I don't know but it is something to keep an eye on:<br /><br />https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/panorama/accidental-discovery-may-offer-new-energy-source-20170815Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com