radioman Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 A lot of folk from a variety of backgrounds might be better off at... Heck don't you people have contraception? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flashermac Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 US town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck up all the energy from the sun' A US town has rejected a proposal for a solar farm following public concerns. Members of the public in Woodland, North Carolina, expressed their fear and mistrust at the proposal to allow Strata Solar Company to build a solar farm off Highway 258. During the Woodland Town Council meeting, one local man, Bobby Mann, said solar farms would suck up all the energy from the sun and businesses would not go to Woodland, the Roanoke-Chowan News Herald reported. Jane Mann, a retired science teacher, said she was concerned the panels would prevent plants in the area from photosynthesizing, stopping them from growing. Ms Mann said she had seen areas near solar panels where plants are brown and dead because they did not get enough sunlight. She also questioned the high number of cancer deaths in the area, saying no one could tell her solar panels didn't cause cancer. The area around Woodland is a popular choice because it has an electrical substation allowing the panels to be hooked up to the national grid. A spokeshuman for Strata told the meeting: "There are no negative impacts. A solar farm is a wonderful use for a property like this." They added: "The panels don't draw additional sunlight." The council voted three to one against rezoning the land and later voted for a moratorium on future solar farms. Speaking after the COP-21 summit on climate change in Paris pledged to limit global warming below the threshold of 2°c, Pope Francis said the plan will require "a concerted and generous commitment" from everyone. Experts said a move towards renewable power, with investment in wind and solar energy, will be required to cut down on emissions. http://www.independe...n-a6771526.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Oops ... didn't notice that Bust had already posted it. Therefore, white it out on your screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 http://ncfoodbanks.o...north-carolina/ Came across this, I find it unbelieveable that any child should be short of food and hungry in America .... Data is from 2014 Hunger in America Study, Hunger is a nationwide problem. Although the United States is the largest and most efficient food producer in the world, almost 50 million are food insecure. That is nearly one in six. North Carolina has one the highest percentages in the United States of children under 18 years of age who are food insecure on a regular basis: in N.C. over 1 in 4. (26.1%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Interactive map by state of food shortage, poverty and hunger ... http://map.feedingam...ty/2013/overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 The question should be why are they "food insecure"? Surprising that so much of the west appears rather badly. The areas that do best are the farm states of the Midwest, which is hardly a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 "food insecure"? mind bending bullshit, they reckon NZ is rife with child poverty too, but until I see photos like this (see below) emanating from Western Countries, I'll save my sympathy for the third world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 The question should be why are they "food insecure"? Surprising that so much of the west appears rather badly. The areas that do best are the farm states of the Midwest, which is hardly a surprise. Pick any US large city any state. Read up on what percentage of school children in city qualify for free or reduced school lunch. Now it could be argued that there are a bunch of cheaters etc. I have no idea what forms or proof are needed to apply for free or reduced school lunch. A little background. The US school lunch program began during/after WWII when so many drafted were too malnourished to be inducted into the US armed forces. Could be wrong as I read this on the "internet". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 " Mind bending bullshit, they reckon NZ is rife with child poverty " " 305,000 New Zealand children now live in poverty - 45,000 more than a year ago." about a third of children live in poverty, as reported only yesterday New Zealand radio news , but maybe inacurate as you point out ... http://www.radionz.c...live-in-poverty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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