Category: Environment


Food hubs…

Daily calories needed

We are accustomed to 2000 calories a day in our life style. For many people 1500 calories would be 👍 good.

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Average cost of calories

Data from 5 years ago suggests 0.04 to 0.06 cents per calorie. More recent data says $ 6.65 a day can support 2000 calorie a day diet.

Food percentage of GDP

The food manufacturing sector made over 26 billion dollars worth of GDP on February 2021.

Wage average for workers

The average wage for Canadian agricultural worker is $40,000 per annum. Entry is about $32,000 experienced workers in the $60,000.

Transportation dynamics…

Hay is transported to and from
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Transportation of food is a significantly costly addition to the cost of calories.

Farm growth

For 2021 in the middle of a pandemic the numbers of farms on Canada are down nearly 2 percent to 189,874 and total area down to 153,687,771 down three

2 percent.

Income from agricultural manufacturing…

Calories are not free ,File photo KDG

Food hubs one answer to calorie availability,linking entrepreneurs.

A time of opportunity is apom us.

Parks…

Leave it better then found.

Buds of May Need nutrients Photo KDG

On this Day: May 20th 1946, born singer Cher.

Cher If I Could Turn Back Time…

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The Nicola naturalist Society is having its monthly meeting on May 19th 2022. The meeting is at 7:00 p.m. in the Nicola Valley institute of technology lecture theater. Free parking, no food or drinking the theater.

Micheal Ebenal to speak on the Kingdom of Fungi

LOCAL BIRDERS
NICOLA VALLEY NATURALISTS

Booster booster who’s the rooster.

2022 May sky events…

Cosmos….

October 1st 1958 NASA open for business...
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There has been an announcement on watetshead programs in BC.

New ministry, “climate change is here we need to look out for BC’s interests in this era ” paraphrasing John Horgan BC premier.

Part of Merritt’s watershed is the Nicola plateau, everything east of Kelowna comes through Douglas lake down to the lake and continues with the Nicola river system mixing with the Coldwater river into the Thompson River at Spences bridge into the Fraser and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean.

Water and land stewardship…

A returning Salmon rises out of the water Nicola river Hiighway 8 train bridge, walking trail, Merritt BC August 12th/16 Photo KDG

The Nicola Naturalist Society is having it’s April meeting on the 21st at 7:00 p.m. at the NVIT lecture theater. They’re fond of saying all are welcome membership or donation is requested.

This month’s speaker is Camille Rbberge, At biologist taking her master’s degree at the Thompson Rivers University.

Her presentation will be on moose and whether or not cut blocks are beneficial to their habitat.

A member presents…

Dr Kerridge gives a talk on bats at local college File photo KDG

JWST Capture

On this Day: April 5th 1795

The Peace of Basel is arranged.

JWST, 16 new images…

The James Webb Space telescope new images.

The is a dynamic place, with time elements that are unimaginable in the s Ihort tenure of our existence.

Space time continum

October 1st 1958 NASA open for business...
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Old Growth forests have been developing some First Nations through cutting rights and economic development. Deferral of licences to cut are an environmental consideration.

JWST Possible Black Holes

It’s a complex universe.

Emmisions from electric generations to end.

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The federal government has announced another goal for its climate and emission plan. This is a precursor to a new budget coming out in weeks.

Forty percent decrease in emmisions from 2005 level.

This is the tenth plan and none have met the projections as yet, the PMO says if we don’t act now it will be too late. The plan includes incentives for EVs, charging stations, and other green programs. The new goal is also projected for 2030. Oil and gas methane is targeted for a 75 percent reduction by 2030.

Ambitious undertaking

This new addition to the emissions program is called ambitious.

On this Day: March 30th 2000

Richard Branson becomes Sir Richard Branson.

Containment a virtue

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Pipe for oil field
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TMX, Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Edmonton to Burnaby has plans to upgrade its storage capacity as well as its loading to ship’s efficiency. The existing line from Edmonton to Burnaby will be 70 years old in 2023. The twinning of the pipeline declared to be a national interest has increased its cost to a projected 21 billion dollars at completion with its completion date moved to the third quarter of 2023 from its intended December 2022 finish date.

One of its features is a landline fiber that runs on top 🔝 the pipe and has the side benefit of bringing quality internet to several small communities along its approximate1,000 km route.

The Trans Mountain pipeline status is not far from its roots as it was a national interest that was created by an act of Parliament 70 years ago next year. Ownership migrated to the US and conglomerates until the purchase by the Canadian government recently. We hope that its completion will see the public trading of shares and will give Canadians an opportunity to own the security of energy into the future.

On this Day:. March 29th, 1886

Pemberton makes his first batch of his brew ” Coke Cola.”

JWST, Space Wind

Space 🌌 it’s out there. In