Comments for Farmhouse Blog http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com The truth is that we live in a world of abundance. Tue, 05 May 2009 19:21:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on This is where I rant about things I cannot change by farmhousefarm http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/this-is-where-i-rant-about-things-i-cannot-change/#comment-7 farmhousefarm Tue, 05 May 2009 19:21:31 +0000 http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-7 My thoughts exactly. And how about all the things that "modern society" has taken away from us? How about telling stories around a fire, how about singing together, how about spending the day eating berries off the bushes, still warm from the sun? How about being friends with your neighbours and not living in fear of other people? Giving up all of those things for electric lights and dishwashers seems like a pretty damned poor trade to me. But the good news is, we can change it! We're doing it right now! My thoughts exactly. And how about all the things that “modern society” has taken away from us? How about telling stories around a fire, how about singing together, how about spending the day eating berries off the bushes, still warm from the sun? How about being friends with your neighbours and not living in fear of other people? Giving up all of those things for electric lights and dishwashers seems like a pretty damned poor trade to me.

But the good news is, we can change it! We’re doing it right now!

]]> Comment on This is where I rant about things I cannot change by joshlavoie http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/this-is-where-i-rant-about-things-i-cannot-change/#comment-6 joshlavoie Mon, 04 May 2009 19:08:20 +0000 http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-6 Hello Miranda, Great post! Nuclear power is certainly dangerous, and we don't want to have a Chernobyl on our hands, especially in a densely populated area like the LML. On the other hand, from an environmentalist perspective nuclear power has a few potential huge advantages. The biggest is that it generates power all the time which is a huge drawback of wind and solar. The electricity grid can simply not afford to be only on when the wind is blowing, or the sun is shining. Something has to be able to pick up the slack. Nuclear power, if done very very carefully seems to me to be something that that could be a good part of the mix. Secondly, nuclear can also generate tremendous amounts of electricity. With the exception of massive hydro projects there seem to be few options that can come up with the same amount of electricity. Third point, Canadian built and designed CANDU nuclear reactors use a type of "pebble" technology that is nearly "meltdown" proof. The reactors don't require any of the "control rods" that most nuclear plants do to prevent a runaway nuclear reaction. The CANDU ones as I understand, if left to their own devices would just peter themselves out, and actually require human interference to sustain them. Something like this greatly reduces the chance of human error causing a nuclear disaster. That said, I'm not sure Nuclear is the answer. Just a potential, and immediately available solution to the CO2 problem. It's one of the only currently available, and proven CO2 "free" ways of generating power capable of generating as much power as we are currently from fossil fuels. We'd have to be bloody careful what we do with the waste though. Cheers! PS: My rants are at http://vuedemer.ca Hello Miranda, Great post! Nuclear power is certainly dangerous, and we don’t want to have a Chernobyl on our hands, especially in a densely populated area like the LML.

On the other hand, from an environmentalist perspective nuclear power has a few potential huge advantages. The biggest is that it generates power all the time which is a huge drawback of wind and solar. The electricity grid can simply not afford to be only on when the wind is blowing, or the sun is shining. Something has to be able to pick up the slack. Nuclear power, if done very very carefully seems to me to be something that that could be a good part of the mix.

Secondly, nuclear can also generate tremendous amounts of electricity. With the exception of massive hydro projects there seem to be few options that can come up with the same amount of electricity.

Third point, Canadian built and designed CANDU nuclear reactors use a type of “pebble” technology that is nearly “meltdown” proof. The reactors don’t require any of the “control rods” that most nuclear plants do to prevent a runaway nuclear reaction. The CANDU ones as I understand, if left to their own devices would just peter themselves out, and actually require human interference to sustain them. Something like this greatly reduces the chance of human error causing a nuclear disaster.

That said, I’m not sure Nuclear is the answer. Just a potential, and immediately available solution to the CO2 problem. It’s one of the only currently available, and proven CO2 “free” ways of generating power capable of generating as much power as we are currently from fossil fuels. We’d have to be bloody careful what we do with the waste though.

Cheers!

PS: My rants are at http://vuedemer.ca

]]> Comment on Farmhouse Profile: The Goose by rindianajones http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/farmhouse-profile-the-goose/#comment-4 rindianajones Thu, 08 May 2008 20:35:58 +0000 http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-4 i love the goose because she's exactly the way i'd be in captivity -- cute, and snuggly, and bad whenever whoever's in charge isn't looking. oh wait, that's kinda how i am anyway. hmmm... i love the goose because she’s exactly the way i’d be in captivity — cute, and snuggly, and bad whenever whoever’s in charge isn’t looking.

oh wait, that’s kinda how i am anyway. hmmm…

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Farmhouse! by Miranda http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/welcome-to-the-farmhouse/#comment-3 Miranda Wed, 07 May 2008 20:35:24 +0000 http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-3 The food we've been eating is totally amazing. I'm so glad you and Ander started taking the pictures; that was really the inspiration for the whole thing! The food we’ve been eating is totally amazing. I’m so glad you and Ander started taking the pictures; that was really the inspiration for the whole thing!

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Farmhouse! by margot13 http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/welcome-to-the-farmhouse/#comment-2 margot13 Wed, 07 May 2008 20:29:11 +0000 http://farmhouseblog.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-2 Miranda....so glad that brilliant mind of your's decided to start this blog. You're the best Farmhouse Archivist ever!!! Can you believe how well we eat? The Dumspter Gods provide and the Farmhouse food stylists make it all so gourmet. Miranda….so glad that brilliant mind of your’s decided to start this blog. You’re the best Farmhouse Archivist ever!!!

Can you believe how well we eat? The Dumspter Gods provide and the Farmhouse food stylists make it all so gourmet.

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