A Smog Vacuum Cleaner + Other Magical City Designs | Daan Roosegaarde

Hey! .... nice to see

Published on Sep 19, 2017

Views: 31,395

Daan Roosegaarde uses technology and creative thinking to produce imaginative, earth-friendly designs. He presents his latest projects -- from the sidewalks of Amsterdam, where he reinterpreted "The Starry Night" to get people thinking about green energy, to Beijing, where he developed a smog vacuum cleaner to purify the air in local parks, to a dance floor that generates electricity to power a DJ booth. Check out Roosegaarde's vision for a future where creativity is our true capital.

Council Study Session - 9/20/2017 DATE OF MEETING IS INCORRECT AGAIN

"Good morning", says the mayor for the Mesa City Council Study Session on September 21, 2017, forgoing any of the usual points-of-order for conducting a public meeting
Once again, few members of the public are attending this public meeting
Published on Sep 21, 2017
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PLEASE NOTE: Entire session agenda below that will be inserted later

No roll call. No asking for all blue comment cards. No reading of the agenda.

Up first: Solar Parasol Project in South Parking Lot of Mesa Arts Center
Extended explanation of sources for city electric utilities supply. . . 

The Way We Get Power Is About to Change Forever: Batteries

Published on Sep 18, 2017

Views: 426,368

The age of batteries is just getting started. In the latest episode of our animated series, Sooner Than You Think, Bloomberg’s Tom Randall does the math on when solar plus batteries might start wiping fossil fuels off the grid.

Drunk on Growth All Over Again? Bezos Throws The Bait Out-for-Bid

More than 100 cities are contending to win the economic prize of the decade, Amazon's second, "equal in every way" to its Seattle home, headquarters. Some $5 billion in investment and 50,000 high-paid jobs are possible. Both Phoenix and Tucson are among them.
The Rogue Columnist Jon Talton  strikes again . . .

". . . In the Upshot piece, Phoenix (and Tucson) is quickly eliminated: job growth isn't strong, plus lack of a highly skilled tech workforce, high quality of life (that attracts young, educated workers), strong mass transit, and willingness to "pay to play."
But let's not give up just yet. At the least, this could be an educational experience.
Phoenix has a checkered history of economic development. For decades, the economy was based on the agricultural empire of the Salt River Valley. Manufacturing that located there during World War II quickly closed after VJ-Day, leaving local leaders scrambling to find new jobs for a growing population. Under the leadership of legendary lawyer-fixer Frank Snell and the Chamber of Commerce, the city recruited new technology companies. The biggest catch was Motorola. This was also the third time the federal government came to the rescue, this time with enormous funding for Cold War defense industries.

When Greyhound relocated its headquarters from Chicago to Phoenix in the 1960s, it was thought that other Fortune 500 companies would follow. They didn't. And a familiar pattern settled in. City and state lacked any coherent economic-development strategy. But Phoenix kept adding people, leaders assumed that sunshine was enough of an incentive, and real estate became the major driver. After the collapse of 1990, the leadership regrouped and formed the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), led by Ioanna Morfessis and backed by the then-considerable group of civic leaders. Morfessis set several "cluster strategies" in place to recruit, retain and expand advanced industries with high-paying jobs.
It didn't take. As Morfessis recalled, "We got drunk on growth again."
When Talton started writing about this in the Republic in 2000s, the local-yokels were offended. But privately, in a GPEC meeting, people said, "My god, Talton is right."
The "low tax/light regulation" of Gov. Doug Ducey and the strange privatized Arizona Commerce Authority might attract Amazon warehouses. But it won't make Phoenix, Tucson, or Tempe contenders for an Amazon headquarters.
READ MORE > http://www.roguecolumnist.com

Trunk Show For Local Artists in December

Artist's Trunk Show, Sunday, Dec. 3. Downtown Mesa

Public

Hosted by LouLous Petals 

Who is putting together this event to encourage and promote local artists who are new to the area and/or new to art/craft shows. She is still looking for artists to fill some spots.

Please contact her for more information.
There will be several amazing artists, such as:
Fused Glass - lamps, sconces, and platters
Upcycled Industrial lighting
Home Decor
Several different painters/illustrators
Jewelry

 

About LouLous Petals

LouLous Petals

Jewelry/Watches

I'm an artist making and selling handmade jewelry, specifically wood, recycled wood and felt jewelry. My mother makes felted and wool handbags

Don't Know About "How Downtown Can Save America" [and Mesa is for sure "a special kind-of-place"]

Special Presentation - RAILmesa Understanding Housing Event / Forum

18Sep

On the evening of September 7th, RAILMesa put together a forum with three local experts to talk about housing in Mesa and what it means to the community. It's a start for sure.

ADEQ Kicks Off Arizona Pollution Prevention Week

PRESS RELEASE

ADEQ Kicks Off Arizona Pollution Prevention Week

Sept. 17 - 23, 2017
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Readers of this blog might like to get A REALITY CHECK

Phoenix ranked among most polluted cities in the nation - KTAR.com

ktar.com/.../hold-your-breath-phoenix-ranked-among-most-polluted-cities-in-the-nati...

 

Apr 21, 2016 - Particle pollution levels can be lethal, lodging deep in the lungs and triggering asthma attacks, heart attacks or even strokes, the release said. Increased levels of particle pollution in Phoenix can be attributed to the heat, weather changes, drought and wildfires — all of which Arizona is well-known for.

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Waste Division/ADEQ P2 Program focuses its efforts on Energy Conservation

Monday, September 18, 2017

ADEQ officials announce today the kick-off of Arizona Pollution Prevention (P2) Week. This year's P2 Week will focus on Energy Conservation and continues to encourage businesses to save money and conserve Arizona’s natural resources for future generations.
Since its inception, ADEQ’s P2 Program helped eligible businesses set goals to protect and enhance Arizona’s public health and environment with the following cumulative achievements:

• Saved 1,077,112,635 kilowatt hours of electrical energy
• Prevented use of 47,519,801 pounds of toxic substances
• Conserved 3,148,179,112 gallons of water
• Diverted 1,213,657,234 pounds of solid waste
• Prevented generation of 84,880,816 pounds of hazardous waste
• Prevented creation of 825,940,142 gallons of wastewater

“Energy conservation is an all around win.  Energy producers, citizens and our environment all benefit from conservation,” said ADEQ Director Misael Cabrera.
ADEQ’s P2 Program encourages the general public, schools, local governments and businesses to get involved and participate in Arizona P2 Week.
Learn more about ADEQ's P2 Program and read the P2 Week Proclamation issued by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (see sidebar).

P2 Webinars

ADEQ also invites Arizona businesses and the interested public to register for two free P2 Week webinars showcasing real-world examples of how ADEQ P2 Program participants have reduced waste and pollution, increased efficiency and saved money.
Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Learn More >
Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Learn More >