No work today due to massive flooding all throughout Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Torrential rains have been observed for the past two hours. No typhoon says PAGASA, just the Habagat.
This flooding, mind you, reminds us of government neglect. Instead of preparing for disasters like these, our government remains reactive, at best. Don't tell me that we cannot mitigate flooding in the Metro? We have enough engineering knowledge and modern technologies are available for us to avail of. What lacks us is vision and political will.
Government is busy trying to pass the RH bill when more than 50 Filipinos have already died due to this flooding and non-stop rains.
The first days of the Aquino administration, Noynoy blamed the head of the PAGASA for not being responsive to the needs of the citizenry. Now, two years under him, and PAGASA acts just like the very first few days of his administration.
Global warming may have contributed to stronger than usual weather disturbances, but massive flooding in areas where traditionally no previous ones have occurred, shows severe government neglect. Fact is, it seems that government is unable to make its presence felt even in relocation sites.
Where is government when you need it?
Showing posts with label global warming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label global warming. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Ayos Dito: The Cause of Wilfredo Benitez should be the Cause of Everyone
Let me share with you a letter written by my good friend, Wilfredo Benitez. This is about increasing the number of hydroelectric plants in the world...Nice one. Please share also with your friends.
Hi my friend Ricky.. it's my pleasure to share this with you;
For certain you are aware of the global warming and believe that now it causes dangerous climate change. You also know that people have to act on this environmental crisis because climate change will not reverse by itself. Let me share with you the idea i know in solving this environmental crisis.
At present, hydroelectric plants contributes only less than 7 percent to the total global electric power production. The biggest part of world's electric power production is undertaken by electric power plant that uses fossil fuel and is the only power activity responsible for the largest fossil fuel consumption throughout the world. The core of the environmental solution is upscaling the capability of hydroelectricity to fully support the global electric power needs. When global electric power production is fully undertaken by hydroelectric plants, carbon dioxide emission will drop by the same amount as being emitted by the fossil-fuel fed electric power plant all over the world.
"The ultimate step to solve the environmental crisis is the introduction of an innovative hydroelectric plant that can produce electricity without the support of a river. The proposal for environmental solution is an urbanized hydroelectric plant that is designed to operate with the support of its own built-in water storage reservoir which acts as water source. With built-in water reservoir, urbanized hydroelectric plant can be conveniently assembled in the city because it can hold its own water supply and makes use of abundant water obtainable everywhere in the city. Water storage reservoir is a man-made structure from where falling water is to be released to produce the power of water. Utilizing built-in water storage reservoir in urbanized hydroelectric plant involves a water retrieval process that work to maintain the steady supply of water for the plant's operation. As a man-made structure, many such water storage reservoir can be developed into a hydroelectric system and, combined with city's accessible abundant water offers a facility to put up many urbanized hydroelectric plant installation in the city.
Adopting the idea of built-in water source will enable the installation of many hydroelectric plant in many location throughout the world. A minimum hydroelectric plant size of 200 MW power, holding 10,000 cubic meter of stored water in reservoir can be constructed for a quick one-year build-to-concrete structure curing/conditioning time before launch. With many hydroelectric plant in the city, abundant electric power supply could be available for industries, residential and transport needs."
My friend, under the circumstances wherein the climate change is serious and no immediate solution is in sight every new development pertinent in resolving the global warming crisis deserves serious attention. Rest assured that there were feasible scientific ideas which the world's scientific community failed to explore in connection with hydropower technology. Let me stress that the idea of an urbanized hydroelectric plant stemmed from the discovery of certain scientific ideas which serves as the principle of the water retrieval process. Thus the idea of built-in water storage reservoir is used in combination with certain technical concept based on these scientific ideas to develop the urbanized hydroelectric system .
To be concerned about the scientific integrity of this proposition is not the order of the day. To think of putting environmental solution underway is the best discretion at this point of crisis. The world might not catch up with the worsening trend of global warming and averts the worst climate change scenario. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), to prevent the worst effects of global warming, international climate action should start in 2013.
Our world can be restored to the tranquility of the pre- industrial era with the boon of the clean green energy. Please share this.
Hi my friend Ricky.. it's my pleasure to share this with you;
For certain you are aware of the global warming and believe that now it causes dangerous climate change. You also know that people have to act on this environmental crisis because climate change will not reverse by itself. Let me share with you the idea i know in solving this environmental crisis.
At present, hydroelectric plants contributes only less than 7 percent to the total global electric power production. The biggest part of world's electric power production is undertaken by electric power plant that uses fossil fuel and is the only power activity responsible for the largest fossil fuel consumption throughout the world. The core of the environmental solution is upscaling the capability of hydroelectricity to fully support the global electric power needs. When global electric power production is fully undertaken by hydroelectric plants, carbon dioxide emission will drop by the same amount as being emitted by the fossil-fuel fed electric power plant all over the world.
"The ultimate step to solve the environmental crisis is the introduction of an innovative hydroelectric plant that can produce electricity without the support of a river. The proposal for environmental solution is an urbanized hydroelectric plant that is designed to operate with the support of its own built-in water storage reservoir which acts as water source. With built-in water reservoir, urbanized hydroelectric plant can be conveniently assembled in the city because it can hold its own water supply and makes use of abundant water obtainable everywhere in the city. Water storage reservoir is a man-made structure from where falling water is to be released to produce the power of water. Utilizing built-in water storage reservoir in urbanized hydroelectric plant involves a water retrieval process that work to maintain the steady supply of water for the plant's operation. As a man-made structure, many such water storage reservoir can be developed into a hydroelectric system and, combined with city's accessible abundant water offers a facility to put up many urbanized hydroelectric plant installation in the city.
Adopting the idea of built-in water source will enable the installation of many hydroelectric plant in many location throughout the world. A minimum hydroelectric plant size of 200 MW power, holding 10,000 cubic meter of stored water in reservoir can be constructed for a quick one-year build-to-concrete structure curing/conditioning time before launch. With many hydroelectric plant in the city, abundant electric power supply could be available for industries, residential and transport needs."
My friend, under the circumstances wherein the climate change is serious and no immediate solution is in sight every new development pertinent in resolving the global warming crisis deserves serious attention. Rest assured that there were feasible scientific ideas which the world's scientific community failed to explore in connection with hydropower technology. Let me stress that the idea of an urbanized hydroelectric plant stemmed from the discovery of certain scientific ideas which serves as the principle of the water retrieval process. Thus the idea of built-in water storage reservoir is used in combination with certain technical concept based on these scientific ideas to develop the urbanized hydroelectric system .
To be concerned about the scientific integrity of this proposition is not the order of the day. To think of putting environmental solution underway is the best discretion at this point of crisis. The world might not catch up with the worsening trend of global warming and averts the worst climate change scenario. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), to prevent the worst effects of global warming, international climate action should start in 2013.
Our world can be restored to the tranquility of the pre- industrial era with the boon of the clean green energy. Please share this.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Global Warming and First Family Business
You know why we have typhoons in May? That's because of global warming, says PAG-ASA. And do you know why global warming is turning from bad to worse? That's because we don't have trees anymore. Our virgin forests are fast disappearing. And why is that? We have a reforestation program, yes? What's the problem?
Well, the problem is corruption. Yes, corruption. And it involves a presidential son, no less.
IMAGINE this, even seedlings are now being toyed by this presidential son. Mrs. Arroyo and her minions are raking billions of monies from illegal and legal activities. They are now cornering every single deal there is. Of course, the First Golfer dips his fat fingers into all operator-related activities there are right now but, for a presidential son to stir the broth further? That's proof enough that corruption is now a family affair, instead of a Mom and Pop operation.
A seedling that cost 2.50 pesos now fetches 55 pesos each. Wow. Talk about 1,000 percent rate hike, that sure tops the US$ 320 million his father allegedly would get from a telecomms deal gone sour.
Infrastructure projects, which this family of greedy misfits already cornered, are estimated to be worth US$ 42.7 billion. Wow, that is sure to top even the Marcoses for greediness. And the palace of greed already admitted that most of these projects are now being controlled by two presidential sons and their lackeys.
How many villas in Portugal do they expect to buy with US$ 42.7 billion? Do they also expect to buy retirement homes for their great-great-great-great-great-great grand children and their paramours?
The palace spokesman Cerge Remonde even justified this business by the Family by saying that it's okey if the presidential sons and their lackeys corner every infra project for as long as there's no corruption thru commission. Why, Mr. Remonde, are you deaf and blind? Anyway, I'm not entirely surprised since he's just a peti functionary and he needs to toe the line otherwise, he'll suffer a JLO.
So, if you're feeling hot or you suddenly ask yourself why the hell we have typhoons in May, go ask Mikey and Dado Arroyo. Mikey wants every seedling at 55 pesos while Dado wants every single corner of Camarines Sur paved.
For those who are praying at the WPD right now to protect Jun Lozada---don't. Prayers are for those who listen, not for those who already chose their eternal Fate to side with Beelshebub. What we have as government officials are demons in barongs. And demons deserve exorcisms not masses.
Well, the problem is corruption. Yes, corruption. And it involves a presidential son, no less.
IMAGINE this, even seedlings are now being toyed by this presidential son. Mrs. Arroyo and her minions are raking billions of monies from illegal and legal activities. They are now cornering every single deal there is. Of course, the First Golfer dips his fat fingers into all operator-related activities there are right now but, for a presidential son to stir the broth further? That's proof enough that corruption is now a family affair, instead of a Mom and Pop operation.
A seedling that cost 2.50 pesos now fetches 55 pesos each. Wow. Talk about 1,000 percent rate hike, that sure tops the US$ 320 million his father allegedly would get from a telecomms deal gone sour.
Infrastructure projects, which this family of greedy misfits already cornered, are estimated to be worth US$ 42.7 billion. Wow, that is sure to top even the Marcoses for greediness. And the palace of greed already admitted that most of these projects are now being controlled by two presidential sons and their lackeys.
How many villas in Portugal do they expect to buy with US$ 42.7 billion? Do they also expect to buy retirement homes for their great-great-great-great-great-great grand children and their paramours?
The palace spokesman Cerge Remonde even justified this business by the Family by saying that it's okey if the presidential sons and their lackeys corner every infra project for as long as there's no corruption thru commission. Why, Mr. Remonde, are you deaf and blind? Anyway, I'm not entirely surprised since he's just a peti functionary and he needs to toe the line otherwise, he'll suffer a JLO.
So, if you're feeling hot or you suddenly ask yourself why the hell we have typhoons in May, go ask Mikey and Dado Arroyo. Mikey wants every seedling at 55 pesos while Dado wants every single corner of Camarines Sur paved.
For those who are praying at the WPD right now to protect Jun Lozada---don't. Prayers are for those who listen, not for those who already chose their eternal Fate to side with Beelshebub. What we have as government officials are demons in barongs. And demons deserve exorcisms not masses.
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