The First thing you might currently notice if you click the link below to the article is the following; "We're currently experiencing service disruptions throughout Newfoundland due to inclement weather, but expect things to be resolved by January 22nd, 6:00PM. Thanks for your patience." (Should Clear up by 6PM Wednesday January 22, 2020) Imagine so much snow the news can't get through! Well, that about tells you what some of our friends to the North in Canada are going through. Makes you wonder how all those Solar Panels covered in 30 Plus inches of Snow are doing? But I digress! In any event there are several related articles with some really great Video, Pictures and Interactive Media atached for your enjoyment!

Lead Article; Snowmageddon 2020: Blizzard slams Eastern Newfoundland

Today's Telegram available at select stores; home delivery continues to be suspended

"In photos: Eastern Newfoundland digs out from record-breaking snowstorm"

"State of emergency declared in St. John's region; raging blizzard brings eastern Newfoundland to a stand still."

So much for the Sunshine State. Water Parks are closing not because of the lack of Tourists but because baby it's cold outside! Even Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park is shutting down. Ironic you might say. In fact Frigid Temperatures are not just affecting Central and North Florida as well as Jacksonville which will also get to about 32F*; but Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County all have Wind Chill Warnings in affect. The National Weather Service has even posted a warning that you might see Iguanas fall out of trees! Just check out the links below to articles with all of the above information and more. Articles include Video, Pictures and Twitter posts.

It’s so cold in Florida that Walt Disney World and other parks are closing

It’s so cold in Florida that the weather service is warning of falling frozen iguanas

Water Parks in Florida Close As NWS Issues Freezing Temperature Warnings for Sunshine State

Biomass energy: green or dirty (Physics World; January 08, 2020) Kate Ravilios

Before you jump into the article linked here I need to point something out right off the bat of concern. That switching over to renewable or alternative forms of energy which in theory sounds great is not as easy as many of those in fear of Anthropogenic Global Warming would lead you to believe. I for one believe that wind Solar and maybe Biomass may have it's place in some very small applications. But, absolutely and I do mean absolutely in no way do believe they should currently be substitute for fossil fuels at this time. Just for starters here is what I think is one of the key quotes and takeaways from the article; "Because the combustion and processing efficiencies for wood are less than coal, the immediate impact of substituting wood for coal is an increase in atmospheric CO2 relative to coal,” John Sterman explains. “This means that every megawatt-hour of electricity generated from wood produces more CO2 than if the power station had remained coal-fired" Basically, this statement may also to bring to mind many of the other deficiencies that Windmills, Solar Energy and of course as you will see Biomass Energy seems to possess. While there are many problems associated with these forms of Alternative the article written by Kate Ravilios in its entirety is both Fair and Balanced and is a great read.  One thing that concerns me is when will we run out of waste material that we can use for Biomass Energy and have to cut down the Forrest to keep up with demand with wood pellets?