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In South Bend, he challenged assumption that streets are for cars above all else – The Washington Post

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Pete Buttigieg: In South Bend, he challenged assumption that streets are for cars above all else – The Washington Post

When Pete Buttigieg took office as mayor of the Indiana city in 2012, he changed that. He pitched a $25 million plan to convert downtown’s wide, one-way roads into two-way streets with bike lanes and sidewalks. He hoped making it safer to get out on foot would encourage more people to spend time and money in the area.

This Week in Petroleum

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This Week in Petroleum

EIA forecasts that OPEC crude oil production will increase in 2021. The production forecast reflects OPEC’s announced increases to production targets and rising production in Libya. On January 5, 2021, OPEC announced that it will maintain the previously agreed to January 2021 production increase of 0.5 million b/d. The latest OPEC agreement also calls for production increases from Russia and Kazakhstan in ebruary and March (totaling 75,000 b/d per month). Saudi Arabia announced that it would voluntarily cut production by an additional 1.0 million b/d during ebruary and March, however, resulting in lower overall OPEC production in early 2021. EIA forecasts that OPEC crude oil production will average 27.2 million b/d in 2021 and 28.2 million b/d in 2022, up from an estimated 25.6 million b/d in 2020.

EIA expects crude oil production in the Lower 48 states, excluding the ederal Offshore Gulf of Mexico, (L48) will decline through ebruary 2021 because declining legacy well production is expected to offset production from new wells. or U.S. tight oil production, EIA analysis shows that changes in oil prices affect changes in crude oil production with about a six-month lag. EIA expects that recent increases in oil prices and active drilling rigs will contribute to L48 production beginning to grow in the second quarter of 2021. EIA expects L48 production will average 8.9 million b/d in 2021, 3% lower than 2020 production levels. As drilling activity increases during the forecast period, EIA expects L48 production will rise by 0.4 million b/d from 2021 and average 9.3 million b/d in 2022. Most of the L48 onshore growth is expected to occur in the Permian region.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour – “Flush To Finish”

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A very interesting video on how wastewater is turned into clean water at a typical sewage treatment plant ...

Most sewage treatment is biological (natural bacteria) encouraged by heat and stirring up of the sewage. Then there is screening. Chemicals are used very sparingly in sewage treatment, due to the the risk of chlorine disinfection byproducts, which cause cancer.

NPR

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CDC Director Robert Redfield Defends Pandemic Response : NPR

Redfield's departure on Wednesday, when President-elect Joe Biden will usher in a new administration, comes as a record surge in COVI-19 cases is sweeping across the country. The U.S. has far surpassed all other nations with more than 23 million virus-related cases and more than 391,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

But, even as the pandemic enters its deadliest stage yet, Redfield told NPR on riday that the country is "about to be in the worst" months of the crisis.

Bitter Cold Means Chaos as Global Energy Systems Show Strain – Bloomberg

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Bitter Cold Means Chaos as Global Energy Systems Show Strain – Bloomberg

reezing weather that’s sweeping the northern hemisphere is causing chaos in energy markets and damaging infrastructure with households from Japan to Pakistan and rance being asked to curb their electricity use.

In Asia, extreme cold prompted record-high power demand and a scramble for natural gas to keep the lights on in China, Japan and South Korea. In Sweden, a utility is paying for hotels for its customers after heavy snow brought down sections of the power grid cutting supplies while rench households were advised to delay doing their laundry to save energy.

Upcoming Holidays – January 16, 21

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We all know that it’s 9 weeks until the first day of spring. Also upcoming …

  • Next Saturday is National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 – Jan 23
  • Three Saturdays until Save the Pine Bush Turns 43 🦋 – Feb 6
  • Six Saturdays until Snow Moon 🌕 – Feb 27
  • Nine Saturdays until Spring 🌷 – March 21
  • 12 Saturdays until 8 PM Dusk 🌆 – Apr 10
  • 15 Saturdays until May 🕊 – May 1
  • 20 Saturdays until 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ – Jun 5
  • Six months – Last Sunset After 8:30 PM 🌆 – Friday Jul 16
  • 27 Saturdays until Sturgeon Moon 🌕 – Jul 24
  • 31 Saturdays until World Mosquito Day 🐞 – Aug 21
  • 34 Saturdays until September 11th 🇺🇸 – Sep 11
  • 35 Saturdays until 7 PM Sunset 🌆 – Sep 18
  • 37 Saturdays until Average High is 65 🍂 – Oct 2
  • 42 Saturdays until Daylight Savings Time Ends 🛥️ – Nov 6
  • 43 Saturdays until Average Night Below Freezing 🌌 – Nov 13
  • 44 Saturdays until Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone 🦌 – Nov 20
  • 45 Saturdays until Small Business Saturday 🛍️ – Nov 27
  • 46 Saturdays until Average High is 40 🌨 – Dec 4
  • 11 months – Tea Party Day 🐍 – Thursday Dec 16
  • 48 Saturdays until Bake Cookies Day 🍪 – Dec 18
  • 49 Saturdays until Christmas 🎅 – Dec 25

Tom Ball Mountain