Archive for May, 2011

The process of peace

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Unless you’re well versed in Irish history, it’s hard to appreciate the significance of the Queen’s visit to Ireland that ended yesterday. The history of Britain’s occupation of Ireland goes back four centuries, with many of the familiar elements of colonial domination: the seizure of land by settlers with an alien language and religion; callous [...]

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Power mad

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Well, not exactly, but the unseasonal run of unbroken sunny weather we have enjoyed recently has been good news for the solar pv system we had installed last November. In the preceding year, our electricity usage averaged out at about 350W, or 8.5kWh every day. Our system – with a theoretical rating of just under [...]

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