We’ve had a lot of hazy sunshine in recent weeks. Often you can smell smoke when you go outside and the people you talk to will say, “It’s from those Canadian wildfires,” but do you know anything about those fires? No one ever mentions any details and it makes you wonder. We had a long […]
A Simple Illustration of Why Solar Energy Fails on the Grid
There’s a big push for solar energy right now because the government is throwing money at it. In Erie County there are multiple solar projects in the works and they always tell us something like, “This project will power X thousand homes,” like 2 thousand or 5 thousand or whatever other number they make up […]
Western NY & Pennsylvania RR Discontinues Service Between Jamestown and Saegertown
Railfans in the area, and there are a lot of them, may be interested to know that the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad has discontinued service on their track between Jamestown, NY and Saegertown, PA. There’s been very little freight rolling on those rails, last year there were only three freight cars moved for […]