Warmists in the northern "summer": It's cold, and they're burning a lot of fossil fuel - Open Passage Expedition

July 10, 2009
Cold and grey

We are about four days out of our next port of call. Given the water is now 5C and too cold for even the bravest of us to take a deck shower, it's high time we find hot showers again. We have a hot shower on board, but we're trying to conserve water.

We're only about 400 miles from the Arctic Circle now.
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Someone asked us how much motoring we're doing. The short answer is far too much for my liking.we have not seen the winds we thought we'd see on this trip. Gulf of Alaska had mostly westerlies, when there was wind, and the Bering Sea has been pretty much becalmed since we left Dutch Harbor. As of Thursday afternoon we'd put about 280 hours on the engine since leaving Victoria. Some of that.maybe 10-15 hours of that was for battery charging only. That means we've probably motored or motor sailed a little over 1,000 miles, and our log shows we've covered 2285 miles since leaving Victoria. As I said, too much motoring, but there's not much we can do about it.

[How much fossil fuel has The First Green President consumed this month?] - President Obama's Schedule Today

In the afternoon, Mr. Obama will travel to Michigan. The president will deliver remarks on community colleges at Macomb Community College in Warren. Then he will depart Michigan and travel to St. Louis, Missouri.

In the evening, the president will throw out the first pitch at the MLB All-Star Game at Busch Stadium.

July 4: Obama to visit Russia, Italy and Africa

Obama’s weeklong trip - he leaves Sunday night for Moscow - typifies the pace of his first-year agenda.

July '08: YouTube - Sen. Barack Obama's answer to meeting energy demands - [Inflate your tires]