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For those looking for some inspiring news about humans and how smart and innovative we can be, follow Stanford engineer Mark Z Jacobson of 100% Renewables.

Stories about new projects and technologies all over the world are relentless. As Canada hunkers down through the coldest week of the winter so far, one Alberta town is basking in free heat from the sun.

“We wanted to show that it is possible in a cold Canadian climate to provide essentially all of the residential space heating needs for a community using solar energy,” said manager Doug McClenahan.

“On average, 60 per cent of the energy used in Canadian homes is for space heating, and approximately two-thirds of this is provided by fossil fuels.”

…Consisting of 52 houses, it’s the first large-scale solar community in North America to use borehole thermal energy storage to heat homes. See: Drake Landing: A ray of sunshine for solar thermal energy  Here is a direct video link.

See also: The US could switch to mostly renewable energy, no batteries needed.

This is the kind of public questioning and insistence on due process needed to bring the Fed and a law-abusing banking sector back under the rule of law. This is how Pecora was able to do it.  Deference to bankers is the mother of their abuse of power.

Congressman Sean Duffy serves on the House Financial Services Committee as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations. We need more people with the personal integrity to demand truth from power.  Here is a direct video link.

Good summary of macro factors weighing on oil and other commodities.

Schork Report Editor Stephen Schork discusses the U.S. economy, Fed policy, and the price, production and storage of oil. Here is a direct video link.