Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.
Electricity Prices
A recent Hydro-Québec report (April 1, 2024) compares electricity prices in major North American cities, Montréal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Ottawa were identified as the lowest cost Canadian cities for residential customers; Montréal was by far the lowest. Edmonton, Calgary, Halifax, and Charlottetown were among the highest.
US 19th Century Military Forts and Voluntary Observers Weather Database
Battling deepfakes: How AI threatens democracy and what we can do about it
Why wind farms attract so much misinformation and conspiracy theory.
Thanks to the following for comments and tips: Ann Burns, Anonymous, Brenda Turner, Bryan Cook, Christine Jackson, Gail, Kim Barnsdale, Teresa, and Unknown.