Latest news with #Hecate
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Which Goddess Represents You, Based on Birth Date
Which Goddess Represents You, Based on Birth Date originally appeared on Parade. Divine goddesses have guided humankind throughout history. Our ancestors worked with these cosmic beings, and in modern-day society, we're reconnecting with their magical protection. According to numerologists, astrologers, and expert mystics, each goddess is associated with a different birth date. Read on for your birth date, regardless of month, for accurate insights. MORE: The Color of Your Aura, Based on Birth Date Athena is the ancient Greek warrior goddess of strategy, wisdom, and intelligence. You're sharp, authoritative, and clear if you were born under one of these birth dates. As you lead with integrity, you teach others to think for themselves. Those born on the 7th, 16th, and 25th are guided by the goddess of magic, intuition, and spiritual transformation, Hecate. This ancient Greek deity correlates with mystics, seers, and veil thinning. You are attuned to intuition, introspective wisdom, and soul searching. RELATED: How the Universe Communicates With You, Based on Zodiac Sign Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of love, allure, attraction, and relationships. Your aura is magnetic, irresistible, and charming. Guided by seasonal wisdom, you lead with your heart, joy, and pleasure. You're destined to live life through kindness and diplomacy. Kuan Yin is the goddess of compassionate mercy and the divine power of forgiveness. Those born on these dates have a rare mix of powerful influence and sensitive caring. These spiritual beings are healing, emotionally psychic, and old souls. The ancient Greek goddess of the underworld holds many dualities and ushers in the celebration of Spring. If you were born under one of these birth dates, you're attuned to life's mysteries, not afraid to sit with discomfort, the dark side, or taboos. Your transformative presence encourages others to reclaim their power as well. Brigid is the Celtic goddess of poetry, renewal, and fiery passion. Blessed with creative genius, those born on these dates carry magical hope. You're here to spark inspirational movement, as a spiritual personification of illumination. Through mastering your craft, you spread healing. NEXT: 4 Zodiac Signs Everyone Crushes On, According to Astrologers Durga, the goddess of fierce protection and cosmic justice, is a divine figure of warrior wisdom. You're meant to stand up for the underdog, yourself, and motivate proactive movements. As you courageously confront your fears, things immediately shift in your favor. Isis is the ancient Egyptian goddess of resurrection, divinity, and magic. With soulful, spiritual wisdom and ancient memories, you walk with the energy of a prophet. You have priestess insights, healing presence, and detective psychology that allows you to unlock more profound truths naturally. Oshun is the goddess of sensuality and divine feminine magic. If you were born on these dates, your heart of gold is a love magnet. You're likely known for your flirtatious charm, spiritual reverence, and playful nature. Abundance, music, and creativity follow you. OTHER: Secret Admirers? 4 Signs You Have a Love Magnet Aura Freyja is the Norse goddess of love, sexuality, war, and magnetic charm. Beauty is your birthright. You expect passion and nothing short of it. You're destined to be fierce through life while following your heart, pleasure, and power. Which Goddess Represents You, Based on Birth Date first appeared on Parade on Jun 12, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
One of the nation's largest battery energy storage sites is coming to Staten Island. Here's why residents are concerned.
One of the country's largest battery energy storage sites set to be built on Staten Island One of the country's largest battery energy storage sites set to be built on Staten Island One of the country's largest battery energy storage sites set to be built on Staten Island One of the country's largest battery energy storage sites is about to be built on Staten Island. It's part of New York's push for renewable energy. But families there say by the time they learned of the plan, it was already a done deal. CBS News New York Investigates' Mahsa Saeidi looked into the potential risks the sites could pose, and the state's response to previous incidents. Read more: Brooklyn residents continue battle against lithium-ion battery energy storage systems How the site would work The state approved a plan to convert the land into one of the nation's largest battery energy storage systems. Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York to get the majority of its energy, from clean sources like solar, by 2030. But since the sun isn't always shining, so-called "BESS" sites are critical for capturing surplus energy during the day and discharging it to the grid at night, or as needed Though vacant, the stretch of land along Victory Boulevard is near homes. The developer, Chicago-based Hecate, says its facility will store enough energy to help the governor meet 10% of her overall storage goal, by powering every single home in the borough. "It really has nothing to do with that. It has to do [with] the opportunity to buy electric cheap and sell it at a higher price," resident Mike Trollo said. Staten Island residents cite lack of transparency CBS News New York Investigates showed up to interview just a few homeowners but a roomful was waiting. Families said they understand the need for big batteries, but said the state didn't give proper notice, or make the process transparent. "There are some pros to having these buildings, but there's a lot of downside," Frank Saladis said. "I think the main concern was the complete lack of communication." "And if there was a fire, God forbid," Debra Bostwick said. "Who evacuates us? Where do we go?" "There's two types of lithium-ion battery sites -- those that are on fire, and those that are not on fire yet," Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo said. "They keep putting them in residential areas. Don't you care about the citizens?" resident Angelita Rios-Kobryn said. California fire on the minds of many on Staten Island The community is more anxious due to a massive fire at a battery storage plant not operated by Hecate in Moss Landing, California. Four months later, the cause is still under investigation. The site was the largest of its kind, with a capacity of 750 megawatts, which is only moderately larger than Hecate's proposed 650-megawatt facility. Hecate, which has projects nationwide, said, "We have operated ... since 2019 without a single fire or safety incident, and are proactively meeting with elected officials, local residents ..." Pirozzolo said he and some residents are also concerned with the how the company communicates. "They're not responding to any of my emails, any of my phone calls," Pirozzolo said. "Nobody seems to want to come out and educate us as to what's going on," Linda Duane added. Saeidi called Hecate about the assemblyman's claim that the company is not responding to him. She got an email from the company saying, "Hecate Energy is committed to developing energy storage projects that incorporate local stakeholder feedback and community engagement is an important aspect of our development process. At this time, we are conducting studies that will inform the future of the project and we will engage with stakeholders as the project development progresses." New York state's role in the debate The Department of Public Service says the state held a public meeting online last year, with a notice sent to elected leaders, community groups, and the media. But some homeowners, directly impacted, claim they missed the meeting because there was no notice in their mailbox. CBS News New York Investigates asked DPS if the state would consider a second meeting, but the agency wouldn't answer that question. There have been similar concerns in other neighborhoods, including Brooklyn and Long Island. Saeidi took their complaints to Gov. Hochul. "Governor, New Yorkers say they're not getting any notice before battery energy storage sites pop up in their neighborhood. What are their rights, governor?" Saeidi asked. Hochul did not respond, but in a webinar we found online, that just happened two weeks ago, the state is talking. "We are in close communication with California regarding their incident," said David Sandbank, of the New York State Research and Development Authority. Read more: Lithium battery farm in New York's Hudson Valley getting pushback from homeowners over fire risk After a series of fires at BESS sites in New York's Jefferson, Orange and Suffolk counties in 2023 -- none operated by Hecate -- the governor took action. To enhance safety, she convened the Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group. "I wanted to explain to everybody who has concerns that we are taking this very seriously," Sandbank said. Eleven recommendations are set to go into effect by 2026, including requiring site-specific training for local fire departments. In the meantime, Pirozzolo says he's introducing a bill to require sites to be built 1,000 feet away from homes. He says right now they can be built anywhere. "There is no protection for us. There's no protection for our people. No protection for the land," Rios-Kobryn said.
Japan Times
11-03-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Most contaminated U.S. nuclear site is set to be the largest solar farm
RICHLAND, Washington – In the weeks since President Donald Trump has taken office, he has pushed to unleash oil and gas production and has signed executive orders halting the country's transition to renewable energy. But in Washington state, a government-led effort has just started to build what is expected to be the country's largest solar generating station. The project is finally inching forward, after decades of cleaning up radioactive and chemical waste in fits and starts, at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a sweep of desert that was pivotal to the nation's weapons arsenal from 1943 until it was shut down in 1989. A developer, Hecate, was brought on last year to turn big stretches of the site into solar farms. Hecate will have access to 10,300 acres that the government has determined sufficiently safe to redevelop. The company has already started site evaluation on 8,000 acres, an area nearly 10 times the size of Central Park in New York and enough space for 3.45 million photovoltaic panels. (Hanford's site is about 400,000 acres.) If all goes according to plan, the Hecate project, which is expected to be completed in 2030, will be by far the largest site the government has cleaned up and converted from land that had been used for nuclear research, weapons and waste storage. It is expected to generate up to 2,000 megawatts of electricity — enough roughly to supply all the homes in Seattle, San Francisco and Denver — and store 2,000 more in a large battery installation at a total cost of $4 billion. The photovoltaic panels and batteries will provide twice as much energy as a conventional nuclear power plant. The nation's current biggest solar plant, the Copper Mountain Solar Facility in Nevada, can generate up to 802 megawatts of energy. The big unknown still hanging over the plan is whether the Trump administration will thwart efforts that the Biden administration put in place to develop more clean electricity generation. Jennifer Granholm, until recently the energy secretary, said she was "hopeful that they will see the benefit of being able to reuse these lands for something that is really beneficial to the nation.' "These sites were developed to protect our national security,' she said in an interview. "Letting the sites just go fallow is not consistent with protecting, necessarily, our national or energy security.' The remote desert landscape around the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a site that was integral to the nation's nuclear arsenal after World War II, north of Richland, Washington, in 2023. | Mason Trinca / The New York Times Dan Reicher, who served as assistant secretary of energy efficiency and renewable energy in the Clinton administration, also defended the plan. The Energy Department's agreements with Hecate are not the government's "spending taxpayer dollars to build energy generation,' he said, but rather its "having made real progress on cleaning up the site, seeking a private developer and now moving ahead.' While a clean energy project may clash with Trump's policies, there's a reason the administration may allow Hecate's solar development to move forward: the revenue the government will get for the land lease. Hecate and the Energy Department declined to discuss the land's market value, but private solar developers in the region said such easements typically paid landowners $300 an acre annually. Two officials at the Energy Department, who asked not to be named for fear of retaliation, said that neither the president nor the leaders of the administration's effort to reshape federal agencies had yet to intervene in the solar project, but that the future of the initiative was uncertain. One of the officials said the new energy secretary, Chris Wright, a former oil executive, had not yet reviewed the project as of late February. Alex Pugh, Hecate's director of development, said the company was moving ahead despite shifting political winds. "The fundamentals of the project are strong regardless of policy direction,' he said. "The region needs the project. There is a huge demand for electricity here.' Demand for power in the Pacific Northwest is increasing as more data centers are being built to power artificial intelligence. Businesses in the cities closest to Hanford — Kennewick, Pasco and Richland — and organizations pushing for job creation in the region formed the Tri-City Development Council, which has been encouraging clean energy and other environmentally safe industrial development on the federal reservation. Hecate identified the large expanse of open ground alongside high-voltage transmission lines at Hanford as a potential site for its plant several years ago, Pugh said — long before the Energy Department solicited proposals. The potential benefits, he said, were plainly apparent. "It's a big plus for the region,' he said. "Future investors, take note: They'll have the land. They'll have water. They'll have tax incentives for development. They'll have 2,000 megawatts coming online, potentially by the end of the decade. Everything that a developer would want.' What they also have, however, is risk. The site where Hecate plans to build its photovoltaic panels is near an area where groundwater and soil were decontaminated and alongside an experimental 400-megawatt nuclear reactor complex that was decommissioned in 2001. It's also about 20 miles south of B Reactor, the world's first full-scale nuclear reactor, which produced the plutonium for the atomic bomb used on Nagasaki, Japan. Tanks that are part of a cesium removal system at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a site that was integral to the nation's nuclear arsenal after World War II, north of Richland, Washington, in 2023. | Mason Trinca / The New York Times Hecate, which has operated and developed solar stations in 12 states and is 40% owned by Repsol, a Spanish oil and gas company, is proceeding with caution at Hanford. "The potential risk at the site is if we find contaminated soil, contaminated water — something nobody knew about,' Pugh said. Hanford produced two-thirds of America's plutonium for nuclear weapons that were deployed during World War II and the Cold War. When the site was decommissioned, 54 million gallons of highly radioactive sludge was left behind in underground tanks filled with boiling liquid. The site also encompassed radioactive research and production buildings and huge stretches of poisoned land that was leaching toxic waste toward the Columbia River 6 miles away. The Energy Department started an initiative in 1990 to demolish the old laboratories and manufacturing buildings and clear the nuclear reservation of hazards, but the plan became tangled with complications of developing technology to handle especially poisonous waste and federal budget cuts in 2013 and 2019. Design defects, for instance, halted construction in 2012 of a five-story, 137,000-square-foot chemical treatment plant to reduce the risk of radioactive sludge after $4 billion had already been spent. At one point, the government considered leaving the leftover waste buried forever in the underground tanks. Just since 2017, the government has spent $20 billion for Hanford's cleanup, which is not expected to end until late this century. Initially, business leaders were concerned about the scale of Hecate's plan. But the Tri-City Development Council, which leases 1,641 acres from the federal government at the Hanford site, has come around, largely because Hecate's energy can help recruit big projects that need the power to the area. One that has recently arrived is Atlas Agro, which is spending $1 billion on an agricultural fertilizer plant that has lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the pollution risk to water. "We would not have been supportive if we just flooded this whole area with solar,' said Sean V. O'Brien, director of the Energy Forward Alliance, a unit of the development council. "We don't think that's the best economic development and job creator. We're all about the mix here.' This article originally appeared in
