#Neudorf

[postcard-from-the-past]

Clausen and Neudorf boroughs of Luxembourg City

Luxembourgish vintage postcard, mailed in 1913 to Esbly

[witekspicsoldpostcards]

NEUDORF - now NOWICE near Jaworzyna Śląska, Poland.

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

April 8, 2024

Mr. Neudorf: Well, Mr. Speaker, again, we continue to do the work that the NDP failed to do. We are making the grid more reliable. Why? We have more natural gas dispatchable generation coming on this year. We continue to provide reliability, we continue to fix the mistakes of the NDP, and we will provide the power that Albertans need where and when they need it.

Ms Notley: You have no idea what you’re doing.

[theroyalsandi]

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg - Prince Francois of Luxembourg with his parents, The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, visited the Elysis accommodation structure in Neudorf, which has the special purpose of offering its residents art therapy and music therapy | October 24, 2023

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Alberta and Saskatchewan will collaborate on nuclear power generation as part of a memorandum of understanding unveiled Thursday morning.

Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan's minister responsible for SaskPower, was joined by Nathan Neudorf, Alberta's minister for affordability and utilities, at a news conference in Regina.

The agreement between the two Prairie provinces will see them share information around workforce development, nuclear supply chain, the security of supply of nuclear fuels, and the development and regulation of nuclear reactor technologies such as small modular reactors (SMRs). 

"Saskatchewan has a long-standing co-operative relationship with Alberta on energy development, and we share similar challenges and opportunities related to decarbonization," said Duncan in a news release. [...]

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @newsfromstolenland, @abpoli

[charlotte-of-wales]

The Hereditary Grand Duke Couple and Prince François of Luxembourg visit a nursing home in Neudorf | October 24th, 2023

[nullnvoid911]

French national police and RAID secure a street during a police operation in the Neudorf district after a deadly shooting in Strasbourg.

Christian Hartmann, December 13, 2018

[ocean-sailor]

Alberta will block renewable energy projects on “prime” agricultural land and limit the placement of wind turbines to preserve “pristine viewscapes”, a decision that increasingly pits the western Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy – and the companies investing in it.

The decision, announced by the premier, Danielle Smith, and utilities minister, Nathan Neudorf, on Wednesday, follows a controversial six-month ban on new renewable energy projects that is due to expire on 29 February.

Alberta’s moratorium, announced in August, left energy companies uncertain about billions in future investment, even as the region, with its clear skies and an abundance of wind, led the country in new renewable projects.

Nearly a third of Alberta’s grid is now powered by renewables and the province has shifted away from coal at a far faster rate than expected.

But Smith has pushed back against federal rules that aim to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions of provincial power grids.

Last month, amid recording-breaking winter temperatures, Albertans were sent emergency alerts asking them to conserve power as the electrical grid buckled from the cold. Smith and others in the province used the cold snap to express skepticism about the feasibility of renewable energy.

On Wednesday, she framed the decision to put limits on new projects as one designed to grow the industry in a “well-defined and responsible” way.

“Alberta has led the country in renewable energy investment, and we will continue to lead the country,” she told reporters.

Under its new rules, Alberta will ban renewable projects on private lands that it believes have “excellent or good irrigation capability” as well as land that can grow specialty crops.

Landowners can request an exemption if they can show crops or livestock can thrive alongside the project. Developers of projects will be responsible for cleanup costs and must secure a bond with the government.

Smith said that the new rules reflect what she called “errors” in the way liability for oil and gas companies was structured in the past – and has since led to mounting crisis in the province as officials contend with roughly 170,000 “orphaned” oilwell sites.

“You don’t correct a problem by compounding it,” the premier said.

In order to preserve its vast open prairie landscapes and sight lines of the Rocky Mountains, the province will put in buffer zones at least 35 kilometres (22 miles) separating what the government believes is a “pristine viewscape” and wind turbines.

Neudorf admitted there was no “universal definition” of the term, but cited other jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, with rules surrounding buffer zones.

Neudorf also said the policy would apply to the “vertical footprint” of all wind turbines – but that other industries that physically alter the landscape, such as coal projects or clearcut logging, would be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The government decision was met with skepticism by renewable energy analysts, who warned the vagueness of the new rules amounted to a second “soft moratorium”.

“By introducing three new regulatory frameworks without details, investors and developers are left wondering what this actually means for their projects. Investors required certainty, and the government offered confusion,” Jorden Dye, director of the Business Renewables Centre-Canada, said in a statement.

He called the “unprecedented” 35km buffer zone a “backdoor land ban” that could eliminate the possibility of projects in three-quarters of southern Alberta.

“Overall, today’s announcement extends the climate of uncertainty and leaves us with the task of analyzing how many projects and how much investment Alberta will lose to other provinces,” he said. “Further details are needed to pin down exactly what the fallout will be. Failure to provide those details in a timely manner will also shift investment to other provinces and countries.”

[johnlyngfr]

Strasbourg and the Bombardment of Plaine des Bouchers, May 27, 1944.

Note: Bibliography references in bold and italics.

After the fall of France in World War II, northern France was occupied by the Third Reich, and southern regions were self-governed by the Vichy-France puppet regime. However, Strasbourg, with the eastern regions of Alsace and Moselle, were directly annexed and became part of wartime Germany.

This meant that citizens of Alsace, Moselle and cities like Strasbourg, were conscripted to serve with the armed forces of the Third Reich. Existing French factories were converted to arms production, universities changed their focus to weapons development. Some hospital facilities were used for horrific experiments on live persons, others were very secretive locations developing weapon-grade Uranium-235 for the Third Reich. 6 7

The Bombardment of Strasbourg 1943-44

With this, allied bombing raids targeted factories and rail lines in Strasbourg. In 1943-44, there were three very severe bombing raids by U.S. Air-force heavy bombers:

On September 6, 1943 the Strasbourg neighborhood of Neudorf was heavily bombed by 332 B-17 Flying Fortresses and 69 B-24 Liberator bombers from VIII Bomber Command who were trying to destroy a railway yard and rail line that connected to a strategically important bridge crossing the Rhine. In the process, the residential area of Route du Polygone was heavily damaged, including a neighboring orphanage. 183 civilians were killed. 1

On August 11, 1944 the historic centre of Strasbourg was heavily bombed by 65 B-24 Liberators. Damage was very severe, and evidence remains today. The medieval Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg was damaged, as was the Palais de Rohan. L’ Ancienne Douane de Strasbourg was almost completely destroyed, but has since been restored. The reason for this bombardment should be clear, but it is not. Historians suggest that the target was a meeting amongst important industrialists chaired by Martin Bormann. I remain skeptical. Possibly, it was, somehow, about securing weapon-grade Uranium-235 that might be available in Strasbourg. This would shorted the Pacific War for the Americans, and explain the puzzling secrecy. 1

The Bombardment of Plaine des Bouchers - May 27, 1944.

Earlier, on May 27, 1944, the aviation factories in the industrial area of Plaine des Bouchers were attacked by B-17’s from the 100th and 388th Bomber Group. This was part of a massive widespread bombing raid consisting of 1,126 heavy bombers and 710 fighter escorts. Of this strike force, 53 bombers targeted the airplane factories at Plaine des Bouchers. This important industrial area was seriously defended, and 7 B-17’s were lost in the raid.

As the name suggests, “Plaine des Bouchers”, centuries ago, was a location for grazing cattle, but was later developed into an industrial hub in the mid-20th century. Emile Mathis, a French automobile industrialist, built large industrial facilities here. At the outset of the War, he left for the United States.

When Strasbourg and Alsace were annexed to Germany by the Third Reich, they used these modern facilities for building airplanes: Junkers was here, as was Mercedes Benz, both using the modern factories built by Emile Mathis.

However, M. Mathis was now in the United States, and he understood these factories better than anyone. He explained, to the US Air Force, how to focus their bombing in this industrial zone. It worked: on May 27, 1944 the Junkers and Mercedes Benz factories were destroyed by the US 8th Air Force. Bravo M. Emile Mathis, this helped shorten the war. 1 4

Here is a description of the raid on Plaine des Bouchers by 388th Bomber Group: - Captain Raymond G. Pendergast Jr.:

“We left England at 1054 and arrived at the French coast 1114. We made landfall at exactly the same place we made it May 25 when flak knocked hell out of us. Our whole crew sweated out that flak corridor but not a fire was shot at us. A few bursts were sent up but about 5 minutes before we arrived, flak was encountered about 10 miles north of Troyes but was not effective.

On the way to the target, we got a swell view of the Alps and snow was quite noticeable. They really are beautiful and also the surrounding country. At the target, plenty of flak was shot up and rockets too. Most of it was aimed at groups ahead of us who bombed a bit further south. We had comparatively little flak sent up at us. From the target out no flak was encountered and fighter cover was excellent. Red and possibly green flak was seen at the target.” 5

Bibliography:

1. Objectif Strasbourg, les bombardements Américains de 1943 et 1944, Richard Seiler, Éditions La Nuée Bleue, 2013

2. Archives de la Ville et de l’Eurométropole de Strasbourg, Archives.Strasbourg.eu.

3. 30 Photos de Strasbourg sous les bombardements (1943-1944), https://www.kuriocity.fr/30-photos-de-strasbourg-sous-les-bombardements-1943-1944/

4. Les arrêts de tram strasbourgeois : Émile Mathis, https://pokaa.fr/2019/03/19/les-arrets-de-tram-strasbourgeois-episode-1-emile-mathis/

5. 388th Bomber Group Database, “Captain Raymond G. Pendergast Jr.”, http://388bg.com

6. “German nuclear program during World War II”, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nuclear_program_during_World_War_II

7. “Alsos Mission”, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsos_Mission

8. Medical Research in Strasbourg after annexation to the Third Reich https://www.tumblr.com/johnlyngfr/700149416337784832/medical-research-in-strasbourg-after-annexation-to

9. History of Strasbourg,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Strasbourg#:~:text=In%20August%201944%2C%20several%20buildings,Armoured%20Division%20under%20General%20Leclerc.

[oldsardens]

Sorin Tara (von Neudorf) - Pollock (IV) 2021

[guerrerense]

Fichtelbergbahn 99 1741-0 04-2023_2 por Johannes Beulke Por Flickr: Ein älterer Herr macht einen Spaziergang durch das Erzgebirgsörtchen Neudorf. In der Ferne hört man die Pfiffe der Fichtelbergbahn, die sich immer weiter nähern. Er macht eine kleine Pause und nimmt auf seinem Rollator Platz und beobachtet die Vorbeifahrt der 1929 von Hartmann gebauten Einheitslok 99 1741-0.

[witekspicsoldpostcards]

FURSTLICH-NEUDORF - now NOWA WIEŚ KSIĄŻĘCA, POLAND

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

October 31, 2023

Mr. Neudorf: Natural gas, a fossil fuel which produces far less emissions than oil, is still being punished while other Canadians receive a reprieve. It is unjust and it is unfair, and we in Alberta are used to it. More times than I can count the Liberal government in Ottawa has thrown us under the bus while we are continually forced to disproportionately pay for their social programs.

[benkaden]

Ansichtskarte

Kindergenesungsheim Bethlehemstift 9314 Neudorf / Erzgeb

Sehma: Konsum-Foto-Labor 9317 Sehma (F/III/1/44 K 42/74 DDR)

1974

[allthecanadianpolitics]

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is pausing all approvals of large renewable energy projects in response to what it says are rural and environmental concerns.

In a statement Thursday, the government said the Alberta Utilities Commission is to institute a six-month moratorium on approving all wind and solar power projects greater than one megawatt over issues of development on agricultural land, effect on scenery, reclamation security and system reliability.

"We are proud of our leadership in responsible renewable energy development and we are committed to its continued growth," said a statement from Nathan Neudorf, minister of affordability and utilities.

"This approach will provide future renewable investments with the certainty and clarity required for long-term development."

With few regulatory barriers to entry and abundant wind and sunshine, Alberta has been a leader in renewable energy development in Canada. In 2022, 17 per cent of the province's power came from wind and solar — exceeding the province's 15 per cent goal. [...]

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @politicsofcanada, @abpoli

[rysownik67]

souvenirs d'hiver

#neudorf #strasbourg

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by @chris.gdlwx