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Nestled in the rolling hills of El Paso County, Falcon, Colorado is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. This picturesque town offers visitors the chance to experience its unique character and explore all that it has to offer. From outdoor adventures to charming restaurants and boutique shopping, there’s something for everyone. Here are some of the best things to do and see when visiting Falcon.

Go on an Outdoor Adventure

Falcon is known for its endless outdoor activities. With miles of trails for hiking and biking, you can take in amazing views while getting your daily dose of exercise! If you are looking for a more leisurely activity, why not spend an afternoon golfing at one of the nearby courses? There are also great fishing spots throughout the area if you’re looking to catch a big one! No matter what type of outdoor adventure you are looking for, Falcon has something for everyone.

Dine on Delicious Cuisine

If you’re looking for a delicious meal or snack during your visit to Falcon, there are plenty of options available. There are several popular restaurants located in downtown Falcon that serve up everything from classic American dishes to Mexican cuisine. After dinner why not check out one of the local bars or breweries? Whether you’re in the mood for a craft beer or a specialty cocktail, there’s always something fun happening in downtown Falcon!

Shop ‘Til You Drop

When visiting Falcon don’t forget to explore all the great shopping opportunities available! Downtown Falcon is full of unique boutiques and stores where you can find everything from clothing and jewelry to home décor and pet supplies! And if you’re looking for something special like locally made items or souvenirs from your trip, then check out some of the nearby farmer's markets or artisan galleries.

From outdoor adventures to delicious cuisine and unique shopping opportunities, there is so much to do in beautiful Falcon Colorado. So no matter what type of experience you are looking for during your visit here this quaint town has it all! Don't miss out on experiencing all that falcon offers - start exploring today!

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A CRAFT and makers market is beginning in Kings Worthy. The market will be open on Sunday, March 19 from 10am-2pm. Admission is free and visitors will also be to take part in a raffle draw for a chance to win £25 to spend at the following sale in April.

More than 20 craft tables, including two ran by younger people, will be at the event at the Worthies Sport and Social Club. Tea and coffee will be available.

The market will continue on April 16, May, 14 and June 11 and re-start again in September.

THE Worthys Local History Group is welcoming the eighth countess of Carnarvon, Lady Fiona Carnarvon of Highclere, to speak at their next meeting on Thursday, March 16.

Members and non-members are welcome to attend and hear Lady Carnarvon’s talk on her books Seasons of Highclere and The Earl and the Pharaoh.

The talk will take place at St Mary’s Chapel in Fraser Road, Kings Worthy at 7.30pm. People are encouraged to email their attendance to wlhg.chair@gmail.com so organisers know how many to expect. Guest fees cost £5 while an annual membership is £13.

FOLLOWING a three-year break, Easton and Martyr Worthy’s Safari Supper will be back on Saturday, March 25.

Participants travel from house to house for three separate courses meeting different people each time before a grand finale at The Farmyard in Easton, hosted by Theo and Judith Mezger.

Most people, other than first-timers, are expected to host one course with entry costing £25 per head. At least £10 of which will be donated to Easton Village Hall and St Mary’s Church.

Hosts will be reimbursed £4 for starts, £5 for mains and £3 for desserts. Applications close on Saturday, March 18. To get involved contact Terry and Anna McGowan at aanamcgowan1@aol.com.

LITTLETON and Harestock Parish Climate Change Initiative is hosting an event on tackling heat loss in the home. On Tuesday, March 28 experienced and expert panellists will be at Littleton Millennium Memorial Hall from 7.30pm to help residents improve the energy efficiency of their homes with practical and advice and DIY quick fixes.

There will also be a demonstration of the thermal imaging camera which can be loaned out to residents. Admission is free. For more information email clerk@lhpc.org.uk.

LITTLETON and Harestock Gardening Club is welcoming members and non-members to an evening talk - Flowers of Reserves and Roadsides on Wednesday, April 19 at 7.30pm in the Millennium Memorial Hall. Non-members can attend for a guest fee of £5, to be paid on the door. This will be refunded if visitors decide to join the club.

Attendance must be pre-booked by calling Jackie on 01962 882343 before Saturday, April 15.

SPARSHOLT Parish Council is holding its next meeting on Thursday, March 16 at 7.30pm in Sparsholt Memorial Hall. All residents are welcome to attend but requested to contact the clerk on clerk@sparsholtparish.org before 5pm on the day to notify their attendance.

THE Sparsholt 100 Club wants more members to help support St Stephen’s Church. Currently, the first prize pot stands at £200, with members subscribing £10 a month to take part in the four prize draws this year.

To take part and help boost the prize money and donations made to its beneficiaries- the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and the Friends of St Stephen’s Church- contact Ian Hay at hay588@btinternet.com or 019627766468.

LITTLETON, Colorado, March 9 (Reuters) - There's a consensus among some climate advocates that catastrophic global environmental damage can only be avoided by a rapid and comprehensive retooling of the world's energy system and tough caps on emissions for industry.

That view is shared by growing numbers of civilians, businesses and governments as worsening droughts, floods, wildfires and heat waves shore up backing for urgent action to slash pollution and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

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This chorus of support for the energy transition has ignited an almost frantic renewable energy development spree across the world, with green energy generation capacity growing at a record pace in every major economy.

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For all the good intentions, though, the great green energy revolution has had its share of growing pains, including some rather surprising unintended consequences that in some cases may have caused more environmental harm than good.

CLEANER AIR, BUT WARMER SEAS

One example of a surprising side effect of emissions-cutting policy has been the surge in northern hemisphere water temperatures since strict new pollution regulations came into effect three years ago.

On January 1st, 2020, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) implemented ship emissions standards that slashed the maximum level of sulfur allowed in shipping fuels.

Known as IMO2020, the new rules were aimed at reducing air pollution spewing from the global shipping fleet, with an IMO study claiming that 570,000 premature deaths would be prevented globally between 2020 and 2025 by the cleaner-burning fuel.

The resulting sharp drop in sulphate particles in the atmosphere, however, caused a surge in solar radiation absorbed by the oceans along the world's busiest shipping routes, according to a study by climate researcher Leon Simons.

According to Simons, a board member of the Club of Rome - a nonprofit group of intellectuals and business leaders that discusses major global issues - the previously higher levels of sulfur particles had helped reflect some solar radiation. As sulfur levels dropped more radiation was absorbed.

That helped to raise ocean temperatures, with sea surfaces in the northern hemisphere in 2022 averaging 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the average from 1979-2000.

"If this trend continues that could mean that the Northern Hemisphere mid latitudes (where many of us live) will warm much more rapidly," Simons said in a recent Twitter post.

GREEN POWER WASTE

Another ironic side effect of the rush into renewable energy has been the build up in components that have reached the end of their useful life but are hard to recycle.

An obvious example is wind turbine blades, which have a design life of roughly 20 years before they need to be replaced due to worn parts or because they are far less efficient than newer blades.

As each blade can stretch more than 100 feet (30.5 m) and weigh over 2 tonnes, the upgrading of entire wind farms can cause headaches for developers, who sometimes resort to burying old blades in landfills.

Some firms are developing blade recycling capabilities, such as Carbon Rivers, LM Wind Power and Veolia (.VIA.PA), but tend to steer clear of the earliest generation of wind blades, which were made from hard-to-process composite materials.

Old solar panels face a similar predicament, especially ones that lack the efficiency of newer models and in the eyes of resellers are not worth collecting from old sites and homes.

Again, there are a growing number of firms that do recycle old panels, but, like wind blade recyclers, they can struggle to economically procure enough stock of discarded components to make operations profitable. They can also face volatile market prices for the recycled and reclaimed materials they do manage to gather.

In contrast, old electric vehicle (EV) batteries are in high demand by firms that produce new batteries, as many of the key ingredients contained in them can be processed and used again.

The problem here is that the lack of conformity in battery shapes, sizes and configurations has made it hard to automate the reclamation process, which can be laborious and expensive to do manually.

That means the cost of materials collected from recycled EV batteries can be far higher than freshly mined or processed alternatives, which can lead battery producers to favor the continued use of new ingredients even though the supply of recycled battery materials is steadily mounting.

Regulations that force battery makers to use a minimal amount of recycled material are being considered, especially in countries keen to accelerate their energy transition and develop exportable expertise in the decarbonization space.

However, as manufacturers need to be competitive against international peers, policymakers that want to intervene must be wary of creating any further unintended and potentially damaging consequences.

The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.

BLACKSVILLE — It seemed like the entire town of Blacksville was at Clay-Battelle High School Thursday night to watch their homestanding Cee-Bees punch their ticket to the state tournament with a 67-59 win over Madonna.

The standing-room-only crowd loudly supported their Cee-Bees throughout the wire-to-wire win that ended with a Class A Region I co-championship and a trip to Charleston next week.

“At the beginning of the year, we knew we had really good potential, but we play a really tough section and a really tough region,” senior Carson Shriver said after the game. “At the end of the day, we got it done and that win feels great for us seniors. It’s the last time going out there on our home court and we got it done.”

The matchup between Clay-Battelle (19-6) and Madonna (14-11) was a rematch of the regular-season finale, which the Cee-Bees won in overtime in Weirton after erasing an 18-point deficit in the second half. Thursday’s game was much less dramatic as the home team led throughout.

“It was a great atmosphere for basketball,” CB coach Josh Kisner said. “In a small community like this, they really come together, they’re excited and they come out and support (the team) 100 percent. It makes the boys play harder.”

It was once again the Cee-Bees’ size inside that made the difference as forwards Colby Barr and Preston Luzader both finished with double-doubles. Barr, a junior, scored a game-high 24 points and had 10 rebounds while Luzader, a sophomore, finished with 20 points and pulled down 16 boards.

“They battled through adversity,” Shriver said. “They’re only a sophomore and a junior, I’m really proud of those guys. They really stepped up on a big stage.”

“They’re just phenomenal ballplayers,” Kisner added. “They do a great job of sharing the basketball with one another and with Matthew (Gadd) in there. Our outside shooting wasn’t phenomenal (Thursday), but it’ll come around.”

Luzader said the biggest difference between their game against Madonna two weeks ago and Thursday’s was that the Cee-Bees were much better prepared defensively.

“I feel like we weren’t very prepared for them at first,” He said, “We were more prepared this time for them and we had a defense that was ready for them.”

Anthony Mascio, who scored more than 30 points in the first meeting, was held to 17 points Thursday and other than Santo DoBraska’s 20, no other Blue Dons reached double figures.

“We know they’re a tough ballclub, they’ve got a bunch of great scorers,” Shriver added. “We knew if we could stop (Mascio) and hold everybody else to a minimum amount of points, we could get the job done and that’s what we did.”

Clay-Battelle scored a couple of late baskets to lead 17-14 at the end of the first quarter and pushed it to a 32-25 advantage at halftime.

“We had that early lead coming out (of halftime) and we knew he could slow the ball down,” Shriver said. “They were going to try to tempo us. We knew that if we slow the game down and run our offense we’re going to score buckets because we’ve got mismatches everywhere.”

CB was again solid in the third and led 48-35 entering the final frame. An eight-point run early in the fourth gave Clay-Battelle a 56-42 lead and looked to put the game away, but Madonna struck right back with an eight-point run of their own to cut the deficit back to single digits.

“Same intensity, this was just as physical as it was up there (in Weirton),” Kisner said. “The big difference is we got out to a better start (Thursday). Out there, we were down 18 and it was just a fight to get back in.”

CB sank 15 of 20 free throws in the fourth quarter to hang on for the win.

Clay-Battelle out-rebounded their visitors 33-10 behind the efforts of Barr and Luzader. Shriver finished third for CB with nine points and senior Kholton Sr. Clair added eight with both of the team’s three-pointers.

This will be Clay-Battelle’s second state tournament in three years after qualifying in 2021 and just their third this millennium, also going in 2014.

“When we posted the schedule at the start of the year, we didn’t know what was going to happen,” Kisner said. “To be 19-6 right now feels pretty good.”

“Being a sophomore down there (in 2021), I really didn’t get to play much,” Shriver said. “We had a great senior class and we know we have to step up now. We’re the seniors and we’ve got to lead by example, lead with our voices.”

Clay-Battelle is the No. 4 seed in the Class A tournament and will play No. 5 Webster County in the quarterfinal round Tuesday at 11:15 a.m.

Clay-Battelle 67, Madonna 59

Mad 14 11 10 24 — 59

CB 17 15 16 19 — 67

Madonna — Amaismeier 3 1-2 7; Mascio 6 0-0 17; DoBraska 7 3-4 20; Muzzi 2 1-2 5; Littleton 1 7-10 9; Gontas 0 0-0 0; Connors 0 0-0 0; Miller 0 0-0 0; Molnar 0 0-0 0.

CB — Shriver 3 3-7 9; St. Clair 2 2-3 8; Barr 9 6-9 24; Luzader 6 8-8 20; Gadd 1 0-0 2; Kolat 0 0-0 0; Payton 1 2-2 4; Spears 0 0-0 0; Ponceroff 0 0-0 0.

3 Pt. Goals — Madonna 8 (Mascio 5, DoBraska 3). Clay-Battelle 2 (St. Clair 2).

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