....snow and ice....looking good now

It's been a hot summer in Toronto. Most days up over 30 degrees C and nights not getting much cooler. Power usage is hitting all-times. Constant smog and humidity warnings. However, you don't hear many complaints. Here's why. Everyone knows, winter is never far around the corner and we'll soon be longing for some summer heat. This pic taken in March at Pearson en route to the sun in Miami. Pearson spent 10's of $millions few years ago on this de-icing pad. Incredibly expensive, inefficient, environmentally lousy way to do things. There are way better ways, but with red tape, industry self-interest, etc, new technologies taking a long time to gain traction. Company called Radiant Energy uses infra-red to melt snow and ice from aircraft. It has a facility installed at Newark (pic above) that Continental is using. Aircraft simply roll-through deicing 'hangar' on way to take-off. Efficient, and mostly eliminates glycol use. Interest from the Europeans, US Air Force and others but painfully slow to get off the ground. When it does, betting it's the way of the future.