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Rhiannon12866's Journal200th Firefighter Dies From 9/11 Related Illness.
Around 800 firefighters as well as family and friends came to pay their respects to Richard Driscoll as he was laid to rest Tuesday. Driscoll is the 200th FDNY member to die from a 9/11 related illness.
After 32 years, he retired from engine 91 in east Harlem back in 2002. He was also a Vietnam Veteran and his fellow fighter fighters say his leadership is his legacy.
"Richie like I said was a natural born leader and mentor. in a culture where there is fun spirited hazing and hijinks, Richie decided rather to be a teacher and mentor for the young guys coming on the job which carries on a tradition that has been going on for a couple hundred years", says retired FDNY member, Michael Murphy.
Kevin Grace, a former FDNY member and close friend to Driscoll, beat pancreatic cancer as a result of September 11 and he says Driscoll was there with him through it all.
"I'm very lucky. Thank God, Thank God, I wish he would have been that lucky. He was just a wonderful person and I think it was in his DNA to be that nice. You know he's just a great guy", Grace said.
Read more (includes video): https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-valley/news/2019/07/24/200th-fdny-member-dies-of-9-11-related-illness--#
Firefighter Richard Driscoll is the 200th FDNY member to die of a 9/11-related illness. (FDNY)
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Africa’s largest wind farm, the Lake Turkana Wind Power project, has been officially inaugurated.
The 310-megawatt (MW) facility was opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Friday.
“We are pleased to note that Kenya is without doubt on course to be a global leader in renewable energy,” he said in a speech given at the launch.
“This will not only ensure that our nation’s scenic beauty and unique ecosystems are preserved and protected for both present and future generations, but will also ensure that we become energy independent and that our energy supply will be safe as well as predictable,” he added.
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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/22/the-biggest-wind-farm-in-africa-is-officially-up-and-running.html
The Lake Turkana Wind Power project is the largest wind farm in Africa.
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