Category: Energy Matters

Will it give us energy or bring death?

admin /13 May, 2012

News 2 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Will it give us energy or bring death?TehelkaMANY COUNTRIES are rethinking their nuclear plans post-Fukushima. Some are proceeding to draw down their nuclear power operations. Germany took a firm stand against nuclear power after the Fukushima crisis, shutting down eight reactors and planning to …See Continue Reading →

Gill Tract Farm Essential for Post-Peak Oil Food Security

admin /12 May, 2012

Gill Tract Farm Essential for Post-Peak Oil Food SecurityFog City JournalBy Luke Thomas Without food, we cannot survive and without local farms to grow and supply food in a post-peak oil world, the costs associated with traditional long-distance, oil-reliant food production will continue to soar and become unsustainable.See all stories on this topic »

Push from Mississippi kept Deepwater Horizon oil slick off shore

admin /11 May, 2012

ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Push from Mississippi kept Deepwater Horizon oil slick off shore Posted: 10 May 2012 07:50 PM PDT Geoscientists offer an explanation for why the Deepwater Horizon oil spill didn’t have the environmental impact that many had feared. Using publicly available datasets, their study reveals that the force of the Mississippi River Continue Reading →

Finland’s Crazy Plan to Make Nuclear Waste Disappear

admin /11 May, 2012

Finland’s Crazy Plan to Make Nuclear Waste DisappearPopular MechanicsThe US plan to bury nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain may be dead, but in Finland, engineers are going ahead with a plan to build an enormous bunker to house the dangerous stuff. And they have a radical solution to keep future civilizations away—hide …See all stories Continue Reading →

Carbon conmen to face big fines

admin /10 May, 2012

Carbon conmen to face big fines by: EXCLUSIVE by John Rolfe, Public Defender From:The Daily Telegraph May 11, 201212:00AM 21 comments 0 SOLAR panel peddlers who have claimed the carbon tax will increase electricity prices by hundreds of per cent face “please explain” proceedings from the ACCC, as do builders who have told would-be customers Continue Reading →