Australia passes controversial nuclear waste bill Radioactive material set to be dumped in remote Aboriginal community, despite ongoing court case into legality of proposal Share121 reddit this Comments (27) Oliver Milman guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 13 March 2012 12.50 GMT Article history A uranium ore stockpile in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Australia has the largest uranium Continue Reading →
News 9 new results for volcanoes Volcano on scenic Greek island getting a little restlessmsnbc.comThe volcano last erupted in 1950, albeit on a much smaller scale. Global positioning system (GPS) sensors placed on the caldera have detected renewed movement after decades of peace. The earth around the caldera (a depression at the top of a Continue Reading →
News 6 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Fire at Nuclear Plant Called Serious ThreatWall Street JournalBy TENNILLE TRACY A fire last year at an idled Nebraska nuclear plant that broke out after workers ignored warning signs represented a high-level threat to the plant’s operations, federal regulators said Monday. The June 7 fire Continue Reading →
Liverpool plains-Prime farming country being ruined. Mining boom is strangling heart of Gunnedah by: Peter Lorimer From:The Daily Telegraph March 14, 201212:00AM 15 comments 1 Brutal lesson … Gunnedah Mayor Adam Marshall, right, and Real Estate agent Ben Hennessy / Pic: Peter Lorimer Source: The Daily Telegraph WITH instant wealth, often comes unexpected hardship. It’s Continue Reading →
News 1 new result for PEAK-OIL Toward Energy Literacy: Our “Peak Oil” RealityRenewableEnergyWorld.comBy Tam Hunt, Contributor “Energy literacy” and “peak oil literacy” should be requirements for pundits – and for citizens more generally. I’ve followed these issues for many years now, and the poor energy knowledge among even the chattering classes and …See all stories Continue Reading →
Thorium is much cheaper and more plentiful- but is it better than Uranium ? India is considering using Thorium. because of the economics. Post-Fukushima world must embrace thorium, not ditch nuclear The man whose inventions led to nuclear power proliferation knew thorium was preferable to uranium – it’s time we caught up • What is Continue Reading →