Category: Energy Matters

Danger to Nuclear Reactors

admin /13 March, 2012

News 9 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS It should be noted that there 14.474 nuclear reactors in the world and How safe are these and what is happening to the     Nuclear Waste? Federal regulators say Nebraska nuclear plant fire represented serious safety …Washington Post (blog)A fire that briefly knocked out the cooling Continue Reading →

Dogs take lead in sniffing out Arctic oil

admin /12 March, 2012

Our Faithful and Loyal friends ‘DOGS’ Dogs take lead in sniffing out Arctic oil Shell has been training a dachshund and two border collies to detect oil spills beneath snow and ice Share68 reddit this Comments (19) Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Monday 12 March 2012 14.46 GMT Article history Trained dogs are transported Continue Reading →

Oil Price Daily News Update

admin /12 March, 2012

Oil Price Daily News Update Tripoli Should Keep its Oil House in Order High Oil Prices Cushion Iran from Sanctions Petrodollar Exiting Through the Back Door? Estonia Strives to Shake off Soviet Energy Dependence Successful Cultivation of Seaweed Could be Biofuels Greatest Hope Tripoli Should Keep its Oil House in Order Posted: 11 Mar 2012 Continue Reading →

Peak Oil News

admin /12 March, 2012

News 2 new results for PEAK-OIL Peak Oil Breakthru: 600 Miles To The GallonWorld Of WallStreetPer passenger that is. That’s 8 passengers at 75 mpg. Great piece by Chris Nelder on oil demand if you click thru the photo. Scariest Peak Oil piece I’ve read in more than a year. By the way, I’m seeing Continue Reading →

Nuclear power plants around the world- map

admin /12 March, 2012

Nuclear power plants around the world – map Reactors in operation, under construction and in planning, or even suspended like many of Japan’s plants since the 2011 tsunami • Key: Yellow = under construction. Blue = planned. Orange = not operating. Green = operating. Red = shut down• There are another roughly 50 planned power Continue Reading →

Danger zone: Nuclear Reactors’

admin /12 March, 2012

‘Danger Zone: Aging nuclear reactors‘OCRegisterWe throw this piece from The Center for Investigative Reporting, in collaboration with Al Jazeera English’s “People & Power,” into the mix for your consideration, titled, “Danger Zone: Aging Nuclear Reactors.” “Despite the Fukushima catastrophe in …See all stories on this topic »