Category: Energy Matters

BIG NUCLEAR’S COSY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

admin /11 March, 2012

Big Nuclear’s cosy relationship with the Obama administration One year on from Fukushima, the US is rewarding the nuclear energy lobby by underwriting new investment – regardless of risk Share56 reddit this Comments (169) Amy Goodman guardian.co.uk, Thursday 8 March 2012 15.47 GMT Article history The North Anna nuclear power plant, owned by Dominion Power, Continue Reading →

Nuclear threats

admin /11 March, 2012

News 10 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Nuclear FalloutNew York TimesThe threat from nuclear power plants is twofold: grand scale catastrophe and continuing health problems connected with radioactive contamination in our air, water, soil and food supply — both short-term, high-level contamination and the long-term, …See all stories on this topic » Continue Reading →

Fracking action ‘induced’ quakes

admin /10 March, 2012

Fracking action ‘induced’ quakes March 11, 2010 This May, live on $2 a day to raise funds to fight extreme poverty. WASHINGTON: A series of small earthquakes in Ohio late last year was probably caused by activity from fracking, a review by authorities in the US has concluded. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Continue Reading →

Nuclear meltdown kept secret

admin /10 March, 2012

How many other countries or govt’s would keep stumm on this. Nuclear meltdown danger kept secret March 11, 2012 Read later A year later … looking for personal photographs at a tsunami collection centre for effects in Sendai. Photo: Reuters TOKYO: Just four hours after a tsunami swept into the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Continue Reading →

Doomsday business is booming

admin /10 March, 2012

News 3 new results for PEAK-OIL I would be sceptical about this report. There are Post Carbon deniers out there. ‘Peak oil‘ debate dead amid US boom: BMO’s Sherry CooperGlobe and MailAn “unexpected boom” in oil supplies ends the debate on “peak oil,” Bank of Montreal’s chief economist believes. Sherry Cooper took a look this Continue Reading →

Global accord on nuclear safety needed urgently- World Energy Council

admin /10 March, 2012

Global accord on nuclear safety needed urgently – World Energy Council A year on from Fukushima disaster, council says safety in nuclear industry should be a ‘collaborative, not competitive issue’ Share10 reddit this Fiona Harvey in Brussels guardian.co.uk, Friday 9 March 2012 07.15 GMT Article history The Unterweser nuclear power plant near Stadland, Germany – Continue Reading →