Alert Name: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS May 23, 2012 Compiled: 1:09 AM British Energy Plan Would Add Nuclear Plants By STEPHEN CASTLE (NYT) Britain announced plans Tuesday to finance a new generation of nuclear power plants and renewable energy facilities, though other European Union countries are moving away from nuclear power. Britain Charts Way to Wider Continue Reading →
Car maker turns down buyers May 23, 2012 – 8:06AM Read later Comments 90 Suitability test … Nissan’s new Leaf electric car. Some customers have “failed” a Nissan test to see if they were suitable for the new Leaf electric car. Nissan has knocked back some customers interested in purchasing its first electric car, the Continue Reading →
Meanwhile German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in danger of being deposed. Only renewables – not nuclear – could be too cheap to meter Germany’s long support for wind and solar energy is delivering zero-cost electricity at times. In contrast, the UK’s new energy policy seeks to underwrite the rising cost of nuclear Share183 Email Germany Continue Reading →
The tide of public opinion is turning against immigration by: EXCLUSIVE by Anne Wright and John Masanauskas From:The Daily Telegraph May 22, 201212:00AM 41 comments 5 New asylum seeker boats arrive at Christmas Island yesterday. Source: The Daily Telegraph MORE than half of Australians want our borders closed and immigration ended. New research, provided exclusively Continue Reading →
Kelvin’s Budget Reply Speech Inbox x Hamilton, Tim (K. Thomson, MP) Tim.Hamilton@aph.gov.au 4:20 PM (32 minutes ago) to Tim Dear All, Please see attached Kelvin’s Budget Reply speech which he delivered to the Parliament on the evening of May 21st. In it he speaks of his concerns regarding the increase in our skilled migration intake. Continue Reading →
‘Fracking’ quakes not a factor for NRC in nuke plant licensingThe Mercury“The NRC continues to conclude, based on the evidence available today, that US nuclear plants can safely withstand multiple earthquakes weaker than the plants are designed for,” Scott Burnell, a public affairs officer for the NRC wrote in a May 18 …See all stories Continue Reading →