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Cut world population and redistribute resources, expert urges

admin /21 May, 2012

Cut world population and redistribute resources, expert urges Nuclear disaster or plague likely unless population shrinks and natural resources are reassigned to poor, says Prof Paul Ehrlich Share1498 Email John Vidal guardian.co.uk, Thursday 26 April 2012 11.19 BST Paul Ehrlich says we face ‘catastrophic or slow motion’ disasters unless population is brought under control and Continue Reading →

Fukushima Reactor 4 poses massive global risk

admin /20 May, 2012

Fukushima Reactor 4 poses massive global riskCTV.caThe troubled Reactor 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is at the centre of this potential catastrophe. Reactor 4 — and to a lesser extent Reactor 3 — still hold large quantities of cooling waters surrounding spent nuclear fuel, all bound by a …See all stories on this Continue Reading →

Why shale gas is still the next big thing

admin /19 May, 2012

Why shale gas is still the next big thing May 19, 2012 Read later Mining companies are increasingly taking an interest in shale after it took off in the US, writes Paddy Manning. Nobody knows the extent of the shale gas resource in Australia but the potential is big, perhaps big enough to reduce coal Continue Reading →